A charity that has helped hundreds of women through a breast cancer diagnosis has been awarded £25,000 that will enable it to provide even more support.
Hull & East Riding Breast Friends was founded in November 2005 by Jan Jones and Liz Drury who became friends during treatment for breast cancer at Castle Hill Hospital.
They recognised that, no matter how breast cancer touched people’s lives, there was a need to do something positive with the experience., and so HER Breast Friends began.
It is run by volunteers and a full-time member of staff, all of whom have been affected by breast cancer. To celebrate the Pink Ribbon Foundation’s 25th anniversary this month, it has awarded a special one-off grant of £25,000 to HER Breast Friends.
The Pink Ribbon Foundation is a grant making charity with a mission to fund projects and provide financial support to UK charities that help those affected by breast cancer, or who work to advance the understanding of breast cancer and its early one-off detection and treatment.
HER Breast Friends will use its £25,000 grant to purchase a van — enabling mobile delivery of their bra and wig fitting services, expansion of their breast awareness outreach, streamlined transportation of merchandise to hospitals, and support for fundraising and charity shop operations.
Jonathan Prince, Trustee of the Pink Ribbon Foundation says, “To mark 25 years of supporting those affected by breast cancer, the Pink Ribbon Foundation is proud to award £25,000 to this outstanding charity.
“These grants celebrate our milestone anniversary and honour the inspiring work being done across the UK to support individuals living with and recovering from breast cancer.
“We are deeply grateful to Hull & East Riding Breast Friends for applying for funding and we are thrilled to help them help women across Yorkshire.”
For many smaller charities, a grant from the Pink Ribbon Foundation can make a huge difference by providing a highly skilled programme of care, complimentary therapies, counselling for patients and their families, up-date communication materials, awareness programmes, lymphedema care, therapy sessions, specialist equipment extra nurses and vital research.
Jonathan added: “Congratulations to Hull & East Riding Breast Friends. We are honoured to support your work and celebrate the strength, hope, and resilience you bring to the breast cancer community. We hope to be doing the same for another 25 years.”