Tim dons pink to support Breast Cancer Campaign's national 'wear it pink®' day
Mr Timothy Loughton, MP has stepped out in a pink bunny ears and sunglasses to support Breast Cancer Campaign's (BCC) award wining national 'wear it pink' day on 28 October, the last Friday of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Tim wants to encourage people in his constituency of East Worthing and Shoreham and others across the country to wear an item of pink on 28 October and donate £2 to BCC, the only charity that specialises in funding independent breast cancer research throughout the UK.
Tim says:
"Every year over 13,000 people in the UK die from breast cancer, some of them will be from East Worthing and Shoreham. It is for this reason that I am supporting Breast Cancer Campaign's 'wear it pink' day. The money raised on this day is essential for the Charity, as it will continue to help fund its breast cancer research at centres of excellence across the country."
All types of people, companies, schools, universities, clubs, associations and local authorities throughout the UK took part in 2004, making it the most successful BCC fundraising event ever, raising over £1.3 million in just one day and winning the UK Charity Award for 'Fundraising Campaign of the Year!"
The money raised goes towards valuable medical research to help the one woman in nine in the UK, who will be affected by this disease in her lifetime.
Get hold of your 'wear it pink' fundraising pack full of information by calling Freephone 0800 1073104; E-mailing: wearitpink@bcc-uk.org; or visiting www.wearitpink.co.uk
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Notes to editors
To find out more about the research BCC is funding in your local area please contact: Ondine Hassen, Science Media Officer, 020 7749 3705/07974942373;
E-mail: ohassen@bcc-uk.org
1. BCC specialises in funding independent research into breast cancer at centres of excellence throughout the UK and aims to find a cure for breast cancer by funding research which looks at improving diagnosis of breast cancer, better understanding how it develops and ultimately either curing the disease or preventing it.
2. BCC has a Scientific Advisory Board, comprised of prominent experts who ensure that the Charity funds only top quality original research. Currently, BCC is supporting 58 research projects and to date has funded projects worth over 6.8million to universities, medical schools/teaching hospitals and research institutes across the UK. For more information visit www.breastcancercampaign.org
©, Tim Loughton MP , 2005
