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Assembly Members back Breast Cancer Campaign’s Wear it Pink Day

News | Richard Gurner | Published: 13:00, Tuesday October 18th, 2011.

Plaid AM Lindsay Whittle

Two of Caerphilly’s leading politicians have pledged to wear pink to raise awareness of breast cancer.

Labour’s Jeff Cuthbert and Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle have backed the Breast Cancer Campaign fundraising event.

On Friday October 28, people in schools, colleges and businesses throughout the country are encouraged to don an item of pink in support of campaign and each donate £2 to fund breast cancer research.

Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert
Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert

Last year hundreds of thousands people took part in wear it pink to help improve survival rates for the one in eight women who experience breast cancer during their lifetime.

To take part visit www.wearitpink.co.uk and register to receive your free fundraising pack.

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