Wear It Pink! With Bluebird Care Islington & Hackney
Published: 22/10/2021
Bluebird Care Islington & Hackney is supporting the Wear It Pink day which is one of the biggest fundraising events in the UK, run by Breast Cancer Now and Breast Cancer Care.
Wear It Pink! With Bluebird Care Islington & Hackney
This 22nd October 2021, don on some PINK, raise money and help to make life-saving breast cancer research happen. Award winning homecare provider Bluebird Care Islington & Hackney is supporting the Wear It Pink day which is one of the biggest fundraising events in the UK, run by Breast Cancer Now and Breast Cancer Care.
The day raises money to fund breast cancer research and provides life-changing support. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. It occurs mainly in older women but can also affect men, every year in the UK about 55,000 women and 370 men are diagnosed with breast cancer. 1 in 7 women develops breast cancer and around 11,500 women will die from it (Breast Cancer Now).
2021 is the 20th year that Wear it Pink! has been held, with over £36 million raised since 2002.
Tania Hackett, Director of Bluebird Care Islington & Hackney, commented:
“Breast cancer can have devastating effects on the individual, families and friends. The staff at Bluebird Care Islington & Hackney will be wearing pink on the 22nd of October and raising money for breast cancer research.
Research is vital and fundraising for breast cancer research could truly help save lives. Bluebird Care is one hundred percent behind the campaign.”
To find out more about the Wear It Pink day and how you can get involved and help fundraising, please visit the Wear It Pink website: www.wearitpink.org
Bluebird Care is a national provider of care in the home, specialising in working with customers who live with dementia, physical disabilities and many other acute and chronic conditions. Bluebird Care work alongside their customers’ families, social services and the NHS to ensure each person receives the care they need.
Bluebird Care offers a unique service of tailored care visits which range from anything from 30 minutes to full live-in support. As well as personal care they also help with meal preparation, welfare checks, shopping, social trips, visits to the hospital and provide extra support for post-discharge customers.
For more information contact Bluebird Care on 0203 589 7799, email islington@bluebirdcare.co.uk or visit their website at www.bluebirdcare.co.uk/islington-hackney
