News Release – October 2, 2018
Team up for the ones you love – Raglan volunteers urgently needed for Pink Ribbon Street Appeal
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is seeking volunteers for Raglan to help with its Pink Ribbon Street Appeal on Friday October 12 and Saturday October 13. “Team up for the ones you love” is the plea – volunteers might choose to sign up for just a two-hour stint on the street, or rope in friends, workmates or a community group to cover several hours.
To volunteer for the Pink Ribbon Street Appeal, visit www.pinkribbonvolunteer.co.nz or phone 0508 105 105.
Volunteers will raise money at more than 1000 collection points, covering New Zealand from top to bottom. Their efforts will fund research into new treatments, support Kiwis going through breast cancer, and life-saving awareness and education programmes.
“The Pink Ribbon Street Appeal funds a large chunk of our work, so there’s a direct link between the time people give on the street and our ability to fund research, support and education programmes,” says Evangelia Henderson, chief executive of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. “If you can help, please get in touch with us now.”
The number of Kiwis diagnosed with breast cancer is still going up – it’s now more than 3,300 women and 25 men a year – but survival is improving, thanks to earlier detection and improved treatments. However, BCFNZ’s long-term vision is “Zero deaths from breast cancer”; getting there will mean pushing for new frontiers in early detection, treatment and patient support.
“We can’t just carry on as we are, when so many women are still dying,” said Mrs Henderson. “The future of successful cancer treatment lies in personalised treatment targeted to each individual patient, and we’re determined to help our health system get there. This means not only addressing gaps in the current system through our grants for medical equipment, training of doctors and so on, but also making sure that we get new treatments faster, and that we look at new paradigms for patient support. We’re also funding our best researchers to move into leading-edge studies, such as bringing a therapeutic vaccine to clinical trial stage.”
The annual Pink Ribbon Street Appeal funds a large chunk of the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’swork, and is the most visible of its events in October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
About Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ): BCFNZ is a not-for-profit, non-government funded organisation that depends on donations and fundraising for its work in breast cancer education and awareness, medical research and training grants, advocacy, and supporting Kiwis with breast cancer. BCFNZ’s programmes are evidence-based, and overseen by its medical advisory committee. The pink ribbon symbol is a trademark of BCFNZ.
For more information, please contact:
Glenda Kane (Communications Manager)
Work Phone: 09 304 1227 I Mobile Phone: 027 686 9889 I Email: glendak@bcf.org.nz
Kind regards,
Darashpreet Johal – Communications Intern
Breast Cancer Foundation NZ
Ph: 09 304 0965 ext. 216
11 York Street, Parnell
PO Box 99650, Newmarket, Auckland 1149 |
www.breastcancerfoundation.org.nz
Email: comms1@nzbcf.org.nz
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