Switching on pink lights to raise awareness about breast cancer

September 29, 2017 by Zubaida Jawadi, Health Promotion Intern

The 1st of October marked the first day of breast cancer awareness month, with different landmarks around New Zealand taking part in the international Global Illumination Campaign.

“We are so grateful to all these landmarks for lending their support this year,” says Evangelia Henderson, chief executive of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. “They give such a wonderful visual reminder that every woman should be breast-aware.”

The campaign runs for the entire month of October and strategically aligns with the foundation’s major fundraising event, the Pink Ribbon Street Appeal, which takes place on the 13^th and 14^th of October.

Money raised through BCFNZ’s Pink Ribbon Street Appeal and through community fundraising events around the country will fund research into new targeted treatments, life-saving awareness initiatives and education programmes, and support New Zealanders going through breast cancer.

The table below shows the list of the landmarks that will be bathed in pink this October:

City	Landmark	Confirmed Dates of Illumination
Auckland	Sky Tower	1^st – 12^th of October 2017
Auckland	The Civic Theatre	1^st – 31^st of October 2017
Auckland	Auckland Town Hall	1^st – 31^st of October 2017
Christchurch	Christchurch Airport and Airways Tower	6^th – 31^st of October 2017
Christchurch	Fanfare Sculpture	10^th – 15^th of October 2017
Hamilton	Sky City Hamilton	2^nd – 31^st of October 2017
Hamilton	Bridge Street Bridge	1^st – 31^st of October 2017
Nelson	Nelson Cathedral	30^th of September – 1^st of October 2017
Nelson	Trafalgar Street Bridge	30^th of September – 1^st of October 2017
New Plymouth	Clock Tower	1^st – 31^st of October 2017
Palmerston North	Palmerston North Clock Tower	13^th of October 2017
Rotorua	Rotorua Museum	1^st – 31^st of October 2017
Taupo	Hilton Lake Taupo	1^st – 31^st of October 2017
Wellington	Woman of Words Sculpture	2^nd – 31^st of October 2017
Wellington	The Bucket Fountain	2^nd – 31^st of October 2017
Whangarei	Victoria Canopy Bridge	1^st – 31^st of October 2017
Whangarei	Te Matau a Pohe	1^st – 31^st of October 2017
Whangarei	Kotuitui Whitinga	1^st – 31^st of October 2017

About Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ): BCFNZ is a not-for-profit, non-government funded organisation that depends on donations and fundraising for its work in breast cancer education and awareness, medical research and training grants, advocacy, and supporting women with breast cancer. The BCFNZ’s programmes are evidence-based, overseen by its medical advisory committee. The pink ribbon symbol is a trademark of BCFNZ.

For more information, please contact:

Glenda Kane (Communications Manager)

Work Phone: 09 304 1227 | Mobile Phone: 027 686 9889 | Email:glendak@nzbcf.org.nz

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Switching on pink lights to raise awareness about breast cancer

The 1st of October marked the first day of breast cancer awareness month, with different landmarks around New Zealand taking part in the international Global Illumination Campaign.