Meet Campaign's volunteers
Pink JJAS, Breast Cancer Campaign Surrey Group The members of the Surrey group met volunteering at one of Campaign’s Friendship Walks in 2008 and expressed an interest in forming a regional group in their area. After brainstorming fundraising ideas, they met with staff from the charity to register as an official Campaign group. Since then they have held a ‘Mamma Mia’ themed evening, a dinner party event, distributed collection tins to local shops and businesses and persuaded their local Waitrose to adopt Campaign as its charity of the month. Despite not knowing each other before, the ladies are now good friends and have a great time while raising funds for vital breast cancer research. Stella Ashton, member of Pink JJAS, said: “Being part of Pink JJAS has been a great way for me to take volunteering for Campaign further. Being part of a group means we can share ideas, inspire each other and focus on our area, Surrey. With our combined local knowledge we have recognised the great potential for raising awareness in the area. Plus, we have great fun putting our ideas together over a cup of coffee!” |
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Caroline Aaron Caroline became a volunteer in 2005 as she wanted to do something positive while undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. After representing us at cheque presentations and supermarket collections, Caroline was invited to a meeting with two other volunteers in her area to form a regional fundraising group. From small beginnings, the Manchester and Salford Group went from strength to strength, raising over £16,000 in 2008 from a variety of events. Caroline left the group to focus on organising events closer to her home in Accrington and has already organised a ‘Bag-a-Bag’ handbag sale and a ‘Ladies Night’, which between them have raised over £2,500. |
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Yvy Carter Yvy is a great example of an ‘event helper’. She works full-time, so fits volunteering for Breast Cancer Campaign around her work. She has helped out at Pink Aerobics, the London Marathon and at collections. We rely on volunteers like Yvy to support our national events across the UK, which raise thousands of pounds each year. Yvy said: “It’s great being a volunteer. I enjoy giving my time and I don’t mind what I do - whether it’s cheering on runners, collecting money or picking up litter at events. What’s more, I’ve made new friends and we have fun together at events. I am not a scientist so I’ll never find a cure for breast cancer. However, by helping to raise funds I know that someday soon a cure will be found.” |
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Beverley Humphrey-Lewis Beverley became a Breast Cancer Campaign volunteer eight years ago after a number of people close to her were affected by breast cancer. As a teacher, she has got her school involved with fundraising. Outside of work, she has helped at a number of cheque presentations and supermarket collections, as well as selling pink ribbon pins in her local area. Beverley said: “It is both fulfilling and most humbling being a volunteer for Campaign. I work full-time, have two small children, elderly parents and a husband who plays golf; if I can find the time to be a volunteer then I’m sure that other people can too! The commitment is not too vast and it is an extremely rewarding thing to do.” |
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Duncan Muir Duncan formed the Maybole and District fundraising group with his wife Heather in 2004 after losing his first wife and close friends to breast cancer. As well as organising a number of successful events, Duncan and Heather have represented Campaign at many cheque presentations to personally thank the fundraisers who have supported us. They recently began helping through our remote working role, completing tasks on their computer at home and emailing the work back to head office. Duncan said: “A man can have good fun volunteering for Campaign and women respond very positively when they see a man being daft enough to wear pink. The effect of losing a much loved spouse makes you want to do something so that others don’t go through the same experience. My slogan is ‘real men think pink’.” |
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