Alex Symington

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Fundraising for Breast Cancer Care
£1,903
raised of £800 target
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Alex Symington's fundraising, 6 September 2011
Breast Cancer Care

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RCN in England and Wales 1160558, Scotland SC045584
We offer care, support and information to anyone affected by breast cancer

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Updated on Sep 27th 2011 at 7:22 AM from the JustGiving API

Thank you to every single person who has been so generous to donate the my page and this great charity. I have decided to up my target to £1500 for the last 9 days before the show. Thank you so much all those wonderful people, friends, family and strangers who have been so amazing. I promise to do my bet cat walk strut, once I have mastered walking in heals!! Xxx

Updated on Sep 27th 2011 at 7:22 AM from the JustGiving API

Thank you to every single person who has been so generous to donate the my page and this great charity. I have decided to up my target to £1500 for the last 9 days before the show. Thank you so much all those wonderful people, friends, family and strangers who have been so amazing. I promise to do my bet cat walk strut, once I have mastered walking in heals!! Xxx

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

On Wednesday 5th October I will be modeling in the Breast Cancer Care fashion show which will be my first time ever on a professional catwalk!

All of the models who take part in this special event, like me, have experienced a diagnosis of breast cancer. The show is an amazing occasion of fashion and inspiration proving that you can still look and feel great after a diagnosis of breast cancer.

Last year's show was a fantastic event raising over £380,000 and this money made a vital difference to Breast Cancer Care. The reality is that there are more than half a million people in the UK today who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and every year another 50,000 hear the devastating news that they have the disease. Thanks to the generosity of people like you supporting The Show, Breast Cancer Care is here to for every one of them, providing expert information and skilled emotional practical support when it's needed most.

Thank you for sponsoring me and showing your support. I was diagnosed with breast cancer 4 ½ years ago when I was 24. I am now 28 and still battling it, I applied to be in the show before I was told I was going back on chemotherapy for the third time as my secondary tumors in my lungs and on my sternum where taking hold again. It has been a massive goal to aim for October as stepping onto the catwalk in front of everyone, including my family and friends who have supported me every step of the way, will be a chance to say I’m still here, living with it, living life to the full and still feel feminine. 

Being involved in The Show has also been an opportunity to meet other people who have been through a similar experience. I am lucky enough to be involved in co running a Norfolk breast cancer support group called ‘younger women’s group’ but it is always great to meet more inspirational women and men. Thank you Breast Cancer Care for bringing us together in such an unforgettable way. You can read more about my story in Eveing News Norwich 06/09/11 http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/taverham_woman_takes_to_the_catwalk_for_cancer_1_1014104  or in October issue of Marie Claire.

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Breast Cancer Care

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RCN in England and Wales 1160558, Scotland SC045584
On April 1 2019, Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now merged to create one charity for everyone affected by breast cancer. From research to care, we have people affected by the breast cancer at our heart – providing support for today and hope for the future. United, we have the ability to carry out even more world-class research, provide even more life-changing support and campaign even more effectively for better services and care. On April 1 2019, Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now are merging to create the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, united around the aim that by 2050 everyone who develops breast cancer will live and receive the support they need to live well now. Breast Cancer Care is a registered charity in England and Wales 1017658 and Scotland SC038104. From 1 April 2019 Breast Cancer Care will merge with Breast Cancer Now after that date all donations will go to Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now a charity registered in England and Wales (No. 1160558) and Scotland (SC045584)

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Total raised
£1,903.00
+ £453.25 Gift Aid
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£1,903.00
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£0.00

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