Recycle breast prosthesis and bras - (CLOSED no longer collecting)
Do you have a spare breast prosthesis you could donate to
help a woman in Fiji ?
Breast forms, preloved. Full or partial silicone prosthesis.
Soft forms also. Any size or shape needed.
Bras -Every kind of bra. Mastectomy or not. Any shape or
size. Clean, preloved or new.
Bra extenders are also much appreciated.
The Fijian Women’s Breast Cancer Project is an ongoing
collection of lightly worn breast prosthesis and bras from generous Australians.
Items are personally given and fitted at no cost to women
that have been selected by Fijian Breast Care nurses.
Not for profit. No money exchanges hands.
Done with approval from Fijian Health Department &
Fijian Cancer Society.
No close date for donations. 2014,15,16 trips in the past & trips
booked for 2017
Lilyblisstoyou.com
Post to Lily DeSantis at Lily Bliss to You or a local collector
ILLAWARRA
Lily Bliss
To You PO BOX 2072 TARRAWANNA 2518
Storage King Albion Park
Cossies R Us
CORRIMAL
Alchemy
Health PORT KEMBLA
Berkeley
Neighbourhood Centre
Breast Care
Nurse Wollongong Hospital
NOWRA
Shoalhaven/Nowra
Breast Cancer Support Group
SYDNEY
St
George & Sutherland Breast Cancer Support Groups St George &
Sutherland Hospital
Kristen
/Barden Ridge
Partners
Instyle Hairdesigners DAPTO
SOUTH
AUSTRALIA
Barossa Area
Fundraisers for Cancer Inc.
Tash GREENOCK 5360
TASMANIA
Breast
Cancer Network Australia Community Liason Mandy Trevallyn
TAS 7250
NEWCASTLE
You Really
Are Beautiful Warners Bay
QUEENSLAND
Champagne
for Breakfast Lingerie Chevron Island
Leanne P-
4165 Redlands & surrounding Qld
areas
ACT
Colleen's
Lingerie
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Great cause, I sent all my old bra's and prosthesis after my reconstruction. The ladies are so thankful.
Paula
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Thank you. I just wondered what i was going to do with all my bras. Definitely going to post them x2
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Oooh! I too was wondering what to do with mine....I never wore it so it's brand new! Will definately be passing it onto this wonderful cause!2
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Just posting to say we are still collecting and sending bras and prosthesis to Fiji Cancer Society.
Check facebook Lily Bliss To You for more info.
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https//www.facebook.com/LilyBlissToYou/ here is the link
great cause and what a wonderful way to recycle and reuse our items.1 -
HI all, this sounds like a great initiative. BCNA will look into ways to promote this great service too.1
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Hi this is a fantastic idea. I tried so many bras to get comfortable I have 3 post surgery bras all different sizes. Plus some others that might be useful so they will be heading out in the express post
just an idea @Marianne_BCNA how hard would it be to have a drop off point at the various activities.2 -
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More drop off places in Sydney would be good.Also wondering if there is a need for this amongst disadvantaged women in our own country?1
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Hi @TonyaM
I agree, whilst prosthesis are subsidized sometimes women need one before the due date because of weight gain or loss so there could be ladies needing assistance.
The cost of ''good'' bras could also be an issue for some ladies and not all are comfortable in the tank top style.
How could these ladies be supported and provided with some of the cast-offs ?
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We are always looking for more pop up event Fiji Bra collection opportunities such as Sutherland Shire Breast Cancer Support group did at their Mini Field of Women in October at a Fete. ( Its on their facebook page)
We also would love more drop off locations in Sydney - we just need to spread the word to find more kind hearted people with a public space- such as we have someone who works in the chemist in Nowra or people with a covered front porch where drops off can happen like in Barden Ridge. And they need a little storage space to hold items until they can be transported to Fairy Meadow. We are just a small bunch of ladies- no big network.But the further afield we can collect the easier it is for people to donate.
Check out our first Hospital comfort care pack Packing day we had on Monday.
https://www.facebook.com/LilyBlissToYou/
Regarding women in Australia- project Uplift might do that. Mostly overseas I think.They do also collect mastectomy products. They only have one or two specific collection points which are on their website.
Support The Girls is a very reputable Australian charity, I know the director well as we have crossed paths due to our common interest. They collect good quality bras for disadvantaged Australian women. I am not sure how often they need mastectomy bras or if they keep stock of that type of donations.
Kristen
Project Fiji volunteer
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https://www.facebook.com/Fijian-Womens-Breast-Cancer-Project-659679107559452/
Do you have a breast prosthesis to spare or some bras you could post to us?
Could you share this post to help spread the word?The Fijian Women’s Breast Cancer Project is an ongoing collection of bras and preloved breast prosthesis donated from generous Australians to help women in Fiji.
The Bras are used as a free gift to encourage women to attend cancer awareness education events and the women are VERY grateful.
We work in conjunction with the Fiji Cancer Society to transport and distribute items for free for awareness and Breast prosthesis and bras are fitted for free to women that have undergone a mastectomy.
Post to :-
Project Fiji
PO BOX 2072
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How great this cause is, and to help someone on with this journey as well. I will be sending mine soon, also my post mastectomy bras.1
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We would love some more breast prosthesis to recycle/reuse.
Can you spread the word please?
Teresa has been asked if she could take some spare breast prosthesis to the Reach for Recovery conference to give to the delegates from Zimbabwe & Kenya .
Teresa's abstract about FWBCP has been officially accepted for the 19th Reach to Recovery International Breast Cancer Support Conference to be held in Prague, Czech Republic, 12 – 15 June, 2019,
Teresa went to Fiji in 2017 with Lily, is a strong supporter of FWBCP and has attended R2R in the past
(Brisbane ,Australia 2009, Tapei Tawain 2011,Cape Town South Africa 2013, Beijing China 2015 )and now Prague 2019.Teresa took her BCNA lady on her travels.- great photo of her with it on The Great Wall in China
Teresa is travelling to Prague with her daughter and two friends as part of a holiday, and they all have offered some suitcase space.
Any prosthesis they can't fit will be sent to Fiji.
You can go to our Facebook page to share this news .
"I am a breast cancer survivor since 2008. I am now a
volunteer with Reach For Recovery Zimbabwe an arm under The Cancer Association
of Zimbabwe. Breast foams and prosthetic are not easily available here for
the low income earners . I will be attending the Prague conference and would
appreciate if I will be able to bring a few donated ones for our breast cancer
patients. The Cancer Association of Zimbabwe will be responsible for the
administration and distribution . Thanking you in advance on behalf of our
organization. Faresi"
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