Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre to light up in Pink

Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre to light up in Pink for Breast Cancer this October

Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre will light up in pink during October, as part of a global call to action against breast cancer.

“We are so grateful to these landmarks for lending their support again this year,” says Evangelia (Van) Henderson, Chief Executive of The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation “They give such a wonderful visual reminder that everyone can do something to make a difference for the 2,700 NZ women who are being diagnosed with breast cancer every year.”

The Foundation’s major fundraising event, the Pink Ribbon Street Appeal, will be held on Friday 14 October 2010.

Ways you can take action in October include:

• Volunteer for our Pink Army of collectors. Call 0508 105 105 • Call us on 0800 902 732 to donate over the phone • Make a gold coin donation to one of our Street Collectors in exchange for a pink ribbon on Friday 14 October

• Whether you are at work, school, Playcentre or coffee group: Go Pink for a Day on 14 October • Register for regular screening mammograms if you are over 40. If you are aged between 45 -69 these are FREE through BreastScreen Aotearoa phone 0800 270 200. • Be 'Breast Aware' and know what looks and feels normal for your breasts • Join one of the hundreds of Community Fundraising events around New Zealand • Be 'Positively Pink' and purchase a Pink product from NZBCF sponsors and supporters, including The Warehouse

As the name suggests, Global Illuminations is a campaign to light up monuments worldwide. It was initiated by Evelyn Lauder of The Estée Lauder Companies and, since its launch in 2000, more than 200 prominent landmarks in more than 40 countries around the world have participated, including the Empire State Building, Kensington Palace, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Table Mountain and Niagara Falls.
The full list of New Zealand landmarks participating in the Global Illumination

are: City Landmark Illumination Date
Whangarei Old Municipal Building 1st-31st October
Hamilton Bridge Street Bridge 5th-19th October
Taupo Hilton Lake Taupo 1st-31st October
Rotorua City Focus Pink Lights Early October
Gisborne Gisborne Clock Tower 11th-18th October
Hastings Clock Tower 1st-31st October
Havelock North Clock Tower 1st-31st October
Palmerston North Clock Tower 30th September- 31st October
Palmerston North Regent on Broadway 6th-13th October
Wellington Michael Fowler Centre 1st-10th October
Nelson Nelson Cathedral 1st-31st October
Christchurch Canterbury Museum 1st-31st October
Invercargill Water Tower TBC

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