Christmas is a time of celebration for most, but for over 1440 families in Northern Ireland who were faced with a breast cancer diagnosis this year - it may be extremely difficult.

After a very challenging year, we want to reach out to these families and with your help, bring some joy to their lives this Christmas and beyond.

This year the Covid-19 pandemic has placed extra burdens upon us all, and like many other industries the charity sector has been badly affected by its impact. But unfortunately, people will continue to be diagnosed and affected by breast cancer physically, mentally, and emotionally.

It is therefore imperative that we are able to provide our vital services to support local people affected by breast cancer both at Christmas and in the future. In order to do so we need to raise some much-needed funds.

Throughout the year, we have continued to provide financial assistance to patients via the Pretty n Pink Support Fund, and we have also provided some complementary therapies (where it was safe to do so and adhering to regulations at the time), and we would like to thank our supporters for enabling us to provide these vital services.

To help us continue to support patients and families this Christmas and into 2021, we are appealing to our supporters to help us once again by supporting our 2020 Christmas Appeal.

There are a number of ways in which you can support us this Christmas:

Gifts for Giving - swap gifts for charitable giving by making a donation to Pretty n Pink in lieu of teachers gifts or the office secret Santa.

Donate in lieu of Christmas cards.

Gift a therapy session to a breast cancer patient.

We also want to show support and solidarity to all the women, men, and families who are affected by breast cancer at this time. We want to send our love and thoughts to them this Christmas and beyond. Pretty n Pink is still, and always will be here to support you.

If you would like to support us in your own way this Christmas (in a safe and socially distanced manner adhering to current guidelines and regulations) our little pink elves would love to hear from you. Contact us on 02890 347780, email info@prettynpink.org.