The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation needs an additional 3000 volunteers nationally to help with its Pink Ribbon Street Appeal, which this year will run over two days, Friday October 12 and Saturday October 13.
The 2012 appeal is fronted by former TV presenter Helena McAlpine, diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, at age 31. The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation is inviting volunteers to give two hours of their time to "Stand beside Helena" and help raise funds to educate younger women about breast cancer and the need to be aware of their family history and other risk factors.
Donations to the appeal will also support the Foundation's wider work in community education, breast cancer research, breast cancer patient registers and supporting women who are recovering from or living breast cancer.
Breast Cancer is the most common cancer for women of all ages, with one in nine women being diagnosed over the course of their lifetime. The Pink Ribbon Street Appeal is the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation's largest fundraising event.
