On Monday 31st October 2011, Cancerkin and its supporters spent an evening at the theatre for a special performance of ‘The Last of the Duchess’ in honour of breast cancer awareness month. We all very much enjoyed the play, which starred actor and breast cancer survivor Sheila Hancock. Ms Hancock was able to meet with a number of our guests after the performance to show her support of the cause. She said of the evening: “'I am very pleased to be able to support Cancerkin and the invaluable work it does for women living with breast cancer”
The event was a great success and we hope all those who attended enjoyed the evening as much as we did. Thank you for turning out to support us. We would like to thank all those who donated such wonderful prizes to our raffle – Anna Maria Pirez, Bradley’s Restaurant, Daniel Adams Hairdressers, Floris of London, Pizza Express, Ozzis Hair Studio and the Hampstead Theatre - and well done to our lucky raffle winners!
Cancerkin would also like to say a special thank you to Royal Free Hospital photographer David Bishop, who took such beautiful photographs of the evening and who helps Cancerkin with so many of its events and promotions. Thank you once again David!
We are pleased to announce that all in all we have raised over £12,000. These funds will help Cancerkin to continue providing emotional and practical support to hundreds of women living with and beyond breast cancer every year.
Our CEO Victoria Todd said of the impetus for the event: “More women, especially younger women, are being diagnosed with breast cancer. We feel strongly about helping to change these statistics and Cancerkin is dedicated to promoting the importance of being breast aware – we have just finished training ‘awareness ambassadors’ to spread the message within their local community. The special performance in October was the perfect opportunity for us to celebrate our work and to continue to promote the message of breast cancer awareness to a wider audience.”
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