Here is how you can help make a difference
Every year, around 3,400 women and approximately 30 men are diagnosed with breast cancer in Ireland.
People can sign up to host a Big Pink Breakfast throughout the month of October to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
A Big Pink Breakfast can be a tea or coffee morning at work, a family and friends get together at home or a bake sale in your community.
First step is to register here, then you can start planning, pick a date and venue and spread the word!
Typically receiving just 5% of its funding from Government, the Irish Cancer Society’s cancer research and vital free services like the Support Line, Transport Service, Daffodil Centres, Cancer information, financial grants and Night Nursing are fuelled by fundraising.
Patrice Morrissey, a lone parent of three boys, was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2023. While going through her treatment last October, Patrice hosted a Big Pink Breakfast at her workplace and raised an incredible €13,500 for the Irish Cancer Society.
She said, “When you sign up to host a Big Pink Breakfast, you are choosing to help people affected by breast cancer like me and my family. Hearing those three words “you have cancer” is devastating. I had my family around me, and they helped me through my diagnosis, but it was also incredibly comforting to visit a Daffodil Centre for advice, access Irish Cancer Society-funded counselling and to get a free lift to and from some of my appointments- all incredible free services, fuelled by the generosity of the public.
“None of those services and supports are possible without fundraising initiatives like the Big Pink Breakfast. That’s why I wanted to host my own Big Pink Breakfast event – so that I could give back to breast cancer patients coming after me. I’d encourage anybody to sign up, get the kettle on, get baking or run to your local shop, make a big a difference and positively impact the life of somebody going through breast cancer this October.”
Make A Donation
If you are unable to host your own Big Pink Breakfast you can still Donate Here.
Thanks to your generosity, breast cancer patients, like Patrice will have access to support throughout their diagnosis.
