Alun Cairns joined fellow Parliamentarians to pose in pink in Westminster to support Breast Cancer Now’s vital research.
The Vale MP dressed in pink in Parliament to lend his support to Breast Cancer Now’s flagship fundraiser, Wear It Pink, which will see thousands of people across the UK adding a splash of pink to their outfits on the 20 October and raise vital funds for breast cancer research.
Mr Cairns is encouraging his constituents in the Vale of Glamorgan to join him and sign up to take part in the UK’s biggest pink fundraiser. The event, which takes place during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is in its 16th year and has raised over £30 million to date for Breast Cancer Now’s life-saving research.
Anyone can take part in Wear It Pink, which brings together schools, workplaces and communities. All you need to do is wear something pink, or hold a pink event at home, work or school, and make a donation to Breast Cancer Now. Whatever you do, you’re helping the charity achieve its aim that by 2050 everyone who develops breast cancer will live.
Alun Cairns MP joined over 190 MPs to support women affected by breast cancer and is continuing his role as a Breast Cancer Now Ambassador, championing breast cancer issues both in the Vale of Glamorgan and nationally, working towards a day that the disease will stop taking lives.
Speaking ahead of Wear It Pink Day, the MP said, “Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. One in eight women will face it in their lifetime, and every year around 11,500 women and 80 men lose their lives to the disease. This is why I’m urging everyone in the Vale to take part in ‘Wear It Pink’ on Friday 20 October. It’s such a fun and easy way to support Breast Cancer Now’s vital research, and help stop breast cancer taking the lives of those we love.
“I am proud to be a Breast Cancer Now Ambassador and hope that residents of the Vale will take part in this event to raise awareness of the impact of the disease locally and to support for this charity’s vital research.”
Baroness Delyth Morgan, Chief Executive at Breast Cancer Now, added, “It is fantastic that so many MPs dressed up in pink at our Westminster ‘Wear It Pink’ event and we are really grateful for all of the support and enthusiasm shown. We hope that by wearing pink, the Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP will encourage his constituents in the Vale of Glamorgan to get involved in their local community and help us fund life-saving research this Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
To take part in wear it pink this October, please visit www.wearitpink.org/2017 for further details, fundraising ideas and how to register for your free fundraising pack.