Shropshire builders don pink hard hats for breast cancer charity
Construction staff in Shropshire swapped their usual hard hats and high visibility jackets for bright pink hats and vests in support of a breast cancer research charity.
Staff at David Wilson Homes Mercia donned pink on Friday to help raise awareness for Breast Cancer Now.
Site teams across Shropshire did their bit for the wear it pink campaign.
Research
Over £31.5 million has been raised by wear it pink supporters since it began in 2002.
The charity helps towards funding cutting-edge research across the UK and Ireland to help find a cure for breast cancer at all stages.
Steve Barton, senior sales manager at David Wilson Homes Mercia, said: “We are very happy to be supporting wear it pink for breast cancer awareness and I think our construction team have a lot of fun getting to wear pink PPE for the day.
"We’re taking part in the fantastic campaign to supporting those suffering with breast cancer and hopefully do our bit towards raising awareness. It is very important that as a leading housebuilder we are getting involved and supporting charities like this.
“We hope that our contribution to the breast cancer campaign can help to make the day even bigger and better than last year and raise money to help us get closer to beating breast cancer altogether.”
Every day more than 140 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK.
The money raised will help the 50,000 women and 350 men diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK.
Breast Cancer Now’s wear it pink day is one of the biggest fundraising events in the UK.
Taking place during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, thousands of people wear it pink in their communities, schools or work places for Breast Cancer Now.
For more information on the charity visit breastcancernow.org
Alternatively, call the supporter engagement team on 0333 20 70 300 or email supporterengagement@breastcancernow.org
