Passionate Pink! was born in June 2007: We launched with a spectacular Charity Fashion Show on the 7thJune in the grounds of Oxford Castle at the amazing Malmaison Hotel.
Meet the Founder: Debra Little
Deb, who in her 'real life' is a Civil Servant had for the past few years chaired a regional fund raising group for the charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer. During this time she has worked tirelessly in a purely voluntary capacity for the charity organising with milatary precision events in fabulous locations, to name just a few of her venues: Blenheim Palace, Waddesdon Manor & The Malmaison Hotel Oxford. Debra has raised not only vital funds, and the profile of the charity but also awareness of the fabulous work in research carried out by the amazing scientists at Breakthrough Research Centres throughout the UK.
Debra says:
Passionate Pink! came about due to feedback from the events we held over the years, this told us that the people who come along to our events, our supporters, wanted us to help other charities as well as Breakthrough Breast Cancer. We always listen to our supporters because we are conscious that without them we couldn’t help any charity.
What does this mean?
Quite simply, we have founded Passionate Pink! to establish our own identity and give us the freedom to help other charities which will be chosen in June each year by our supporters.
So what have you been up to since the launch of Passionate Pink! in 2007?
We have had quite a sad year since our launch, having illness and very sadly bereavements within our group, as such some of our major events had to be posponed during 2007/2008.
Thankfully we had tremendous support when we had to postpone events, from not only the venues but also from our friends. These people who actually come along to our events and put their hands into pockets were fantastic, we will be eternally grateful for the support we had during this most painful time from everybody who understood what kind of predicament we were in.
Now things are looking up again, we are planning to re- launch in June this year - details will be on this site when we have confirmed the venue, we will look forward to seeing everybody there.
So who are you supporting this coming year 2007/2008
We are intending to continue to support research into Breast Cancer year on year as this holds a special place in the hearts of many of our supporters. At Breakthrough Breast Cancer their work in research is second to none so this coming year we will continue to support them. Along side, we also help Macmillan Cancer Support, they are a fabulous charity who offers support to people who suffer from all kinds of cancer and their families in many ways, ideally we would like to raise enough money to fund a Macmillan Breast Care Nurse for one year.
How can we help?
By coming along to one of our fabulous Passionate Pink! events, or holding one for us, you will be giving your employees, clients, friends and family the opportunity to support the fight against the Breast Cancer.
Let us all remember Breast Cancer is the number one health concern for women in the UK, it is a disease which effects thousands of women, their families, partners and loved ones. The vision of Breakthrough Breast Cancer is 'to create a future free from the fear of Breast Cancer' We can all help them achieve this vision.
