This 4th February 2016 marks World Cancer Day, a time of joining together to focus on how we as a community can rid the world of cancer for good!
As a platform for charities of all sizes, we welcome the sign up of people who are joining the fight against cancer and support those who are raising funds in real time, such as Breast Cancer Care and Hug in a Bag. Committed to the cause of supporting those who are battling with the illness and their families, as well as finding a solution to the cause, World Cancer day is your turn to take a stand alongside them.
Breast Cancer Care “want every person affected by breast cancer to get the best treatment, information and support. We provide information and offer emotional and practical support. We bring people affected by breast cancer together. We campaign for improvement in standards of support and care. We promote the importance of early detection.” As the only UK wide charity providing care, information and support to people affected by breast cancer and having raised almost £5000 on Givey so far, you can support them by visiting their charity page and donating!
Now Breast Cancer Care you may have heard of already, but what about Hug in a Bag? Having raised almost the same amount of donations as BCC, this group is based in Sunderland and was formed by three women who “met, laughed, cried and supported each other during their treatment for breast cancer.
Now launched in Blackpool, our aim is to give one more hug in the form of a bag containing gifts, information leaflets and discount leaflets to every person diagnosed with breast cancer in Blackpool Victoria Hospital.”
Both groups support vulnerable people who could be feeling alone due to their situation, so they show understanding, support and encouragement, with a key mission statement: we can all beat cancer together, and it can start this World Cancer day.
Written by Emma Barnett
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