The Great Pink Gatsby Ball

The Great Pink Gatsby Ball

Prepare to dress up and party 1920s style at the Great Pink Gatsby Ball - a fundraising night of dancing, decadence and glamour to support young women aged 20 - 45 through the journey of breast cancer (and out the other side).

The Great Pink Gatsby Ball is timed to mark the culmination of New Zealand Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) and will be held on Friday 1st November 2013 at the Showgate, Riccarton Park, Christchurch.

The night will include:

• Live charity auction
• Live music from a local jazz duo and Christchurch band Devilish Mary & The Holy Rollers
• Dancing from the Swingtown Rebels
• Light refreshments
• Complimentary cocktails/mocktails
• Spot prizes
• Photo booth and professional portrait/event photographer

Based here in Christchurch, Shocking Pink is a registered charity dedicated to specifically support young women in New Zealand through breast cancer. With 370 young women newly diagnosed each year, they exist to help this often under-represented group connect with each other and offer grants and support services to help them, their carers and families through their journey.

Run entirely by volunteers, Shocking Pink works hard to keep overheads extremely low. This means that all fundraising dollars from this event, as well as generous donations, go towards grass roots programmes that make a real difference to the lives of young women living with breast cancer.

About the founders
Kylie Richardson was aged just 27 and Cheryle Robins 34 when they were both diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010., Finding a lack of support and resources specific to young women with breast cancer, they co-founded the Shocking Pink Charitable Trust in 2011 to create something positive from their situation. As well as providing resources at their website www.shockingpink.org.nz their Trust has already provided personal guidance and support to over 100 young women throughout NZ and further afield.

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