Golf Ibiza Raises 3,000 Euros in the “World Cancer Day” Charity Tournament for IFCC
This event, which took place this Sunday, saw the participation of 61 golfers from the islands.
IFCC to Host the First “World Cancer Day” Charity Golf Tournament
An appointment that will start at 9:00 am, framed within the international commemoration of this disease…
The III Annual Charity Golf Tournament in Aid of IFCC Renamed as Helen Watson Memorial
This event, sponsored by the Consell Insular d’Eivissa and the Santa Eulària des Riu Town Hall, will take place on 11th May 2024.
Xaquelina Ann Perry es nombrada presidenta de la Asociación Ibiza y Formentera Contra el Cáncer
Xaquelina Ann Perry has been an active member of IFCC since its inception and has collaborated with the Association, working closely with previous presidents and vice-presidents: Helen Watson (M.B.E.), Pepe Colomar, and Pam Deakin.
Ibiza Hikes Station Celebrates a Hike and Mountain Clean-Up for IFCC on Sunday, 10th December
Those interested in participating in this route, which will start from the dirt parking area of Santa Agnès, must have experience in “long-distance hiking” and “good physical fitness”
Ibiza Hikes Station celebrates on Sunday, 10th December, “Hike to Clean & Help IFCC”, a charity hike in support of the Association Ibiza and Formentera Against Cancer (IFCC), with the aim of “supporting the work of this local NGO, which seeks to improve the quality of life of cancer patients in the Pityusic Islands,” explained the founder of Ibiza Hikes Station, Manuel Ehrensperger. The hike will start at 10:00 hours from the dirt parking area of Santa Agnès de Corona. The initiative’s goal is also to “clean one of the most unknown and hard-to-reach mountain areas of the island,” hence the organizers emphasize the need for participants to have “experience in long hikes“, as well as “good physical fitness” and be “capable of walking, at least for an hour, with a full bag of rubbish.” The Sant Antoni de Portmany Town Hall will collaborate by providing bags and gloves and removing the rubbish through the municipal waste collection service. The hike, of high difficulty and lasting the entire morning, will also feature the participation of the Councillor for Environment, Beaches, Cleaning and Animal Welfare of Sant Antoni de Portmany, Pepita Torres. Those interested in collaborating in this initiative can do so by calling 648 182 989 and making a donation starting from 10 euros.
Ibiza Hikes Station recommends bringing good sports footwear, sun protection, rain protection, water, and some snacks or fruit. Pets and children’s attendance are not allowed. “With this hike, we want to promote a healthy lifestyle, discover new enclaves of the island of Ibiza and clean some of the hard-to-reach coastal areas,” Manuel Ehrensperger clarified, who added that he created Ibiza Hikes Station “as a therapy to combat stress and a sedentary lifestyle.” “Good habits, exercise, and proper nutrition are necessary to combat any disease,” he emphasized.
Association Ibiza and Formentera Against Cancer
The Association Ibiza and Formentera Against Cancer, IFCC, has been supporting cancer patients in Ibiza and Formentera for 22 years by funding treatments, medical supplies, or informational brochures for cancer prevention. In the last decade, it has donated a total of 26 state-of-the-art reclining chairs for the oncology patients of Can Misses Hospital, along with five televisions with built-in headphones for the chemotherapy room, and has funded the launch of the first colon and breast cancer screening project in the Pityusic Islands. IFCC has also funded, thanks to donations from its numerous members and the charity events it organizes, the decoration of the oncology nursing consultation and the Palliative Care Unit consultation, the acquisition of an endoscope for the Formentera Hospital, as well as several cars for this Palliative Care Unit. This NGO has also published informational brochures for the Oncology Day Hospital, with recommendations for patients undergoing chemotherapy, breast surgery, and ostomy treatments.
Hard Rock Hotel Donates €2,237.18 to Ibiza and Formentera Against Cancer
Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza has today presented a charitable cheque for the amount of 2,237.18 euros to the Association Ibiza and Formentera Against Cancer, IFCC, as part of the Pinktober® initiative. David Caso, manager of Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza, was responsible for handing over the amount to Berno Kiberd, vice president of this local NGO that has been supporting cancer patients in Ibiza and Formentera for 22 years. Also present at the event were Soraya García, Marketing Manager of Hard Rock Hotel; Rubén Pina, coach at OWN Studio in the Body Rock gym, and William Sweeney, IFCC volunteer.
‘Stronger together’ is the name of the breast cancer awareness initiative promoted by Hard Rock International, which last October culminated in a sports day in support of IFCC where psychologist, coach, and personal trainer Nieves Bolós gave a masterclass on nutrition and fitness. This was followed by a Total Body Conditioning session offered by Bfit Ibiza Sports Club and the professionals from OWN fitness studio, the team of personal trainers at Body Rock, the Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza gym, concluded the day with a stretching session. The money raised from the donation-based entry fees was entirely donated to this association. During the event, there was also a charity raffle where two pink Fender guitars, one acoustic and one electric, as well as a three-month pass for the Body Rock gym, were drawn.
Furthermore, as part of this charity campaign, Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza’s dining venues sold limited edition cocktails and a pink cake made by the restaurant Tatel, as well as the opportunity to reserve balinese beds decorated in pink tones during the month of October. The total amount collected from the sales of these products and services throughout the month of October has been donated to IFCC.
Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza is hosting a sports day to raise awareness about breast cancer during Pinktober®.
‘Stronger Together’ is the name of this event, set to take place on Saturday, 21st October, featuring a masterclass by fitness influencer Nieves Bolós
The event will also include other activities such as a charity raffle, giving away two pink guitars and a three-month pass to the Body Rock® gym
‘Stronger Together’ is the title of this year’s event hosted by Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza as part of their Pinktober® initiative, a breast cancer awareness campaign promoted by the Hard Rock International group. This year, they’re proposing a sports day in support of the Ibiza and Formentera Against Cancer Association, IFCC. The entry donation for this event, running from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm on Saturday, 21st October, is 10 euros per person and includes a ticket for the charity raffle that will take place after the activities conclude. All proceeds will go directly to this Pitiusan NGO, and registrations can be made via the Hard Rock and Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza websites.
The psychologist, coach, and personal trainer, Nieves Bolós, will kick off the day with a masterclass. This renowned fitness influencer, specialising in nutrition and body recomposition, will guide attendees through a sports session drawn from her training and coaching programmes. These programmes aim to help individuals achieve their goals in a “healthy and unrestricted” manner, as reported by the event organisers. Following this, the Bfit Ibiza Sports Club will offer a Total Body Conditioning session. The sports activities will conclude with a stretching and “cool-down” session led by the professionals from OWN Fitness Studio, the team of personal trainers from Body Rock®, the gym at Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza.
The charity raffle, which this year will give away two pink guitars, one acoustic and one electric, as well as a three-month pass to the Body Rock® gym, will be the crowning touch to this charitable event. Attendees can purchase as many tickets as they wish throughout the day at a cost of one euro each.
Furthermore, in the dining areas of Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza, limited edition pink cocktails will be on offer, along with a special dessert, the pink cheesecake from TATEL Ibiza. For this occasion, the hotel also features pink Balinese beds around its pools.
All the money raised will also be donated to IFCC, which has been supporting cancer patients in Ibiza and Formentera for 22 years. This support includes funding treatments, providing medical supplies for the Can Misses Hospital, covering services not reached by the Social Security in the Pitiusas, and designing and printing informational brochures and materials for prevention against this disease.
About Hard Rock®
Hard Rock International (HRI) is one of the most globally recognised companies, with venues in 68 countries encompassing 253 locations that include hotels, casinos, Rock Shops®, live performance venues, and owned or licensed cafés. HRI also launched a joint venture named Hard Rock Digital in 2020, an online sports betting platform, retail sports betting, and internet gaming. Starting with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world’s largest and most valuable collection of authentic music memorabilia, with over 86,000 pieces, displayed at its locations worldwide. In 2021, Hard Rock was honoured as one of Forbes magazine’s top employers for diversity, as one of the top employers for women, and as the top employer in the travel and leisure, gaming, and entertainment industry. Hard Rock has also been designated as the best-managed company in the U.S. by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal and was named the top-performing hotel brand in J.D. Power’s North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study for the fourth consecutive year in 2022. The brand is owned by HRI’s parent entity, The Seminole Tribe of Florida. For more information about Hard Rock International, visit www.hardrock.com or shop.hardrock.com.
About Palladium Hotel Group
Palladium Hotel Group is a Spanish hotel chain with over 50 years of experience, owned by Grupo Empresas Matutes (GEM). The group operates more than 40 hotels and over 13,000 rooms, spread across seven countries: Spain, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Italy, Brazil, and the United States, managing 10 brands: TRS Hotels, Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts, Palladium Hotels, Palladium Boutique Hotels, Fiesta Hotels & Resorts, Ushuaïa Unexpected Hotels, Only YOU Hotels, BLESS Collection Hotels, the Hard Rock Hotels brand under license with three hotels in Ibiza, Tenerife, and Marbella, and the ephemeral brand 45 Times Square Hotel. Palladium Hotel Group is known for its philosophy of attention to its human team and offering its customers a high level of quality in its products and services.
Ibiza and Formentera Against Cancer release a new Christmas Lottery ticket in honour of Helen Watson
The 39,290, to which IFCC has been subscribed for years, is selling out in record time, giving way to another “magical” number: 36,788, which they hope will “bring luck”
On the occasion of International Breast Cancer Awareness Day on 19th October, this Pitiusan NGO will set up an information table at the Can Misses Hospital
The Ibiza and Formentera Against Cancer Association (IFCC) today launches a Christmas Lottery ticket with a new charitable number in honour of Helen Watson, the former president of this Association. As the usual numbers sold annually by this Pitiusan NGO are selling out at a record pace, IFCC has decided to release another charitable ticket to the market, which will start being sold this week in Ibiza. The new charitable cancer ticket number is 36,788.
From IFCC, they hope that “just as the always “magical” and charitable number, which in the last three years has brought joy to all the charitable individuals who purchased it with one and two refunds, respectively,” as recalled by the vice president of IFCC, Berno Kiberd.
Last Christmas, IFCC distributed 218,400 euros in the Pitiusas during the Christmas Lottery draw, after selling 1,820 tickets of the number 39,290, which won 120 euros per ticket. It is precisely the tickets with that same number that are selling out these days, more than two months before the draw takes place.
Furthermore, in commemoration of International Breast Cancer Awareness Day, which will take place this Thursday, 19th October, IFCC will have an information table at the Can Misses Hospital (Building D), aiming to raise awareness, inform, and sensitise society about this disease.
Linus Roth will pay tribute to Helen Watson, president of Ibiza and Formentera Against Cancer, at the international festival ‘Ibiza Concerts’
This charitable event returns to the Cloister of the Dominican Convent of the Ibiza Town Hall with three concerts, from August 25 to 27 at 9:00 p.m., under the direction of this renowned violinist
Renowned violinist Linus Roth will pay tribute to the president of Ibiza and Formentera Against Cancer, Helen Watson, at the 5th Edition of the International Festival ‘Ibiza Concerts’ to honor her selfless and tireless work at the head of this association, fighting to improve the care of cancer patients in the Pityusic Islands, as well as the prevention and early detection of all types of tumors. This festival will feature three charity concerts, which will be held in the Cloister of the Dominican Convent of the Ibiza Town Hall, in Dalt Vila at 9:00 p.m. The entire proceeds from the tickets, with a donation price of 25 euros per adult and 10 euros for children under 14, will go to the Ibiza and Formentera Against Cancer Association, IFCC.
“Helen Watson was a great person, and I think the best way to remember her and to show how important she was to Ibiza is by performing a song in her honor,” Linus Roth has advanced.
The first concert will take place on August 25 under the title ‘Do You Love Brahms?’, with performances by Linus Roth and Marta Gallego on violin, Jennifer Stumm on viola, Raphaela Gromes on cello, and Sophie Pacini on piano. The following day, August 26, will be the turn of ‘Fandango’, a session in which Petrit Çeku will join on guitar, along with this repertoire of artists. The last day, corresponding to August 27, this international music meeting will be closed with the concert “The Four Seasons”, paying tribute to the illustrious composer Antonio Vivaldi, in a particular duet performed by Linus Roth on violin and Petrit Çeku on guitar, as a golden brooch to three days in which music and solidarity will be the protagonists.
Those interested in purchasing tickets for this classical music festival can do so at the box office of the venue, 30 minutes before the start of each performance, or online at the following link: https://www.ibizaconciertos.com/es/program-tickets
Linus Roth is one of the most fascinating classical violinists of his generation, traveling all over the world, playing on all continents with the most important orchestras as a soloist and in the most prestigious concert halls.
His latest recording with the London Symphony Orchestra received several awards, among which the German phonographic industry award stands out. Linus Roth is also a violin professor at the University of Augsburg, founder of the International Weinberg Society, and the Schwäbischer Frühling Festival in Germany.
Linus Roth plays the Stradivari “Dancla” 1703 violin, a loan from the L-Bank Baden-Württemberg.
The ‘Solidarity Hairdressers’ initiative returns this Sunday, May 21, to celebrate its tenth edition for the benefit of IFCC
This event will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will extend until 1:00 p.m. at the Parque de la Paz in Ibiza where 7 euros will be donated for each haircut
This Sunday, May 21, the initiative ‘Solidarity Hairdressers‘ comes back to life, celebrating its tenth edition at the Parque de la Paz in Ibiza. This day, organized by the Es Clot Neighborhood Association and directed by Pérez Hairdresser, will start at 10:00 a.m. and extend until 1:00 p.m., thanks to the participation of different hairdressers on the island who will provide their services for only 7 euros per haircut. All proceeds from this event will go to the Ibiza and Formentera Against Cancer Association, IFCC.
Likewise, this gathering will feature an information stand from the Association and music to liven up the day, playing while the hairdressers cut hair for all those who are encouraged to attend. “It’s an event that each year has many participants, not only because of the charitable nature of this day, but also because the hairdressers who join this initiative are true professionals,” states IFCC President, Helen Watson, who wanted to thank the Es Clot Neighborhood Association and Pérez Hairdresser for choosing IFCC once again as the beneficiary of this action. Watson has reminded that “spots are limited”.
In this edition, in addition to Pérez Hairdresser’s contribution as the director of this initiative, PostQuam Professional, Barber Shop Ibiza, and Patricia Clapés, among other professionals, are participating.
In the past edition, this meeting had more than 200 visitors thanks to the effort of the hairdressers, volunteers, and workers of the Ibiza Town Hall, who were in charge of the assembly, and who this year will return to make the tenth edition of ‘Solidarity Hairdressers’ a reality in which its organizers hope that “so many people will attend”.
IFCC, 22 years alongside cancer patients of the Pityusic Islands and their families
The Ibiza and Formentera Against Cancer Association, IFCC, has spent 22 years supporting cancer patients in Ibiza and Formentera by funding treatments, medical supplies, or informational brochures for cancer prevention. In the last decade, it has donated a total of 26 state-of-the-art reclining chairs for oncology patients at Can Misses Hospital, along with five televisions with built-in headphones for the chemotherapy room. IFCC has also funded, thanks to the donations from its numerous members and the charitable events it organizes, the decoration of the oncology nursing consultation room and the Palliative Care Unit consultation room, the acquisition of an endoscope for the Formentera Hospital, the implementation of a colon cancer and lymphedema screening project in the Pityusic Islands, in addition to several cars for this Palliative Unit. This NGO has also edited the informational brochures of the Oncology Day Hospital, with recommendations for patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment, breast surgery, and ostomates.
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