I along with many other MSP's pulled on some eye-catching pink clothes at the Scottish Parliament to encourage constituents to take part in the UK’s biggest, brightest and pinkest fundraiser, wear it pink, on Friday 20th October.
Wear it Pink is back for its 16th 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.
I 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 will live.
The annual fundraising campaign has raised a staggering total of £30 million to date. 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.
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in Scotland - unfortunately most people know of someone affected by this terrible disease. Every year around 4,600 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and almost 1,000 people will die of it.
Wear it pink is an important opportunity to stand together and support Breast Cancer Now’s life-saving research. I would like to urge local people across my constituency to join me by wearing it pink on Friday 20 October and show their support for Breast Cancer Now.
Sign up to wear it pink on Friday 20th October to support Breast Cancer Now’s life-saving research. For more information or to register, visit www.wearitpink.org.
For more information on Breast Cancer Now’s work, visit breastcancernow.org or follow us on Twitter or on Facebook.