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Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM)
October is internationally recognised as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and is The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation’s major fundraising event. October 2007 Pink Ribbon Calendar
Breast Cancer Awareness TVC - click here to view online Pink Ribbon Day Street Appeal Volunteers are essential to the success of Pink Ribbon Day and the ongoing lifesaving activities of the Foundation.This year we had 250 area co-ordinators based throughout NZ & over 6,000 volunteers who helped on the day! Would you like to help collect vital funds for the fight against breast cancer and be involved in 2008? If you are able to spare a few hours of your time to collect on Friday 10th October 2008 or would like to get more involved with the organisation of the Street Appeal in your local area, we would love to hear from you! Register your interest in becoming a Pink Ribbon Area Co-ordinator or Pink Ribbon Collector. Pink Pin/Wrist Band Campaign Stockists included:
You too can support the 2008 Pink Ribbon campaign, by having a box of Ribbons and or Wrist Bands at your workplace or community group. Displaying the donation box in a prominent position will encourage your customers, friends and work colleagues to buy a ribbon or wrist band and together you will all be supporting the fight against breast cancer. Register your interest. Global Illumination 2007 New Zealand buildings and landmarks included:
The Wizard of New Zealand (Christchurch) also lent a hand in 2002 by wearing pink robes on 2nd and 3rd October. Keep posted for information on the 2008 Global Illumination participants!
Dove Pink Star Walk
Check out the photos from the 2007 Dove Pink Star Walk Back after a hugely successful first year, the second annual Dove Pink Star Walk took place on Saturday 6th October 2007 beneath a starlit Auckland sky and was bigger, better and pinker than ever before. View photos from the 2007 Dove Pink Star Walk The Topp Twins Recovery Tour - October 2007New Zealand’s favourite twins Lynda and Jools Topp undertook their first National tour since Jools was diagnosed with Breast Cancer last year. The Recovery Tour was staged in October to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness month, with the Topp Twins donating a percentage of proceeds to the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation. The show featured the Best of the Topp Twins from the last 25 years. The live show also introduced new songs and hilarious new comedy from the Bowling Ladies – Mavis and Lorna – who appeared in the Topp’s last TV series. Best of friends since meeting at the Crematorium (their husbands were cremated on the same day), Mavis and Lorna spend their time travelling to bowling tournaments throughout New Zealand. Keen gardeners, Mavis and Lorna are always on the scout for new cuttings to take home and root. The Topp Twins will also present rising new star, Cameron Luxton, who is only 12 years old but already charming audiences with his mature voice and stage presence. Cameron was the Junior Overall Winner at the 2006 Gold Guitars and has performed with the Topp Twins at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Australia. The Topp Twins Recovery Tour was a celebration of life, with love and laughter - the perfect tonic Jools credits for her return to health. Jools would like to extend her thanks for the enormous support and encouragement she received during her battle with Cancer. Says Jools, “I’m looking forward to getting back on the road, the last year has been a long hard challenge but I am now ready for a new one - making sure NZ audiences get a great night out. Community EventsEach year a variety of events are conducted around New Zealand on the Foundation’s behalf by groups and individuals within the community. The Foundation is grateful for the vital awareness, support and funds that these events provide. If you are interested in supporting the Foundation with a fundraising event, we would like to hear from you. As the Foundation does like to help out where appropriate, please let us know the details of the particular event, initiative or campaign that you are planning and any assistance you may need. For further information or for free resources to compliment your fundraiser please contact Amanda Paull by phoning 09 523 4399 or email amandap@nzbcf.org.nz Our heartfelt thanks to the organisers of past events for their valuable contributions. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and our busiest time of year for community events. Please see below for a summary of events held in October 2007. Saturday 13th October 
Freestyling for Funds is an annual fundraising event on the ski fields and istook place at Turoa on the 13th of October. The event is a fun day on the mountain and participants have the chance to ride with some of New Zealand’s top coaches and riders. There was a bbq, raffle, dj and all riders had the chance to win fantastic prizes from K2, Rip Curl, Snowpark, Ruapehu, Smith Optics, and R&R Sport. For more information contact Fiona Duncan on fioona@hotmail.com The Auckland Women in Motorcycles Association held their annual pink ribbon motorcycle ride on Sunday 14th October. Over 300 bikes attended the rides this year. The ride started at the ASB Stadium in Kohimarama and finished at Western Springs Park. For more information contact Jules on Julie@neale.co.nz or 021 614 646 For a printable version of the 2007 Motorcyclye Ride poster and event details click here. November 2007 Thursday 15 th November The Hope Women's Golf Classic was held at Titirangi Golf Club ( Auckland) on Thursday 15th of November 2007. The event was organised by Wilson, one of the world's leading manufacturers of sports equipment. Proceeds from the golf tournament were donated to the Foundation. This golf tournament is exclusively for women and the entry fee is $100 per player, or $360 per team of four. The Hope Women’s Golf Classic was followed by the Hopetail (Cocktail) Party and Auction. Download the registration form or visit www.wilsonsports.co.nz or www.thegolfhouse.co.nz or www.parnz.co.nz or phone 09 486 1077. Be in quick as places for 2008 are limited.
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The Pink Ribbon is the international symbol of breast cancer awareness and trademarked to the Foundation in New Zealand. Pink Ribbon Day is our nationwide street appeal and was held on Friday 12th October in 2007. Volunteer Area Co-ordinators and collectors were out on the streets gathering donations in return for a pink ribbon – some collected for a few hours and others enjoyed participating for the day.
The Foundation’s Pink Enamel Ribbons, Pink Fabric Ribbons and Pink Ribbon Wrist Bands were available for sale throughout October from major retail outlets, community and sporting groups together with workplaces nationwide.
In 2000 The Estée Lauder Companies launched its annual “Global Landmarks Illumination Initiative”, in which historic landmarks are illuminated in pink lights on October 1 st to focus worldwide attention on breast cancer. More than 200 prominent landmarks in more than 40 countries around the world have participated, including The Empire State Building in USA, Kensington Palace in London, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, Table Mountain in Cape Town and the Sky Tower in Auckland.
SKYCITY Auckland’s Sky Tower was New Zealand’s inaugural monument and each year is the first in the world to be lit pink, at the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 
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