Tag: breast cancer

MoonWalk’s cast of thousands brings Hollywood to Holyrood!

Edinburgh was touched by a huge sprinkling of Hollywood glamour at the weekend when a cast of thousands Walked the Walk of Fame at the spectacular MoonWalk Scotland to raise money for the breast cancer charity. City landmarks added to the glamour by lighting up pink in support of the event. Continue reading MoonWalk’s cast of thousands brings Hollywood to Holyrood!

Be a Holyrood Star – donate a night’s sleep at The MoonWalk Scotland

Walk the Walk is calling on people to sparkle like a Holyrood star by volunteering at The MoonWalk Scotland on Saturday 9th June. The grant-making breast cancer charity is looking for fantastic Volunteers to help at the event which starts and finishes at Holyrood Park. Continue reading Be a Holyrood Star – donate a night’s sleep at The MoonWalk Scotland

Moonwalk Scotland’s in the spotlight as Holywood comes to Holyrood!

The Moonwalk Scotland  – Saturday 9th June, Holyrood Park

Hollywood’s iconic sign was transported to Edinburgh yesterday as the famous white letters made an appearance in Holyrood Park, shining a spotlight on The MoonWalk Scotland! Continue reading Moonwalk Scotland’s in the spotlight as Holywood comes to Holyrood!

Bra- vo as Scotland’s MoonWalkers raise £20 million

Walkers went wild as they celebrated reaching an incredible £20 million fundraising milestone at The MoonWalk Scotland last night. Before the first step was even taken, organisers breast cancer charity Walk the Walk announced that an amazing £430,000 had been raised by people taking part in this year’s event – bringing the fundraising total over the last 12 years of The MoonWalk Scotland to a phenomenal £20 million! Continue reading Bra- vo as Scotland’s MoonWalkers raise £20 million

Donate a night to charity: volunteer at The MoonWalk Scotland

Walk the Walk is calling on people to unleash their inner Tarzan and become a jungle VIP by volunteering at The MoonWalk Scotland on Saturday 10th June. The grant-making breast cancer charity is looking for amazing Volunteers to help at the event which starts and finishes at Holyrood Park. Continue reading Donate a night to charity: volunteer at The MoonWalk Scotland

Thank you, Moonwalkers: new Maggies Centre opens

Up to 15,000 people in the Forth Valley area living with cancer could benefit from a brand new Maggie’s Centre which opened yesterday in Larbert. Breast cancer charity Walk the Walk is the principal funder of Maggie’s Forth Valley, through a £3 million grant from funds raised by its iconic night-time fundraising event, The MoonWalk Scotland. Continue reading Thank you, Moonwalkers: new Maggies Centre opens

MSPs turn pink to support breast cancer campaign

Photocall, Scottish Parliament, Party Leaders

Edinburgh’s MSPs have shown support for women affected by breast cancer by dressing up in pink and encouraging everyone in Edinburgh to take part in the UK’s biggest, brightest and pinkest fundraiser, wear it pink, on Friday 21 October.

Wear it pink is back for its 15th year, calling on supporters across the country to add a flash of pink to their wardrobe for the day and raise money for Breast Cancer Now’s life-saving breast cancer research.

SNP MSPs Ben Macpherson (pictured), Ash Denham and Gordon MacDonald joined fellow parliamentarians in Holyrood to encourage people across Scotland to get involved and help support Breast Cancer Now’s efforts to ensure that, by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer lives – an ambition shared by the Scottish Government and all party leaders in Scotland.

Wear it pink raises close to £2 million each year for world-class research into breast cancer, and this year it’s going to be pinker and more fun than ever before. Anyone can take part, whether at work, at home or at school. All you have to do is wear something pink and donate what you can.

Ash Denham MSP said: “Breast cancer still claims the lives of too many women in Scotland leaving their families devastated.  I’m glad to support the work of Breast Cancer Now in Scotland and the wear it pink campaign in order to highlight this important issue.”

Ben Macpherson MSP said: “It’s great to see all MSPs join forces to show their support for Breast Cancer Now. I am very proud to Wear It Pink to support the crucial work that Breast Cancer Now undertake and I hope everyone in the local community will join me by wearing it pink on Friday 21 October.”

Gordon MacDonald MSP added: “Every penny raised for research brings the day closer when we will have an effective treatment for breast cancer. By supporting the Wear it Pink campaign we can all play our part in making that aim a reality.”

Breast Cancer Now is the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, created in JUne last year by the merger of leading research charities Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

Breast cancer is still the most common cancer in the UK. Nearly 700,000 people living in the UK have experienced a diagnosis and one in eight women will face it in their lifetime. This year alone, more than 50,000 women will be told they have the disease.

Mary Allison, Breast Cancer Now’s Director for Scotland said: “I’m delighted that MSPs are coming together again this year to support wear it pink.  Their continued support means a lot.

“More Scots are being diagnosed with breast cancer than a decade ago and it remains the most common cancer among women. We also know that while huge progress has been made in improving survival, almost 1,000 people a year in Scotland still die from this devastating disease.

“That’s why we need to continue to support research and find better ways to prevent, detect and treat breast cancer.”