Brian Whittle, MSP for the South Scotland Region, has shown support his for women affected by breast cancer by dressing up in pink and encouraging his constituents to take part in the UK’s biggest, brightest and pinkest fundraiser, wear it pink, on Friday 21 October.
wear it pink is back for its 15th year, calling on supporters across the country to add a flash of pink to their wardrobe for the day and raise money for Breast Cancer Now’s life-saving breast cancer research.
Brian joined fellow parliamentarians in Holyrood to encourage people across Scotland to get involved and help support Breast Cancer Now’s efforts to ensure that, by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer lives – an ambition shared by the Scottish Government and all party leaders in Scotland.
wear it pink raises close to £2 million each year for world-class research into breast cancer, and this year it’s going to be pinker and more fun than ever before. Anyone can take part, whether at work, at home or at school. All you have to do is wear something pink and donate what you can.
Commenting, Brian Whittle MSP said:
“It was a pleasure to join so many of my colleagues from across Scottish Parliament to support the wear it pink campaign. Every year in Scotland around 4,600 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and almost 1,000 people die from the disease. Every one of us can play a part in defeating this devastating disease.
Breast Cancer Now’s cutting edge research is making a huge difference; bringing them ever closer to the goal of preventing deaths from breast cancer by 2050. All of us can do at least one thing to help them reach that goal - I hope everyone in the local community will join me by wearing it pink on Friday 21 October and showing their support for Breast Cancer Now.
It might seem like a small thing, but it can make a big difference.”
Breast Cancer Now’s Director for Scotland, Mary Allison, said:
“I’m delighted that MSPs are coming together again this year to support wear it pink. Their continued support means a lot.
“More Scots are being diagnosed with breast cancer than a decade ago and it remains the most common cancer among women. We also know that while huge progress has been made in improving survival, almost 1,000 people a year in Scotland still die from this devastating disease.
“That’s why we need to continue to support research and find better ways to prevent, detect and treat breast cancer.”
Sign up to wear it pink on Friday 21 October to support Breast Cancer Now’s life-saving research. For more information or to register, visit www.wearitpink.org.