Supporting young women through breast cancer
| December 11, 2011 | Posted by admin under Information |
Shocking Pink is a charitable trust founded by two young women after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Our aim is to provide information, support and resources to young women with breast cancer to help make the journey through – and out the other side – a little easier. Our website is still a work in progress so check back often for updates. You can also subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to hear about new developments.
Entertainment Books are here again!
| April 11, 2013 | Posted by Kylie Richardson under News |
Entertainment Book 2013
It’s that time of year – pre order your 2013/2014 Entertainment Book now to avoid disappointment. Books will be available from mid May.
Visit https://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/137365p to pay online via credit card, or submit your order via our shop if you want to pay by cash, cheque or internet banking.
We can do books for any region, but pick up is only available for Christchurch.
Shocking Pink Sanctuary Launched 1st March 2013!!
| February 27, 2013 | Blog, News |
We are so pleased to announce that we are now ready to launch phase two of the Shocking Pink Sanctuary Programme. The Shocking Pink Sanctuary (based in Christchurch) now offers a range of support services for those diagnosed with breast cancer and their supporters, covering aspects of mind, body and spirit. We will be providing… more
Mindfulness Meditation Retreat 2013
| January 31, 2013 | Events, News |
Want to find a way to better navigate stressful times? Feeling the need for a sense of ease in your life? Want to learn how to be more gentle with yourself? Learn the art of mindfulness through 2 residential weekends and a commitment to home practice. As part of our Shocking Pink Sanctuary programme, we… more
Living life to the Max!
| September 13, 2012 | Blog |
We’re ecstatic to share with you that we’ve been awarded a Max Foundation Grant to allow us to start rolling out a program designed to assist young women in the Christchurch area in coping with the side effects and the after effects of a breast cancer diagnosis. Thank you so much Max! To find out… more
We’re holding on for a hero til the morning light (well several actually!)
| June 7, 2012 | Blog, News |
We are so pleased to announce that we’ve just registered with EverdayHero, New Zealand and Australia’s top online fundraising site. Feeling inclined to run a long way? bike up a big hill? bake/sell some cakes or even shave off your hair in the name of our good cause? Well now you can do all/any/some of… more
Shop Shocking Pink
| May 23, 2012 | News |
Shocking Pink has launched an online shop that we’re going to load up with gorgeous fundraising products. We’re starting small with just a couple there now, but the collection will grow so keep checking back regularly. Check it out here: http://shockingpink.org.nz/product-category/fundraising-products/ more
Show Your Heart
| May 8, 2012 | News, Sharing the love |
Show Your Heart: for Women Living With Breast Cancer Enjoy Arnott’s Tim Tam during May and help support women living with breast cancer. May marks a month-long fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition (BCAC). Supported by Arnott’s, the fundraiser asks you to ‘Show Your Heart’ by buying Tim Tam during the month from Countdown,… more
30 hours 4 flights and 2 car journeys to get to C4YW and worth every minute!
| March 31, 2012 | Posted by Cheryle Robins under Blog, News |
Mardi Gras Beads
The annual C4YW conference for young women affected by breast cancer takes place in the US and is a joint venture between the Young Survival Coalition (YSC) and Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC).
This year we were both lucky enough to each receive a partial travel grant and so with a little help from our friends (and a whole lot of swimming) we made the epic journey to New Orleans last month, took in a little Mardi Gras and a whole lot of useful information for us young things on this breast cancer journey or YWBC as we shall be known from now on (might as well join in on those abbreviations!).
Time to toast my Most to Most – 44kms in 30 days!
| February 2, 2012 | Posted by Cheryle Robins under Blog, News |
Yes! at 11.30 on Tuesday 31st January 2012 I finally made it to the Lyttelton epicentre!
The results are in…
44kms
30 days (26 of them swimming)
26 mugshots
1760 lengths
23 or so hours in the water
The Most to Most – Time to up the ante!
| January 23, 2012 | Posted by Cheryle Robins under Blog, News |
Today is day 22 of my challenge meaning I’ll only have 8 more days to go after today.
As of today (pre-swim) I have…
Swam 26.5 kms -that’s 1060 lengths
Spent aproximately 13 hours in the water
Bought and posed with 20 daily newspapers
Reached my initial fundraising target of $2400 with generous donations from friends, family and kind members of the public.
Still 9 swims to go – what to do with the rest of the time? …
How about I up the ante and make it from one earthquake epicentre to another?
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