RBS Women’s Network scoop ‘Fundraiser of the Year’ award

Press release For immediate release: 22 June 2010 Press contact: Faye Golding, 020 7749 4122 fgolding@breastcancercampaign.org RBS Women’s Network scoop ‘Fundraiser of the Year’ award A network set up to support RBS in attracting, retaining and developing female talent has scooped Breast Cancer Campaign’s ‘wear it pink Fundraiser of the Year’ award after raising over £28,000 to help the charity continue funding vital breast cancer research. The RBS Focused Women’s Network, who have supported the charity since 2007, raised the fantastic amount by taking part in the charity’s annual wear it pink event. Organised by Focused Women volunteers Jacqui Thomson, Lynne Cox, Kathryn Smith and Jenny Chesham and sponsored by the Focused Women’s Deputy Chair Victoria Spencer, they campaigned across the RBS Group to organise wear it pink events including fancy dress, auctions and cake sales, mobilising staff throughout the company to get involved. They have previously supported wear it pink 2007 and 2008 and they sponsored the charity’s Christmas Carol Service in 2007 and 2008. In total Focused Women have raised over £50,000 for Breast Cancer Campaign. Victoria Spencer and colleague Rachel Adaah from the Focused Women’s management team collected the award on behalf of Focused Women at the charity’s annual House of Lords awards ceremony. Victoria said, “Focused Women are honoured to have won this award in recognition of our fundraising efforts. We are incredibly proud and could not have done it without the dedication of the Focused Women volunteers across the RBS Group. We would like to thank everyone who has taken part in our events. Knowing that we’re helping to fund vital research which could eventually lead to a cure really makes all the time and effort worthwhile.” Pamela Goldberg, Breast Cancer Campaign’s Chief Executive said, “Congratulations to the RBS Focused Women’s Network for winning this prestigious award for their outstanding fundraising. It is thanks to the continued support and commitment from groups like them that we are able to fund innovative world-class research to help us improve the lives of breast cancer patients and beat the disease.” The RBS Focused Women’s Network were honoured 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: RBS Focused Women's Network receiving award from Baroness Fookes (L-R Victoria Spencer, Baroness Fookes, Rachel Adaah) 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 112 research projects, worth almost £17 million, in 40 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/