In this regard, Her Excellency Khawla Al Serkal, Director General of Sharjah Ladies Club, said: The club is keen to participate annually in the “Pink October” initiatives and campaign, based on its institutional values and principles of social responsibility in terms of spreading the health culture among members of society, and working to enhance the level of awareness among women about the risks of breast cancer and the benefits of early detection of this disease, encouraging them to conduct regular examinations, and adhere to the correct healthy and nutritional habits to prevent it.

Efforts to promote Sharjah’s position as a healthy city

Al Serkal added that the club’s efforts embody our constant keenness to translate the directives and visions of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and his wife, Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Muhammad Al Qasimi, President of the Sharjah Ladies Club in the emirate, to achieve comprehensive health security for community members and ensure the well-being of the population, and to provide the highest levels of health awareness among them, which was reflected in the selection of Sharjah, at the beginning of this year, by the World Health Organization as a healthy city for the second time consecutively.

The club’s headquarters introduced various events, activities and offers during the month of Pink October. In cooperation with the Pink Caravan, it also provided free examinations for women to raise their awareness of the importance of early detection. The 180º Fitness Center offered special offers consisting of a two-month membership with 15 free classes, a personal workout session, two fitness assessment sessions, and registration for 6 TechnoShape sessions to win a free session.

The club also organized the Pink Zumba event at the outdoor tennis court, and part of the event’s proceeds were allocated for the Pink Caravan. The Orchid Beauty Boutique organized a full day that included hair consultations by Brae specialist, a therapeutic art workshop and offers on various products and services.

In the context of providing moral support to patients, Orchid Beauty Boutique, in cooperation with the Friends of Cancer Patients Society, announced that it will welcome women who wish to cut tufts of their hair and donate them to breast cancer patients affected by chemotherapy throughout the month of October.

Collage Café also offered a customized assortment of healthy drinks and juices compatible with the campaign, the visitors to the Collage Talent Center were also given a range of offers and discounts for hair and nail care services, and art workshops.

Khorfakkan Branch

The Khorfakkan branch set an agenda of multiple activities to celebrate the initiative, which included organizing an event (my mother’s and my fingerprint), and holding a workshop (My health is in my food) in cooperation with the Al-Loulo’iah Health Center. The branch also hosted the Pink Caravan to conduct free examinations for those wishing for early detection of the disease.

Layaqa Center offered discounts on fitness and swimming services, in addition to a 15% Pink October discount on all new monthly and daily subscriptions, as well as raffles on free vouchers for aerobic training and free swimming calsses.

Hamriyah Branch

The Sharjah Ladies Club branch in Hamriyah organized a package of events distributed throughout October in conjunction with the campaign, where Ibdaa Center, in cooperation with the Department of Social Services, distributed awareness gifts to women, and organized an educational lecture for women on breast cancer prevention, in cooperation with the Health Center in the region.

Joori Beauty Center provided customized services and special offers for nail, body and hair care.

Batayeh Branch

Al-Bataeh branch organized a number of events and activities during the month of October. The visitors of the branch were received by a pavilion dedicated to hosting women and educating them about the importance of early detection and in cooperation with the Al-Bataeh Health Center, giving them the opportunity to take advantage of the offers and discounts offered by Marasi Restaurant and Layaqa Center.

Wadi Al Hilo Branch

On October 20, a number of events were held at the Wadi Al-Hilo branch, including conducting free examinations for women in the region, holding an awareness lecture in cooperation with Hatta Hospital, implementing a sport activity, distributing educational brochures and discounts offered by Marasi Restaurant and Layaqa center for participants in the campaign

نادي سيدات الشارقة و فروعه يشاركون في الجهود العالمية للتوعية بـ ” أكتوبر الوردي ”

تزامناً مع الشهر العالمي للتوعية بسرطان الثدي أكتوبر الوردي، ينظم نادي سيدات الشارقة وفروعه العشرة العديد من الأنشطة والفعاليات والعروض التي تدعم رفع الوعي العام وتثقف السيدات بأهمية إجراء فحوصات الكشف المبكر عن سرطان الثدي.
حيث يستقبل بمقره في الشارقة في 16 أكتوبر القادم؛ القافلة الوردية التي تعد إحدى مبادرات جمعية أصدقاء مرضى السرطان المعنية بتعزيز الوعي بسرطان الثدي وأهمية الكشف المبكر عنه. وسوف تتواجد العيادة الطبية المتنقلة للقافلة لعمل فحوصات الكشف المبكر والماموجرام وتقدم الإرشادات حول كيفية إجراء الفحص الذاتي. كما سيستضيف النادي محاضرة تثقيفية لجمعية أصدقاء مرضى السرطان وشركة Eucerin الرائدة في منتجات العناية بالبشرة ؛ لدعم مساعي التوعية بأهمية الفحص وسبل الوقاية من المرض، بالإضافة إلى المشاركة في فعاليات اللياقة الصحية.

ويحيي النادي سنوياً أكتوبر الوردي وتشارك جميع مرافقه بتقديم العروض الخاصة بهذا الحدث على مدار الشهر. كما يخصص قائمة خدمات يعود ريعها لصالح جمعية أصدقاء مرضى السرطان والقافلة الوردية على مدار العام. أبرزها مبادرة “أوركيد بوتيك الجمال” التي تقدم خدمة التبرع بخصلات الشعر لدعم مرضى السرطان، كما يوفر خدمات أخرى في قص الشعر يذهب ريعها لصالح الجمعية والقافلة الوردية.

كما يقدم النادي هذا العام عضويات مجانية لمدة شهر واحد لمرضى السرطان والمتعافين منه، وخصومات وعروض الاشتراكات والخدمات المختلفة في عدد من مرافقه وجلسات التوعية والاستشارات المجانية وسحوبات وجوائز الخدمات والعلاجات الحصرية خلال الشهر. بالإضافة إلى قوائم الأطعمة الخاصة بأكتوبر الوردي وعروض اللياقة والأنشطة الرياضية.

وبدورها تشارك فروع النادي العشرة في فعاليات الشهر ، حيث تنظم جميعها محاضرات وجلسات تثقيفية واقعية وافتراضية للتوعية بسرطان الثدي. وتقدم العديد من العروض والخصومات في مرافقها ، وأهمها مركز لياقة والمسبح الأولمبي ومطعم مراسي، ومركز إبداع للمواهب . بالإضافة إلى فعاليات أكتوبر الوردي للأطفال في جميع الفروع ضمن برنامج تاله ، المتمثلة في ورش فنية متنوعة يغلب على طابعها اللون الوردي ، وأنشطة ركن الجمال كالعناية بالشعر والأظفار ونقوش الحناء .
كما تقدم الفروع عروضاً وخصومات خاصة للسيدات الحاصلات على فحص الثدي في عدد من المرافق كالمسبح ومركز لياقة ومطعم مراسي . وتقدم بعض الفروع توزيعات وردية للمؤسسات والدوائر الحكومية، ومبيعات متنوعة خاصة بالحدث تحمل سمة أكتوبر الوردي .
وأكدت خولة السركال مديرعام نادي سيدات الشارقة وعضو مجلس إدارة جمعية أصدقاء مرضى السرطان، حرص النادي والتزامه الدائم بالتفاعل مع هذه الحركة الصحية العالمية بالعديد من العروض والأنشطة .
وأوضحت أن الاهتمام بإحياء النشاطات التوعوية لأكتوبر الوردي يأتي ضمن جهود النادي الدائمة لتحفيز السيدات على اتباع نمط حياة صحي يحقق لهن الوقاية والعافية ، حيث تسهم مثل هذه الفعاليات في تعزيز الوعي المجتمعي العام بأهمية إجراء الفحوصات الطبية الوقائية ، وممارسة النشاطات البدنية والتغذية السليمة، مؤكدة أن تعزيز الوعي الصحي في المجتمع هو ضرورة حتمية للنهوض بالأفراد وترسيخ مقومات التنمية الشاملة.
وأضافت أن مشاركة واحتفاء نادي سيدات الشارقة بأكتوبر الوردي هو رسالة مفعمة بالأمل والتضامن مع كل سيدة تواجه أو واجهت هذا المرض وتغلبت عليه، وهو تأكيد واقعي على حرصنا بالاهتمام بالمرأة على أن تبقى بخير وتنعم بالأمن والصحة والرعاية المتكاملة.

Tala Program is committed to promote and extend the learning and development of each child attending the center through providing quality early childhood care and education in a safe environment. It aspires to develop and implement a curriculum that encourages children to grow as competent, confident learners and cater for their physical, intellectual, social, emotional and cultural needs throughout their diverse developmental stages.

The center aims to deliver a preschool service of the highest standards in the UAE, provide high-quality services to the children of members and non-members, and create an environment where children, parents, and teachers can work hand in hand to promote the all-round development of each child. The center facilitates a healthy and safe environment for children to grow and flourish, and establishes a preschool curriculum that is reflective of the multicultural environment.

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Sharjah 24: Since the beginning of the global crisis of the emerging corona virus “Covid 19”, Sharjah Ladies Club Branches (SLCBs) have shown their full readiness to overcome the current phase, and their complete flexibility in the continuity of work and the fulfillment of its community mission and achievements.

The club has been keen to achieve optimum harmonisation with the flexible approach followed in Sharjah since the beginning of the crisis, and to coordinate the gradual return with the full commitment to the highest health and safety requirements and to follow the circulars issued by the Sharjah Human Resources Department, and to apply all the standards set out in the guide issued by the Department with regard to the preventive measures and employee safety in the departments, authorities of the Sharjah government. With a view to ensure returning to the normal routine after Covid-19 according to a well-thought-out plan that supports the club’s view of a healthy and safe environment for its visitors and employees.

In this regard, Khawla Al Serkal, Director General of Sharjah Ladies Club, explained that the Club has been keen on the continuity and efficiency of performance with its full readiness to work remotely within a virtual environment based on the best international technologies that enabled it to maintain the pace of business with its previous quality, and to develop flexible and gradual scenarios for easy and smooth return to normalcy.

“Safety of everyone has been the first consideration upon which the action plans were based, as all precautionary controls and safety and public health requirements were taken. In addition, a Covid-19 tests have been also conducted for all Club employees to ensure their safety, as part of the tests that the Sharjah government required to its employees in coordination with the Sharjah Department of Human Resources.”

It indicated that the exceptional ability the Club had in containing the consequences of this stage; came as a result of a real pre-preparation; this enabled the Club to make a qualitative leap in its services and outputs as an effective social institution.

She stated that the Club’s full willingness for the upcoming stage, and the inclusion of all today’s realities and its changes within its next strategy. Pointing out that this crisis has achieved a new global shift in goals, plans, work environments and their reality. In turn, the Sharjah Ladies Club (SLC (monitored the needs and possibilities of the new year, and completed its preparations for all expected conditions.

With regard to the most prominent events during the last period, she explained that the Club has adopted digital and technological transformation in all its procedures and services, and methods of communicating with its customers.

Where all communication operations have been transferred to social networks, internal procedures have been carried out through digital scanning systems, and financial operations have been carried out through cash payment cards, electronic links and digital bills as well. Electronic forms have been approved for member reservations.

“The Club has focused on virtual training for all its employees in order to make the most of the remote work period; by enhancing their capabilities and skills and ensuring continuous learning and development.” She added.

The Club has carried out many awareness and educational seminars remotely; in many areas such as fitness classes and personal training, virtual lessons for many of the Club’s activities such as ballet, arts, summer camps, and children’s and talent programs. It has also provided several free consultations and advice in health and beauty to its customers over the Internet, and provided the service of purchasing and delivering products of the Club’s facilities.

In this regard, Mrs. Amna Al Shanasi, Manager of Sharjah Ladies Club Branches (SLCB), explained: The work in the SLCBs continued during the last months with an utmost keenness to apply all preventive measures and precautions established by the competent authorities in the country across all branches’ facilities, activities and programs.

The SLCB’s ten branches focused during this past exceptional period on pursuing their strategic goals and devoting its potential to enhancing women’s capabilities in dealing with emerging societal phenomena, she added. Emphasising the Sharjah Ladies Club’s efforts in the success of the Emirate and the Country’s efforts in facing emergencies and crises.

The SLCBs created many initiatives in terms of virtual programs. It also implemented its actual programs and activated many of its entertainment, sports, social and cultural facilities and services according to a gradually studied plan with the life getting back to normal, with a full compliance with the official instructions, sterilisation and prevention systems in place, and the application of all precautionary measures to ensure the safety of everyone.

Halima Al Owais, Manager of the Al Hamriya Ladies Club, on her part, indicated that the SLCBs were keen to keep pace with the recent trend towards a virtual transformation in the implementation of its various programs and periodic activities. As all branches made their programs available remotely through various applications. On the top of which were the summer camps for children, workshops and activities of the Ibdaa Talent Center, such as art, decoration, collage, glass painting, and traditional cup making courses. In addition to language courses, sign language, fitness classes and educational programs for children.

She also emphasised that the virtual transformation of the SLCBs’ programs came in order to ensure the continuity of work and the provision of services, and to adapt the conditions of the current period in a way that serves the achievement of the goals and preserves the quality of the outputs without being affected by the consequences of the global crisis of corona virus, Covid-19.

Moza Al-Washahi, Manager of the Kalba Ladies Club, spoke about the next stage of the gradual return, which coincided with welcoming back the members at the headquarters of the branches, and the activation of its facilities, activities and services along with a full commitment to all the preventive measures taken, sterilisation procedures, and safety precautions.

Where all aerobic services, Zumba and sports equipment were activated in the fitness centers across the branches in addition to the swimming pool activities such as training classes, free swimming, and Aqua Aerobics. In addition to the opening of Joori Beauty Center, and Marasi restaurants at the branches’ headquarters also resumed, providing meals and receiving internal and external requests with a full commitment to all the preventive measures taken.

She added that the club’s branches have given health and public safety the highest priority; they were keen to take the most accurate preventive measures, and to raise its employees’ awareness; This enabled it to gradually and safely resume the operation of the facilities thereof.

She also explained that all the SLCBs started implementing a number of their programs at their headquarters, most notably: programs for teaching Arabic and English languages, programs for teaching computer basics, courses of art and fashion design, and various innovative and artistic workshops. All of which were implemented with a full commitment to social distancing and public safety measures.

In turn, Amna Al Shanasi, Sharjah Ladies Club Branches Department (SLCB), reiterated that sterilisation at the headquarters of the branches is carried out periodically and repeatedly for all facilities, tools, devices and equipment. The commitment of all branch-visitors to apply the announced precautionary measures is also being followed up with a view to ensure the health and safety of individuals and society.

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Sharjah24: Sharjah Ladies Club (SLC) and its ten branches prepared to offer physical and virtual winter camps during this upcoming winter holiday season, starting from 13 December until 1 January 2021. The event targets children and adolescents from 3 years to 16 years old.

The camp’s programs are held in two forms; physical, where the participants attend in facilities of the main club and its ten branches, strictly adhering to precautionary measures for various activities. The other form is virtual, where it is held remotely via Teams and Webex apps.

The camp offer many activities in various fields, starting from fitness activities such as zumba, aerobics, hip-hop, boxing, ballet and Olympic Games, in addition to aquatic competitions and adventures, “Tele-Match”, Arctic adventures and Eskimo art, as well as outdoor activities, such as bouncy castles, fun painting, and game palace. The camp includes also many varied workshops, such as painting and coloring activities, pottery making, arts and crafts, and creative coloring, as well as teaching fine motor skills, Origami art, Decoupage, doll making, hat-making, decorative arts, in addition to workshops for making bookmarks, decorative clips with names, and small merchant. The camp also organise many fun cooking workshops, such as making bread, sushi for children, and decorated sweets sticks.

Because of current situation of Covid-19 virus and the purpose to preserve safety of children, as well as the limited space for number of participants in the realistic form of the camp; SLC and its ten branches focused on providing the virtual form with many activities and workshops that bring fun and benefit to participating children and adolescents from their homes in safety and security. At the virtual camp, the participants received a sterilized box containing all equipment of the planned workshops from some branches through delivering them to their homes, in accordance with safety and prevention measures, in order to allow them to fully benefit from the workshops through integrated practical application.

SLC explains all activities of the camp, as well as age group divisions for each activity and facility on social media platforms, where all programs and age groups can be found on the following accounts: shjladiesclub, Slcbranches and SLC’s website www.slc.ae.

SLC provide opportunities for registration and online payment, to facilitate process of registration with the camp, by sending a private message on Instagram accounts, or an email to collage@slc.ae, or by calling SLC’s telephone numbers announced via Instagram. Then, online payment link was sent to the participants.

Khawla Al Serkal, Director General of the Sharjah Ladies Club, stated that SLC and its ten branches intend to continue activities and events and play its social role in light of the global crisis of novel Coronavirus, affirming that Winter Camp puts safety, happiness and pleasure of the participants in the first place.

She added that the Camp is being organized by SLC to provide distinctive activities for children and adolescents that fit conditions of the current stage of COVID-19 pandemic, stimulate research and initiative for them, upgrade their capabilities and talents, and keep up with the developments. The camp’s activities contribute to discovering new talents and directing creative paths of children according to their different ages. They also allow them to establish friendships outside school and family, enhance their social intelligence, and develop their intellectual skills and their ability to assume responsibility.

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A Beauty center enjoys unique properties, in terms of service excellence and interior sophistication. The center has well-known brands for hair, nail, and skin to satisfy ladies. Joory Beauty Center located in Al Dhaid Ladies Club.

Inspired by the center’s name, Layaqa is committed to facilitate a comprehensive range of fitness programs. It boasts an extensive array of services and a premium gym facility that features state-of-the-art equipment in a healthy and motivating environment. Services of the center include aerobics classes, sauna, fitness assessments, fitness programs and personal training sessions with competent and qualified professionals. Layaqa continuously strives to expand its service line by offering new classes in cooperation with international companies. The center offers fitness programs that guide participants toward losing excess body fat, eating nutritiously and leading a healthier lifestyle.

Inspired by the center’s name, Layaqa is committed to facilitate a comprehensive range of fitness programs. It boasts an extensive array of services and a premium gym facility that features state-of-the-art equipment in a healthy and motivating environment. Services of the center include aerobics classes, sauna, fitness assessments, fitness programs and personal training sessions with competent and qualified professionals. Layaqa continuously strives to expand its service line by offering new classes in cooperation with international companies. The center offers fitness programs that guide participants toward losing excess body fat, eating nutritiously and leading a healthier lifestyle.

Inspired by the center’s name, Layaqa is committed to facilitate a comprehensive range of fitness programs. It boasts an extensive array of services and a premium gym facility that features state-of-the-art equipment in a healthy and motivating environment. Services of the center include aerobics classes, sauna, fitness assessments, fitness programs and personal training sessions with competent and qualified professionals. Layaqa continuously strives to expand its service line by offering new classes in cooperation with international companies. The center offers fitness programs that guide participants toward losing excess body fat, eating nutritiously and leading a healthier lifestyle.

Inspired by the center’s name, Layaqa is committed to facilitate a comprehensive range of fitness programs. It boasts an extensive array of services and a premium gym facility that features state-of-the-art equipment in a healthy and motivating environment. Services of the center include aerobics classes, sauna, fitness assessments, fitness programs and personal training sessions with competent and qualified professionals. Layaqa continuously strives to expand its service line by offering new classes in cooperation with international companies. The center offers fitness programs that guide participants toward losing excess body fat, eating nutritiously and leading a healthier lifestyle.