21 November 2024
- In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, every year Servcorp Japan conducts charity events at all 30 locations across Japan to raise awareness of breast cancer and the importance of early detection. -
Servcorp Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Alfred George Moufarrige, referred to as Servcorp Japan) a pioneer of Serviced Offices and Virtual Offices, is a proud partner and active supporter of the "Run for the Cure® Foundation (RFTC Japan)", a non-profit corporation raising awareness for breast cancer through education, timely screening, and treatment.
We are proud to announce that in 2024, Servcorp has once again donated to RFTC in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
■Total donation in 2024
Total: 2,851,520円
■Cumulative Donation (2014-2024)
Total: 24,856,534円
Donated to: Run for the Cure® Foundation (Specified non-profit corporation)
Every October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst Japanese women, and almost 1 in every 9 women will be diagnosed at some point in their lifetime. Breast cancer can be easily detected through screening. If the cancer is detected early on by regular check-ups and self-checks and is treated immediately, the survival rate is about 90%. It’s also recommended to have a check-up every two years, even if you don’t have any symptoms.
Servcorp Japan, a company in which 90% of its employees are women, has been a sponsor of RFTC Japan for many years, conducting annual charity events across all 30 locations in Japan. The General Manager at Servcorp Japan, Olga Vlietstra, who serves on the RFTC Japan board, has said:
"This year Servcorp is proud to have raised over 2.8 million yen in donations for the NPO RFTC Japan, which leads breast cancer awareness activities in Japan. These donations are raised through charity events hosted at Servcorp’s 30 locations across Japan. Over the span of several months each location raised funds through various initiatives, including including holding Matsuri events, selling original handcrafts made by our Team, preparing and selling special summer drinks, craft coffees, home-cooked Curries, hot dogs, etc.. We are deeply grateful for the warm support from our community members and clients throughout Japan. The donations will be used to support the Foundations initiatives towards the J-TOP program (Japan Team Oncology Program). J-TOP organizes training for multidisciplinary breast cancer care teams. Selected candidates will receive funding to attend major international conferences for cancer research. The Servcorp team is honoured to support J-TOP's vital mission of fostering cancer specialists in Japan.”
Servcorp will continue to support RFTC Japan activities to spread knowledge of breast cancer and the importance of screenings.
About NPO Run for the Cure® Foundation (RFTC Japan)
RFTC Japan started its activities as a voluntary organization in 2003 and was certified as a non-profit organization (NPO) in December 2004. RFTC’s mission is to eradicate breast cancer in Japan as a life-threatening disease through education, timely screening, and treatment.
Website: https://rftcjapan.org/en/
About Servcorp
Servcorp was founded in Australia in 1978 by Alfred George Moufarrige (current CEO). Offering the world’s Finest Workspace Solutions through Serviced Offices, Virtual Offices, Coworking Spaces for over 45 years. Virtual offices were invented by Servcorp more than 30 years ago. Servcorp expanded their branches overseas in 1987, and has since grown to operate in 20 countries, 41 cities and more than 150 locations worldwide. The first location in Japan opened in 1994, and Servcorp Japan currently has a total of 30 locations in Japan across Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka.
Servcorp Japan is a company where a majority of the staff are female. Employees over the age of 30 receive breast cancer screening every year.
