May is pink ribbon breakfast month, supporting breast cancer education, research and patient support.

There are a wide range of local fundraising events happening including a Dunstan High School pink ribbon breakfast, a Clyde and Districts Lions club pink ribbon morning tea, Uruuruwhenua Hauora pink ribbon event and local businesses such as Peter Lyon Shearing and Fulton Hogan holding breakfasts or fundraisers too.

Saturday’s morning tea organised by Clyde and Districts Lions Club includes raffles, and a best decorated bra competition. It’s being held at Aurum on Clutha retirement village at 10am.

DHS’ breakfast of yummy waffles is hosted by the DHS service committee on May 22 at 7.30am, in classrooms G2 and G3, tickets cost $10. Last year the DHS breakfast fundraiser netted the charity $650.

The crowd at the 2024 DHS Pink Ribbon breakfast. PHOTO: Isla Nelson 

Health provider Uruuruwhenua is hosting a pampering fundraiser at the tari (office), services such as gel nails, haircuts, mirimiri (traditional Māori massage) are available for koha (donation). A hangi is on for $15 and orders need to be in by May 23 (phone 0800 485 111).

The national campaign is led by Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand, a not for profit working towards zero deaths from breast cancer.

Thousands of kiwis will come together across the country in a show of support for women with breast cancer this month.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Kiwi women. 1 in 9 women will be diagnosed with it in their lifetime. And 650 women in Aotearoa die from the disease every year.

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