The “Throw Cancer Overboard” fundraiser, originally scheduled for Oct. 31 but postponed due to the weather, will now be held on Thursday, Nov. 7 from 4-8 p.m. at the Sion Farm Distillery on St. Croix.
The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Pirate Mutiny Party outdoor jam will bring music, dancing, costumes, prizes, auction items, and so much more under the Crucian sky.
Virgin Islands Breast Cancer Project Co-founder and advocate Diane Hampton invites the community to come out to help fight cancer. “Join the VI Mutineers and throw cancer overboard. Wear your best pirate costume and compete for a prize for male, female and couples. Take pictures at our party photo booth. Purchase from our silent auction. The fun continues inside with DJ Kyle’s Scary-oke, Pirate Mutiny drinks and Mutiny specials on the menu,” she said.
Tickets can be purchased for $10 at the door with cash, credit or debit card or online at Eventbrite.com. Purchasing fee applies.
The goal is to raise $20,000 to send 10 dedicated breast cancer survivors and advocates to the National Breast Cancer Coalition Summit in 2025 in Washington, D.C. The summit is crucial for training advocates and preparing them for Lobby Day, where they can influence policy and drive essential change in breast cancer research and funding, according to Hampton.
