Top fundraisers and volunteers to be honoured at charity awards

Press release For immediate release: 27 May 2010 Press contact: Faye Golding, 020 7749 4122 fgolding@breastcancercampaign.org Top fundraisers and volunteers to be honoured at charity awards Breast Cancer Campaign will be holding its annual awards reception on 17 June to thank its supporters for their contributions and celebrate the progress made towards beating breast cancer. It will feature speeches from those affected by breast cancer and scientists researching the treatments of the future. Hosted by Baroness Fookes, the winners of Breast Cancer Campaign’s Fundraising and Volunteer Awards will be announced to publicly recognise the amazing achievements of these individuals and groups over the past year. The award categories are: Fundraiser of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Regional Group of the Year, Outstanding Contribution, School of the Year, and RAG Fundraiser of the Year. In addition, Dr Sue Eccles, Chair of Campaign’s Scientific Advisory Board, will be presenting the annual Scientific Research Team of the Year award. 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 everyone who has been nominated the best of luck.” The winners will be announced 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 Notes to editors • Please contact Faye Golding if you would like a list of the nominations for each category. • 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/