Wear a Hat to Work for Brain Tumours

"Wear A Hat To Work" in March 2010 and raise money for research

Brain Tumour Action is partnering with the umbrella group charity Brain Tumour Research and other member charities to use the month of March 2010 to raise awareness and funds for brain tumour charities.  We are hoping that everyone will join us to wear a hat on a date in March and help us with this campaign.

The impossible can be achieved

In the UK, five year survival for leukaemia is now 80% compared to 20% thirty years ago and in most cases there is a cure.  This is because of the sterling work done by charities such as Children with Leukaemia and Leukaemia Research with the support of celebrities like Gary Lineker to raise awareness and funds for research into leukaemia.  The impossible has happened, families are seeing loved ones beat the disease and live much longer than they would have ever dreamed possible.

Brain tumours are sometimes called a Cinderella disease, because so little is known about them.  This means they are also forgotten when it comes to allocating funds for research.  Yet, more children and people under the age of 40 die of a brain tumour than leukaemia or any other cancer and five year survival is still only 14%.

Can you help?

Would you, your workplace, club or organization consider having a ‘wear a hat’ day to help us with our brain tumour awareness month in March?  Would you consider asking people to wear a hat and bring in a pound or two on any day in March to suit you?  If you want to do more than this we would be delighted.  Here are links to four posters and a guide to running your Wear A Hat Day:

Poster One

Poster Two

Poster Three

Poster Four

Guide To Running Your Own Wear A Hat Day

Please note that Poster One and Poster Two are intended for use in schools, and Posters Three and Four are designed for the workplace.

Monies raised will be split between Brain Tumour Action and Brain Tumour Research.  Cheques to be made payable to Brain Tumour Action (we will forward monies to Brain Tumour Research).

If you can help in this way we would also love you to send any photos from the day to upload to our website.  Please contact me on administrator@braintumouraction.org.uk

February 15, 2010   Posted in: News from BTA


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