It was a blue Monday for Table Mountain, but not in the way you think. Our beautiful mountain lit up in blue last night in honour of International Childhood Cancer Day.

According to Traveller24, the blue light was sponsored by Childhood Cancer Foundation (CHOC), who have been supporting children with cancer for over 35 years. The mountain was illuminated to shine a light for those affected by the terrible disease and to make us reflect on this.

On the Table Mountain blog, they say that research shows the survival rate of children diagnosed with cancer in developed countries is around 80%, but the in South Africa it is only 50% as children are not diagnosed early enough. To see what work CHOC does check out this video.


 

If you want to volunteer, donate or just help CHOC out, click here to find out what you can do. You can also buy a Relate Bracelet for R39 at Woolworths to show your support.

Now let’s look at how beautiful Table Mountain was last night:

Last night saw TableMountain BLUE in Celebration of International Childhood Cancer Day. Here is one of the snaps I took along with some really cool people last night. Have a great day.

A photo posted by Cape Town | South Africa (@instacptguy) on

? C H O C In recognition of International Childhood Cancer Day, Table Mountain will be lit up in blue on the evening of Monday, 15 February 2016. CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation was established in 1979 as a support group to parents of children with cancer, by parents of children with cancer. Having experienced the immense emotional and financial toll that cancer takes they recognised there is more than one victim in the family of the child with cancer. Their aim was to ease the burden on parents facing the same journey by providing access to relevant, accurate information, as well as emotional and practical support. From the onset CHOC provided support in the hospital wards, hence the name Children’s Haematology Oncology Clinics, or CHOC. Gradually parent groups were set up in other key centres, where the major state-funded academic hospitals are located and paediatric oncologists practice. In 2000, these regional entities merged into a national organisation. CHOC now has a head office in Johannesburg, six regional offices, two branches, and 13 accommodation facilities close to treatment centres. With occupancy steadily increasing our budget for maintenance and running costs of the accommodation facilities in 2015 will amount to R7.132 million, with each facility costing over half a million and we have a total capacity of 66 030 bed nights per annum. We do not receive funding from government but rely heavily on donations from caring corporates, individuals and parents of children with cancer. Funds raised are used to provide all-encompassing support – from direct practical help to the children and their families and those involved in the treatment – to necessary equipment. #tablemountain #7wondersofnature #longexposure #milkyway #astrophotography #brendonwainwright #capetown #ThisisSouthAfrica #iamnikonsa #thruthelens #CHOC

A photo posted by BRENDON WAINWRIGHT (@brendon_wainwright) on

Photography courtesy Table Mountain Cableway 

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  • Liz Rose
    Liz Rose
    February 16, 2016 at 9:42 am

    To Michelle DeCarli Deegan look what ‘your’ mountain has been up to

  • Edy Nickola
    Edy Nickola
    February 16, 2016 at 9:51 am

    aah so beautiful.:-)?

  • Linda Hansell
    Linda Hansell
    February 16, 2016 at 10:08 am

    well i never saw it lit up&we kept looking outside until 10pm ????

  • Elma du Preez
    Elma du Preez
    February 16, 2016 at 10:11 am

    Was not lit up in blue

  • Elaine Ridgway
    Elaine Ridgway
    February 16, 2016 at 10:33 am

    We never saw it either. Was it really lit up?

  • David Kimberley
    David Kimberley
    February 16, 2016 at 11:08 am

    Not to us.

  • Marycke Krause
    Marycke Krause
    February 16, 2016 at 11:11 am

    We also waited till 10….but nothing?

  • Michelle DeCarli Deegan
    Michelle DeCarli Deegan
    February 16, 2016 at 11:43 am

    Is it possible to fall in love with a mountain?!! I think so!!

  • Xanovan Neethling
    Xanovan Neethling
    February 16, 2016 at 12:07 pm

    It was on sunday see yesterdays news paper Die Burger i think

  • Xanovan Neethling
    Xanovan Neethling
    February 16, 2016 at 12:08 pm

    Ive seen it blue not the first time im not from cape town though but saw it years ago

  • Viola Franco
    Viola Franco
    February 16, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    That blue is the HOLY SPIRIT xxxxxxxxx God Bless Cape Town !

  • Makkie Carstens
    Makkie Carstens
    February 16, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    Regtig baie wonderlik

  • Denise Adams
    Denise Adams
    February 16, 2016 at 1:06 pm

    Michelle DeCarli Deegan I know so! Everyone is in love with her. And can Our Rock At The Sea show off. She knows how to dress up. So love her…. I do!!!

  • Sylvia Nortier
    Sylvia Nortier
    February 16, 2016 at 1:37 pm

    baie baie mooi

  • Jenny Cassell
    Jenny Cassell
    February 16, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    Missed it aww.

  • Vic De Valdorf
    Vic De Valdorf
    February 16, 2016 at 4:00 pm

    And thst helps how?

  • Adam Cohn
    Adam Cohn
    February 16, 2016 at 4:17 pm

    Agree…….donation to a cancer charity to the value of whatever that cost may have been a better option

  • Annick van Zyl
    Annick van Zyl
    February 16, 2016 at 4:38 pm

    wow, thats stunning

  • Magriet Hough
    Magriet Hough
    February 16, 2016 at 4:51 pm

    Mooi manier om te wys die kaap gee om …pragtige gesig !

  • Helen Lenia Barkett
    Helen Lenia Barkett
    February 16, 2016 at 4:52 pm

    THUMBS UP FOR CT!

  • Heinrich Knoetze Photography
    Heinrich Knoetze Photography
    February 16, 2016 at 5:02 pm

    I came up at 9h30 feel free to view the images on my page Elaine Ridgway

  • Heinrich Knoetze Photography
    Heinrich Knoetze Photography
    February 16, 2016 at 5:02 pm

    Feel free to view the images on my page

  • Heinrich Knoetze Photography
    Heinrich Knoetze Photography
    February 16, 2016 at 5:03 pm

    I came up at 9h30 feel free to view the images on my page Linda Hansell

  • Heinrich Knoetze Photography
    Heinrich Knoetze Photography
    February 16, 2016 at 5:03 pm

    I came up at 9h30 feel free to view the images on my page

  • Heinrich Knoetze Photography
    Heinrich Knoetze Photography
    February 16, 2016 at 5:03 pm

    I came up at 9h30 feel free to view the images on my page Elma du Preez

  • Ross Anthony
    Ross Anthony
    February 16, 2016 at 6:03 pm

    For one day this summer, Table Mountain should not be lit up in honor of all the nocturnal animals living on the mountain side who are tortured every night by the giant flashlights shone on their habitat

  • Elaine Ridgway
    Elaine Ridgway
    February 16, 2016 at 6:10 pm

    Heinrich Knoetze Photography Thank you.

  • Marilyn Davis
    Marilyn Davis
    February 16, 2016 at 7:43 pm

    So much beauty

  • Tersia Croukamp
    Tersia Croukamp
    February 16, 2016 at 8:48 pm

    Viva cape town thats the place we want to be

  • Merchalle Assy
    Merchalle Assy
    February 16, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    Wow!!! Will i still be able to see this Pam?

  • Martin Webb
    Martin Webb
    February 16, 2016 at 10:43 pm

    Mind you Ross Anthony has made a valid comment about the lights and the nocturnal animals, maybe limit the lights to one week of the month only..

  • Nina Schiodt
    Nina Schiodt
    February 16, 2016 at 11:07 pm

    At least it makes us stop and think for a minute whether its about sm1 we loved and lost or to go for checkups.. to voluteer….to donate…

  • Ndoda Gqala
    Ndoda Gqala
    February 16, 2016 at 11:12 pm

    And all the species that are living there are going to suffer especially to those tha are against the light #BIODIVERSITY↓↓↓▼▼▼▼▼▼

  • Candice Kubo
    Candice Kubo
    February 17, 2016 at 1:13 am

    Beautiful , wonderful , creator we have . Thank you for mankind to

  • Fouzia Fernandez Wilkinson
    Fouzia Fernandez Wilkinson
    February 17, 2016 at 6:35 am

    How about making people more aware of Cancer especialy childhood cancer as we have kids dying daily around the world because of peoples ignorance

  • Peter Diedericks
    Peter Diedericks
    February 17, 2016 at 7:24 am

    I need to take a walk up there again

  • Eggltone Kundeya
    Eggltone Kundeya
    February 17, 2016 at 8:11 am

    was this a natural thing or some human ritual

  • Belinda Klein
    Belinda Klein
    February 17, 2016 at 9:57 am

    Joh dis mooi

  • Carmen Colyn
    Carmen Colyn
    February 17, 2016 at 4:22 pm

    Kerry Bellairs we must have a look so you can see the mountain lit U0001f481U0001f3fc

  • Peter Willers
    Peter Willers
    February 17, 2016 at 8:33 pm

    Isn’t that a racist colour?

  • Tracey De Villiers
    Tracey De Villiers
    February 17, 2016 at 11:04 pm

    And it was a Magnificent sight!

  • Gayle Brown
    Gayle Brown
    February 18, 2016 at 7:48 am

    What an amazing gesture, in support of children fighting the most awful battle!!

  • Olefile Xoli Makgatho
    Olefile Xoli Makgatho
    February 18, 2016 at 7:55 am

    lol or for DA

  • Phila Nonkelela
    Phila Nonkelela
    February 18, 2016 at 8:11 am

    I missed out. I’m sure it was an amazing gesture

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