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Suzanne Jones, Royal Lancaster Infirmary Breast Screening Unit",""I chose to Go Pink for Breakthrough by having a pink lunch at our church Hall in Timperley... It was an amazing day, visited by over 100 people, who all enjoyed themselves. As well as our usual six stalls, raffle and auction we had a children's room with face painting, tattoos, bran tub and crayoning. After the invitation to the Breakthrough Research Centre and seeing first hand what the scientists can achieve, but only with our help, I came home inspired to carry on, and so I have, in the memory of our dear daughter Paula." Maureen and David Phillips",""We arranged a 'Pink Balloon Walk' to raise money. We wanted to have an event that involved the whole Southleigh community, so we felt the walk around the local park would be ideal. There was a real family feel to the morning and everyone had a great time. I think it is a really good cause and there are many ways of raising money for the charity. It could be something as simple as everyone wearing something pink for the day and donating a pound. If we all make the effort to support this charity we can save lives." Southleigh Kindergarten",""Having lost someone through cancer already I realised that something needed to be done. We organised a pink day at our pub. We sold pink ribbon pins, then balloons and raffle tickets for the day. All the staff wore pink leggings – including the boys! We had a live band, a balloon race, a bake sale and raffle. There were pink cocktails and pink desserts. We raised £668, as well as the staff morale, effort and team work! For us it brought our team closer together." Jennifer Bainbridge, The Snipe Pub, Sutton in Ashfield",""I decided to make my workplace Go Pink as it's a fun and simple way to raise money for breast cancer. It was great seeing people around the building who had taken part. Many colleagues got stuck in with selling pink cakes and the pink ribbon pin badges. We all had a great time decorating the office floors with balloons and posters and advertised in the building newsletter. Go Pink at Work was a great success!" Debbie Lala, Greater London Authority",""I unfortunately lost one of my closest friends last year to breast cancer. We decided to do a sponsored walk and a Go Pink Day with a fashion show, dance show and beauty treatments. We raised a whopping £4,357! I would encourage others to Go Pink – it's great fun and makes you feel good to do something for others." Maria Elkin, Frinton Lawn Tennis Club",""We are choosing to Go Pink for Breakthrough Breast Cancer by hosting a pink party at Hoylake Social Club. I am really looking forward to fundraising and the party once again and hope to reach my target of £1,300." Christine Woods and the Pink Team",""We in the HSBC South East Region collected throughout October. Branches were decorated with pink balloons and information leaflets will be available for customers and staff. I have heard of Managers wearing pink wigs (both male and female!!). Staff always seem to enjoy the chance to do some-thing a bit different. We're aiming to beat the £5,000 that we raised last year!" Julia Smith, HSBC",""We are hosting a Girls Just Wanna Have Fun night full of feminine festivities with music, dancing, beauty tips, belly dancing lessons and a male model auction! "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and so do we... and, most importantly it is all for a good cause!" Ninette Wilson",""I chose to Go Pink for Breakthrough Breast Cancer by holding a Touch of Pink Ball and then haveing a pink party and quiz at a local church. It's such a fun way to get together with my friends and family to raise money for such an important charity; it's also a great way to raise awareness about breast cancer." Denise Groves",""Last October I chose to Go Pink for Breakthrough Breast Cancer by hosting a pink party with the girls to celebrate my retirement. It was so much fun I am definitely planning to Go Pink again, as last year I managed to raise £240!" Mary Jennings",""My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and once she found out she required chemotherapy, she decided to gather some sponsors and shave her hair off before it fell out to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. It turned into a big charity event... we got the inspiration from the GO PINK team to turn it into a pink night, and a few even turned up in fancy dress!" Kelly Wilkinson",""Tipper Ents put on a fabulous Ladies Night for Breakthrough Breast Cancer! As our night was in celebration of all things feminine we decided to put all of the proceeds from the night towards Go Pink's higher cause - to fund more research into the prevention of Breast Cancer. The next Ladies Night will be even bigger and, BETTER!" Ninette Wilson",""The Ladies section at my Golf Club like the opportunity to get together socially, so once a year, after an end-of-season match, we gather and have a large raffle, tea and chat. I always make a special raffle prize of patchwork, a quilt or a cushion. Our Ladies section love an opportunity to dress in pink. This year we raised £450.50!" Shirley Hipkin & Ladies Section at Calcot Park Golf Club",""I have had breast cancer myself and had a lumpectomy in 1990 when I was 37. My eldest sister had a mastectomy when she was 47. Going Pink allows me to help fund research to improve the lives of other sufferers. For the fourth year running I have held a Pink party with a friend. We have offered lots of pink snacks and a raffle with Pink prizes. We have invited friends to wear Pink and to bring items for our Pink bring & buy table. We managed to raise £330 due to everyone's incredible generosity." Julia Whiting",""10 years ago my Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer, she fought it and won, with total bravery, dignity, strength and lots of love! She is my inspiration to help Breakthrough because we all want to live in a world without the fear of breast cancer. We hold a 'Go Pink' night every year in Limassol, Cyprus, and invite our friends, family, customers, radio and media. This year we had a guest radio DJ, live fire show, caricaturist, palm readers, cakes stall and a lottery. We raise more every year and hope to keep doing so!" Catherine Carroll-Molly Malone's",""Close family members have been affected by breast cancer both as a primary and secondary cancer and I wanted to do something to help raise funds to help treat this disease. I have been hosting an annual pink party every year no since 2006 and I have been very lucky to have great support from friends, family and colleagues. We usually have a raffle and tombola and buffet (sometimes pink!) and either a live band or DJ. This year we raised £354.70!" Sarah Reely",""My family has suffered for three generations on my mother's side, from breast cancer. The J & S Dance Ranch organised an afternoon line dancing workshop. The event combined the teaching of new dances and the favourites the dancers already know. Dancers were encouraged to wear pink, we had a raffle for the charity, the charity's pink squares were sold and also the pink ribbon pins. A pink bucket was also sent round to collect loose change. We raised £300!" Suzanne Raper & The J & S Dance Ranch",""So many people are affected by breast cancer, we wanted to support Breakthrough as just like them, we all want to see a future free from the fear of breast cancer. In addition to a quiz, a couple of members of staff ran 10 miles from Brighton's Palace Pier, all the way to our headquarters in Lancing. We raised money through sponsorship, charged for tickets to our quiz and held a raffle. Currently the total looks to be around the £1200!" Sussex County Football Association",""We know people who have had cancer, and wanted to help this wonderful charity. We thought that holding a Go Pink Event would be a fun way to do so. We had quite a few stalls including guess the name of the pink teddy, a pink raffle and a stall with all the donations to sell. Not forgetting pink lemonade, and cakes us and our guides unit made! Everyone was really supportive and we received donations to sell from family, friends, our Guides Unit, and even a few local shops! It was a brilliant night and we managed to raise £407.33!" Katie Taylor and Lauren Pollard",""At Nectar International we have raised £585 raised so far. We manufacture and distribute Natural Beauty Products and our Director very kindly let me manufacture and fill a batch of Lovely Hand&Body Wash 250ml to sell with the full proceeds going to Breakthrough. We are now onto our next fundraising venture which is selling ballots for a large bra made from cardboard and covered in tissue paper filled with goodies, this was the brain wave of Louise Burnett and has become quite a hit." Nectar International",""We all decided to have a Pink Day here at the English Table Tennis Association as many of us have been affected in some way with cancer and we thought it would be a fun way to raise some money for a good cause. A lot of us wore pink clothing for the day and some brought in pink food and drink. We decorated the main part of our open plan office with pink balloons and streamers and after work hours played some table tennis and Wii games. So far we have raised £176!" Amanda Barber and the English Table Tennis Association",""My friend Kim and I held a giant Pink Pamper party for 80 friends and family at our local school. We sold tickets for entry and then booked appointments with the various therapists offering mini treatments. In addition, to make the party swing, we sold drinks, cakes and had a chocolate fountain... plus 7 retailers were available with a selection of gifts, jewellery and clothing to view and buy. Everyone had such a great time, we will do another this year!!!" Joanna Dobson",""We had a pink fun day at Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens in Ponteland, I also arranged to have a breast cancer awareness stall at my local Hobbycraft who provided one of their members of staff to facepaint, and I organised a pink cheerleading night at my daughter's dance class. We have given out leaflets, sold pink cakes, sold my handmade cards, had tombolas and raffles, sold donated 2nd hand books and had fun whilst doing it. We raised just over £800 in October. I am delighted and can't wait to get all my fundraising ideas organised this year!" Susan MacKellar"];
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yourstories[0]=new Array("We held a pink day where we sold pink ribbon pins, cakes and held a pink raffle. We also did a balloon release where students and teachers donated £2 to write a message of support or remembrance and attach them to balloons which we released at break-time. Breakthrough is such a worthwhile charity and nothing beats the feeling when you find out how much all the hard work and generosity of others has raised. We managed just over £1,500!","St Albans Girls' School","casestudy_stalbans.jpg");
yourstories[1]=new Array("I am a mammographer and so my job involves detecting and preventing breast cancer. When my Godmother was diagnosed with the disease I wanted to support a charity that was predominantly for breast cancer research – Breakthrough fit the bill perfectly.
Last October was a very busy month. I started off by persuading staff on our mobile breast screening unit to wear something pink every Friday during October for the Go Pink Campaign. I even had some spare outfits just in case anyone forgot – funnily enough they nearly all remembered – only one person ended up as a pink rabbit!","Suzanne Jones, Royal Lancaster Infirmary Breast Screening Unit","casestudy_royallancaster.jpg");
yourstories[2]=new Array("I chose to Go Pink for Breakthrough by having a pink lunch at our church Hall in Timperley. As this is our seventh and everyone looks forward to my husband's bacon baps, he slaves away for 2 hours at a hot cooker!
It was an amazing day, visited by over 100 people, who all enjoyed themselves. As well as our usual six stalls, raffle and auction we had a children's room with face painting, tattoos, bran tub and crayoning.
A couple of months ago I got cold feet and wondered just why was I doing all it again, but after the invitation to the Breakthrough Research Centre and seeing first hand what the scientists can achieve, but only with our help, I came home inspired to carry on, and so I have, in the memory of our dear daughter Paula.","Maureen and David Phillips","casestudy_maureendavidphillips.jpg");
yourstories[3]=new Array("We arranged a 'Pink Balloon Walk' to raise money. We wanted to have an event that involved the whole Southleigh community, so we felt the walk around the local park would be ideal. There was a real family feel to the morning and everyone had a great time.
I think it is a really good cause and there are many ways of raising money for the charity. It could be something as simple as everyone wearing something pink for the day and donating a pound. If we all make the effort to support this charity we can save lives.","Southleigh Kindergarten","casestudy_southleigh.jpg");
yourstories[4]=new Array("Having lost someone through cancer already I realised that something needed to be done. Speaking to the staff at work, everyone either knew someone or was related to someone suffering with cancer. All agreed it would not only be fun for us to do something different at work, but also to raise money for the cause, so we organised a pink day at our pub.
In the few weeks prior we sold pink ribbon pins, then balloons and raffle tickets for the day. All the staff wore pink leggings – including the boys! We had a live band, a balloon race, a bake sale and raffle. There were pink cocktails and pink desserts. We raised £668, as well as the staff morale, effort and team work! For us it brought our team closer together. A lot of our newer members of staff felt more comfortable as they were all asked to get involved.","Jennifer Bainbridge, The Snipe Pub, Sutton in Ashfield","casestudy_snipe.jpg");
yourstories[5]=new Array("I unfortunately lost one of my closest friends last year to breast cancer. We decided to do a sponsored walk and a Go Pink Day with a fashion show, dance show and beauty treatments. We raised a whopping £4,357! I would encourage others to Go Pink – it's great fun and makes you feel good to do something for others.","Maria Elkin, Frinton Lawn Tennis Club","casestudy_frintonlawntennisclub.jpg");
yourstories[6]=new Array("I decided to make my workplace Go Pink as it's a fun and simple way to raise money for breast cancer. It was great seeing people around the building who had taken part. Many colleagues got stuck in with selling pink cakes and the pink ribbon pin badges. We all had a great time decorating the office floors with balloons and posters and advertised in the building newsletter. Go Pink at Work was a great success!","Debbie Lala, Greater London Authority","casestudy_gla.jpg");
yourstories[7]=new Array("We are choosing to Go Pink for Breakthrough Breast Cancer by hosting a pink party at Hoylake Social Club. I am really looking forward to fundraising and the party once again and hope to reach my target of £1,300.","Christine Woods and the Pink Team","");
yourstories[8]=new Array("We in the HSBC South East Region will be Going Pink on October 20th but will be collecting throughout October. Staff in all the Branches taking part have various ideas on fund-raising such as raffles for pink hampers both food and toiletries, selling pink cakes, pins and the What's in the Pink Wardrobe sheet provided in the pack. Branches will be decorated with pink balloons and information leaflets will be available for customers and staff. I have heard of Managers wearing pink wigs (both male and female!!). Staff always seem to enjoy the chance to do some-thing a bit different. We're aiming to beat the £5,000 that we raised last year!","Julia Smith, HSBC","casestudy_hsbc.jpg");
yourstories[9]=new Array("We are hosting a Girls Just Wanna Have Fun night full of feminine festivities with music, dancing, beauty tips, belly dancing lessons and a male model auction! Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and so do we...wil be a certified night of fun, games and tasty models all washed down with a healthy helping of partying! And, most importantly its all for a good cause!","Ninette Wilson","");
yourstories[10]=new Array("This October I am choosing to Go Pink for Breakthrough Breast Cancer by holding a Touch of Pink Ball at Hickstead Showground on the 9th October and then by having a pink party and quiz on the 28th October at a local church. It's such a fun way to get together with my friends and family to raise money for such an important charity; it's also a great way to raise awareness about breast cancer. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone enjoy themselves, and hope to reach my target of £4,000.","Denise Groves","casestudy_denisegroves2.jpg");
yourstories[11]=new Array("Last October I chose to Go Pink for Breakthrough Breast Cancer by hosting a pink party with the girls to celebrate my retirement. It was so much fun I am definitely planning to Go Pink again, as last year I managed to raise £240!","Mary Jennings","");
yourstories[12]=new Array("My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in June this year and once she found out she required chemotherapy, she decided to gather some sponsors and shave her hair off before it fell out to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. It turned into a big charity event; we got the support of a local pub and more people joined to get shaved and a few brave men to be waxed, local businesses donated prizes for the raffle and we also organised a karaoke, DJ and food. We got the inspiration from the GO PINK team to turn it into a pink night, and a few even turned up in fancy dress! At the last count we had raised over £1400 on the night.","Kelly Wilkinson","casestudy_kellywilkinson.jpg");
yourstories[13]=new Array("Tipper Ents put on a fabulous Ladies Night on 17th September for Breakthrough Breast Cancer ! As our night was in celebration of all things feminine we decided to put all of the proceeds from the night towards Go Pink's higher cause - to fund more research into the prevention of Breast Cancer. We would like to thank all that attended and the next Ladies Night will be even bigger and, BETTER!","Ninette Wilson","casestudy_ninettewilson2.jpg");
yourstories[14]=new Array("Breast Cancer affects so many ladies (and men) and as the ladies section of our golf club it seemed the natural thing to do. The ladies dressed in a variety of pink outfits, went out and played a golf competition and all their entry fees went to the charity. We also had a raffle for some pink items. Several of the men on the course that day gave donations and bought raffle tickets.","Brenda Morton and Porthpean Golf Club","casestudy_brendamorton.jpg");
yourstories[15]=new Array("10 years ago my Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer, she fought it and won, with total bravery, dignity, strength and lots of love! She is my inspiration to help Breakthrough because we all want to live in a world without the fear of Breast Cancer. We hold a 'Go Pink' night every year in Limassol, Cyprus. We invite our friends, family, customers, the radio and the media. This year we had a guest radio DJ, we booked a live fire show, we had a caricaturist, palm readers, cakes stall and a lottery. We raise more every year and hope to keep doing so!","Catherine Carroll - Molly Malone's","casestudy_mollymalones.jpg");
yourstories[16]=new Array("The Ladies section at my Golf Club like the opportunity to get together socially, so once a year, after an end-of-season match, we gather and have a large raffle, tea and chat. I always make a special raffle prize of patchwork, a quilt or a cushion. Our Ladies section love an opportunity to dress in pink. This year we raised £450.50!","Shirley Hipkin and Ladies Section at Calcot Park Golf Club","casestudy_shirleyhipkin.jpg");
yourstories[17]=new Array("Axis Europe as a company supports Go Pink every year. Breast cancer can happen to anyone and needs more awareness. This year is more poignant to the office because one of our colleagues is again suffering from breast cancer. We all dressed in pink, everyone donated for the pleasure of wearing pink, and we made and sold pink cakes and biscuits. This year we raised £465! It's great to raise money in a fun way and get everyone involved! ","Axis Europe","casestudy_axiseurope.jpg");
yourstories[18]=new Array("Breast Cancer is a very worthwhile cause and is a subject that nearly everybody in our firm either knows of somebody or has been affected by Cancer. We have regular “bakers” amongst us and can't resist dressing up, we raised just over £65.00 this year and aim to double this amount at our next fundraising event!","Berg Legal","casestudy_berglegal.jpg");
yourstories[19]=new Array("So many people are affected by breast cancer, we wanted to support Breakthrough as just like them, we all want to see a future free from the fear of breast cancer. In addition to a quiz, a couple of members of staff ran 10 miles from Brighton's Palace Pier, all the way to our headquarters in Lancing. We raised money through sponsorship, charged for tickets to our quiz and held a raffle. Currently the total looks to be around the £1200!","Sussex County Football Association ","casestudy_sussexcountyfootballassociation.jpg");
yourstories[20]=new Array("We know people who have had cancer, and wanted to help this wonderful charity. We thought that holding a Go Pink Event would be a fun way to do so. We had quite a few stalls including guess the name of the pink teddy, a pink raffle and a stall with all the donations to sell. Not forgetting pink lemonade and cakes that our guides unit made! Everyone was really supportive and we received donations to sell from family, friends, our Guides Unit, and even a few local shops! It was a brilliant night and we managed to raise £407.33!","Katie Taylor and Lauren Pollard","casestudy_katietaylor_laurenpollard.jpg");
yourstories[21]=new Array("A friend of ours, Karen, died in 2009 and since then a group of friends have organised a sponsored walk every year, in her memory. This year we raised £800. We walked 10 miles dressed as Pink Fairies!! We are always amazed at the generosity of the passers by we encounter. ","Marie Hubbard","casestudy_mariehubbard.jpg");
yourstories[22]=new Array("Wrangaton Golf Club Ladies held a Go Pink day and raised £240. We played 15 holes of 'fun' golf dressed in the pink and then retired to Waterman Farm gardens, again in the pink, and had tea. The tea was supplied by the Ladies, cucumber sandwiches, strawberries and cream, scones and lots of cakes. Plus a birthday cake as it was one of the Lady's birthday. A great day in the sunshine and for a good cause.","Lesley Moore and Wrangaton Golf Club","casestudy_lesleymoore_wrangatongolf.jpg");
yourstories[23]=new Array("At Nectar International we have raised £585 raised so far. We manufacture and distribute Natural Beauty Products and our Director very kindly let me manufacture and fill a batch of Lovely Hand & Body Wash 250ml to sell with the full proceeds going to Breakthrough. We are now onto our next fundraising venture which is selling ballots for a large bra made from cardboard and covered in tissue paper filled with goodies, this was the brain wave of Louise Burnett and has become quite a hit.","Nectar International","casestudy_nectarinternational.jpg");
yourstories[24]=new Array("After being diagnosed 2 years ago with breast cancer I went through a lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Breakthrough seems the best choice to help fight this awful thing and to make it safe for our children. For my Go Pink fund raiser I had a lunch with 20 of my school mums. We ended up having a great raffle, a fun Pink Quiz, guess how many percy pigs in the jar and sold off the remains of the lovely pink cakes and meringues. We raised £390!","Georgina Da Silva","casestudy_georginadasilva.jpg");
yourstories[25]=new Array("We all decided to have a Pink Day here at the English Table Tennis Association as many of us have been affected in some way with cancer and we thought it would be a fun way to raise some money for a good cause. A lot of us wore pink clothing for the day and some brought in pink food and drink. We decorated the main part of our open plan office with pink balloons and streamers and after work hours played some table tennis and Wii games. So far we have raised £176!","Amanda Barber and the English Table Tennis Association","casestudy_amandabarber_tabletennis.jpg");
yourstories[26]=new Array("My friend Kim and I held a giant Pink Pamper party for 80 friends and family at our local school. We sold tickets for entry and then booked appointments with the various therapists offering mini treatments. In addition, to make the party swing, we sold drinks, cakes and had a chocolate fountain... plus 7 retailers were available with a selection of gifts, jewellery and clothing to view and buy. Everyone had such a great time, we will do another this year!!!","Joanna Dobson","casestudy_joannadobson.jpg");
yourstories[27]=new Array("When I was asked in August 2011 if I would Go Pink in October, I was relatively new at being a local rep for Breakthrough. I didn't really know what to organise or who to contact, but then I saw a post on Facebook for a local zoo asking if anyone had any ideas for any themed weekends. 'PINK', I thought and off it snowballed! We had a pink fun day at Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens in Ponteland; I also arranged to have a breast cancer awareness stall at my local Hobbycraft who provided one of their members of staff to facepaint with the proceeds going to Breakthrough and I organised a pink cheerleading night at my daughter's dance class. We have given out leaflets, sold pink cakes, sold my handmade cards, had tombolas and raffles, sold donated second hand books and had fun whilst doing it. I loved every minute of it and couldn't have done it without my Mam (who is a breast cancer survivor of 22 years), my Dad who took lots of photos and my friends who helped on the stalls. We raised just over £800 in October and my total for 2011 altogether was just over £1300. I am delighted and can't wait to get all my fundraising ideas organised this year!","Susan MacKellar","casestudy_susanmackellar.jpg");
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