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24.01.2007

LADIES’ GOLF UNION & BREAKTHROUGH BREAST CANCER FORM PARTNERSHIP 

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The Ladies’ Golf Union and Breakthrough Breast Cancer have announced a partnership that aims to raise awareness and funds with the help of lady golfers. 

Breakthrough Breast Cancer is the UK’s leading charity committed to fighting breast cancer through research, campaigning and education and with the help of the LGU hopes that many within the golfing community will take up ‘Breakthrough’s £1000 Challenge’.

Speaking at the launch of the initiative at the Ladies’ Golf Union AGM in Edinburgh, Lesley Burn, its CEO said, “We feel that ladies’ golf is in a strong position to put something back into the wider community and are delighted to have formed a partnership with Breakthrough Breast Cancer.”

“Several of our staff and executive council will take up Breakthrough’s £1000 Challenge. Special Breakthrough golf pins will be available to all clubs and at our events. If our modest contribution helps towards greater knowledge of this devastating disease and helps achieve Breakthrough’s vision of a future free from the fear of breast cancer then something positive will have been accomplished from our partnership. It is with this in mind that we were today delighted to present Dr Smalley, Mammory Stem Sells Team Leader at the Breakthrough Toby Robins Breast Cancer Research Centre, with a cheque for £1500 collected at our 2006 Women’s British Open.”

Chris Askew, Director of Fundraising at Breakthrough Breast Cancer was equally enthusiastic over the initiative and said, “We are excited to be working in partnership with the LGU and the golfing community as a whole. Through future innovative fundraising from lady golfers and golf clubs and through sales of the specially created lapel pins which reflect this partnership, you will be raising the vital funds needed to continue Breakthrough’s pioneering work.”

Further Information 

www.breakthrough.org.uk/lgu

lgu@breakthrough.org.uk

Susan Simpson, Director of Championships, Ladies’ Golf Union,
Tel: (44) 1334 475811

Marie Watton, Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Tel: (44) 207 280 4260

Join the Club and show your support for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. To kickstart your £1,000 Challenge request your specially created lapel pins today. To request your pins and for further information telephone Louise on 020 7025 2455 or email lgu@breakthrough.org.uk

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