NASSAU, Bahamas -- No one wants to hear that they have breast cancer, and for those who do, having a supportive network of family and friends plays a key role in how they respond to treatment. Culinary students and faculty at The College of The Bahamas Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute (CHMI) recently demonstrated their support of cancer survivors by hosting some of them to an evening of fine dining at Choices Restaurant.
The guests of honour were employees of The College and members of the Sister Sister Breast Cancer Support Group.
Culinary students at The College came up with the idea as a way to show the members of the College community that they are appreciated and valued. They also wanted to help raise awareness about the prevalence of breast cancer in The Bahamas.
"This is a way of us showing the cancer survivors at The College that they are important to us. We support the efforts of the Cancer Society and we certainly support [these survivors] being with us at The College," Acting Executive Director of the Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute Dr. Sophia Rolle explained.
"Women are very strong and when they are afflicted with these kind of illnesses we ought to support them because women are the breadwinners in a lot of instances. They do a lot for us that we don't even think about every day and we are very happy to be able to do this for the survivors who are at The College of The Bahamas," she added.

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