15 September 2023, Issue 1177
Do it for our blokes! As Steampunk Tauranga ladies Robyn Dixon, Lindsey Morgan and Leone Turner don their themed finery for tomorrow night’s Royal Blue Do in Tauranga, their minds will most likely be elsewhere. They’ll be thinking of the 4000 men in New Zealand that will be told they have
prostate cancer at some point during this year. The staggering figure makes prostate cancer this country’s most diagnosed cancer – and the second leading cause of cancerrelated death in men in Aotearoa. Hence, Robyn, Lindsey and Leone, with their friends, are on a mission – to raise
money and awareness for the Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ by hosting the Royal Blue Do. With 2023 the 10th year of September being Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, the foundation asks Kiwis to ‘Do Something Blue To Help A Mate Through’
this month. It’s hoped Blue Dos up and down the country will raise in excess of $1 million of much-needed funds. Every cent will go towards providing essential wraparound support services for men and their whānau living with prostate cancer. Learn more on pages 18-19. Photo: John Borren.