October is Breast Cancer Month-How you can help
Right around the world, October is Breast Cancer Month. A whole month devoted to raising awareness and funds to help fight breast cancer.
It is estimated that some 1.2million people worldwide will be diagnosied with Breast Cancer worldwide.
There are many ways that you can get involved to help spread the word and raise much needed funds for research and support. A number of fundraising activities and products are released just for October.
Here we have a list of some great ways for you to get behind and support Breast Cancer Month.
- Do you have a website? Well, why not go Pink for October! Websites all over the world will go pink for the month of October to raise awareness for Breast Cancer. Last year over 1500 sites went pink for the month of October. Add a bit of pink to your site, and a badge to let everyone know your going Pink for October.
- Pink Ribbon Shop Purchase Pink Ribbon merchandise online at the Pink Ribbon Shop
- Porches in Pink Drop into your nearest Bunnings store and pick up some OSRAM Pink LED Portable Light for $6.95 and get creative. Turn your porch pink for October.
- Naked for a cause The McGrath Foundation have produced a limited edition, thirty page, 19 month calendar featuring Australia’s hottest players from rugby league and Australian rules football. The calendar runs from October 2007 to April 2009.
- Pink Ribbon Day Monday 22nd October is Pink Ribbon Day. Purchase your pink ribbon items from selected stores, or buy it online.
- Girls Night In Send the boys out and invite all your girlfriends around for a night of fun and pampering. Movies, junkfood, chatting, gossip and all things girly. Get your friends to donate what they would have spent on a night out of the town. Raise money for Women’s cancer and have a great time.
- Pink Ribbon Breakfast During October, the NBCF invites all Australians to host a Pink Ribbon Breakfast. Get your friends together, or hold one at work. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Have some fun, some yummy food and raise money for breast cancer research.
- Limited Edition Pink Ribbon products During October many companies are producing special limited edition Pink Ribbon products and donating a percentage of their profits to the NBCF. Add a few to your shopping list, and keep an eye out for them when you are shopping.
- We all know that early detection is so important and saves lives. So if you do nothing else this month, at least start regular breast self exams, become breast aware. Breast Cancer can happen to anyone, at any age and not just to Women! So encourage your whole family to become more breast aware.
Breast Cancer month is worldwide , we would love to hear what is happening in your part of the world to help raise awareness and funds for breast cancer. Leave a comment, or use the contact form to let me know about what other events are happening around the world and I will add them to this post.
