A big hello to everyone. Welcome to the Friday Update.
This week we have 29 new members. Please welcome @Pickles, @minty, @tommo, @rosieree, and all our new members.
I had the pleasure of spending the last week in Newcastle and Sydney with the BCNA team for our Information Forums. The highlights, putting faces to names, meeting some incredible women, men and their supporters as well as introducing people to the online network. Thank you to everyone who attended.
Community highlights
Have you seen the Best Of feed? This is collection of some of the best liked content in the online network as curated by you, the members. When enough members click the Like and Awesome reaction buttons on a post, the post goes on to appear in Best Of. Check it out here.
Yesterday, 13 October, was Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Our member Karen Cowley, who is living with metastatic breast cancer, shared her powerful story. Click here to read I’m Not Cancer but Cancer is a Part of Me. On this day, BCNA released a new edition of Hope & Hurdles, a free information resource for women and men living with metastatic breast cancer. Find out more here.
You might have seen some spam recently in the online network. While we have measures in places to prevent non-human spam bots from getting through, human spammers occasionally can still get through. Just like you, they registered, confirmed their accounts, logged in, and posted. We put some new filters in place to try and curb them. If you spot any spam (or anything that seems suspicious), please don’t respond to it and do report it. Every post has a flag button so don’t be afraid to use it.
News & events
As you know, October is Everything Awareness Month, as @InkPetal said. For us, it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We’ve got a social media campaign going on called Breast Cancer Doesn’t Discriminate. It features our members sharing their stories to help raise awareness. The response has been amazing and it has prompted more people to share their own stories about breast cancer. If you haven’t seen them, check out our Facebook page.
For those of you in NSW, The Dragons Abreast Festival will be taking place on Saturday 22nd October at Cockel Bay, Darling Harbour, Sydney. Experience the excitement of paddling and witness the very moving “Flowers on the Water” Ceremony. For more information visit Dragons Abreast Australia.
Our partners and supporters
BCNA is fortunate to have partners and supporters that help us ensure we deliver our programs and services free of charge to Australians affected by breast cancer.
This month, we’ve partnered with a number of wonderful
businesses who are selling pink products for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A
percentage of the sales of all these items go to BCNA.
Yates - Dianthus Blush Pink Seeds
BCNA is also delighted to partner with the Brisbane Racing Club for their Caulfield Cup Day Raceday to raise awareness and funds to help support Australians affected by breast cancer. We will be hosting a stylish cocktail function in the fabulous Birdcage Marquee which offers fantastic views of the course and is close to all the racing action. For more information and to book your spot, please click visit the event website.
Do you, your partner, kids, or grandchildren play sports? Whether it’s footy, cricket, gymnastics, netball, bowls club or something else, turn your club pink and help support BCNA. Host a Pink Sports Day and you’ll be raising vital funds that help BCNA provide crucial support services to Australians affected by breast cancer. It’s free for clubs to participate and BCNA will provide you with a great Pink Sports Day Event Pack with everything you need. For more information, visit our Pink Sports Day page.
I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to a weekend of rest and relaxation. What have you got going on this weekend? Whatever it is, I hope it’s a good one.
Ann-Marie x
