Staff from money dealing with consultants Volumatic have taken half in a particular ‘Put on It Pink’ day to boost cash for most cancers charity, Breast Most cancers Now.
Round 40 employees members primarily based at Volumatic’s Head Workplace in Coventry donned one thing pink – from socks, scarves and wigs to full head-to-toe outfits in pink, to boost funds for a charity very near their hearts.
Having been affected by breast most cancers each inside her circle of relatives and staff at work, Volumatic Buyer Service Consultant Mandy Home organised the charity day, which occurred on Friday 18th October 2024, to assist elevate cash for the 600,000 folks at the moment dwelling with breast most cancers within the UK.
Not solely did Mandy encourage her colleagues to put on one thing pink for the day and embellish the employees canteen in pink, however she additionally organized a pink bake sale, held video games and sweepstakes for everybody to participate in all through the day, all themed across the charity.
Mandy additionally made an impassioned speech firstly of the day, encouraging everybody to examine themselves repeatedly for indicators of most cancers and to hunt medical assist for even the slightest concern – highlighting that immediate motion actually could make a distinction and save lives.
Because of the generosity of everybody all through the day, the Volumatic staff raised £656, a sum that was then doubled by the Volumatic Board, to make a improbable closing whole of £1,312.
Breast Most cancers Now’s the UK’s largest breast most cancers charity with the goal of adjusting the lives of anybody affected by breast most cancers with each analysis and help. In addition to funding world-class researchers to develop higher remedies, preventable measures and earlier diagnoses, in addition they present a helpline, well being data and help companies for these affected and their family members.
Mandy, who has labored for Volumatic for over 25 years, was thrilled with the amount of cash raised and praised her colleagues for his or her fundraising efforts. “An enormous thanks to everybody at Volumatic for collaborating in ‘Put on It Pink’ day. It was so wonderful to see so many in pink – particularly our Gross sales Supervisor Tom, who wore pink shorts for the day! I personally laughed rather a lot on Friday and the spirit of Volumatic and the approaching collectively was improbable!”
James Harris, managing director at Volumatic, mentioned: “We at all times select a distinct charity to help yearly, and when Mandy urged elevating cash for Breast Most cancers Now, all of us needed to get behind the ‘Put on It Pink’ day for this extraordinarily worthy trigger.
“Most cancers is a horrible illness in all its types and a number of other members of the Volumatic staff are coping with it proper now, both personally or by their rapid household. I want to thank Mandy for main this fundraiser to assist therapy proceed to get higher for all involved,” he added.
