Ragabonds nominated for charity’s ‘RAG Fundraiser of the Year’ award

Press release For immediate release: 27 May 2010 Press contact: Faye Golding, 020 7749 4122 fgolding@breastcancercampaign.org Ragabonds nominated for charity’s ‘RAG Fundraiser of the Year’ award A group of volunteers has been nominated for Breast Cancer Campaign’s ‘RAG Fundraiser of the Year’ award after raising more than £28,000 to help the charity continue funding vital breast cancer research. The Ragabonds is an official collective of volunteers made up of former students who were part of RAG (Raising and Giving) societies at university and have decided to continue fundraising after graduation. Over the past year the Ragabonds have helped fundraise through charity collections at a number of events, including Campaign’s megaraids, where RAG teams compete to see who can raise the most money for the charity in one day. Despite many of them working full-time, they give up an amazing amount of time to support charities across the UK. Since 2005, the Ragabonds have raised over £50,000 for Breast Cancer Campaign. Ragabonds community founder, Simon Painter, from Reading, said, “The Ragabonds are delighted to have been nominated for Breast Cancer Campaign’s ‘RAG Fundraiser of the Year’ award. It is a charity we are particularly proud to support to help raise awareness about breast cancer and help fund the life-changing research aimed at beating the disease.” Pamela Goldberg, Breast Cancer Campaign’s Chief Executive said, “Our awards ceremony publicly recognises the amazing achievements and contributions by our fundraisers and supporters over the last 12 months towards Breast Cancer Campaign’s research. Their support is essential to helping us achieve our mission of beating the disease and I wish the Ragabonds and everyone else who has been nominated the best of luck.” The Ragabonds will find out if they have won at Breast Cancer Campaign’s awards ceremony on 17 June 2010 at the House of Lords. If you want to be in the running for next year’s award, then contact the charity to find out how you can help beat breast cancer. Call 020 7749 3700 or email info@breastcancercampaign.org ENDS Photo: The Ragabonds Notes to editors • Breast Cancer Campaign aims to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure • Currently it supports 117 research projects, worth £17 million, in 44 centres of excellence across the UK and Ireland • Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and accounts for nearly one in three of all cancers in women • In the UK, nearly 46,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year - that’s 125 a day • Visit www.breastcancercampaign.org • Read Chief Executive Pamela Goldberg’s blog http://pamelagoldbergblog.blogspot.com/ • Ragabonds, an online community based throughout the UK, are a collective of volunteers who fundraise for a variety of charities including Breast Cancer Campaign. Since the group was founded in 2005 they have raised over £375,000 for a wide range of local and national charities. Up to date information can be found at http://ragabonds.org.uk/totals.php?rag=Ragabonds