Stand up tall and let’s beat cancer
Charity shop staff in Paisley are standing up to cancer and they want Buddies to get involved.
Decked out in orange wigs and tutus, Cancer Research UK workers and volunteers at Causeyside Street raised £245 to help fund lifesaving research.
Jewellery, cakes and refreshments were on sale at the special fundraiser at Paisley Local Market in the High Street where shoppers also tried their hand at a raffle and tombola.
Cancer Research UK and Channel 4’s joint fundraising campaign Stand Up To Cancer raises money to fund vital research which will provide new and better treatments to cancer patients faster.
Launched in the UK in 2012, Stand Up To Cancer has already raised over £62million to fund 52 pioneering clinical trials and research projects.
Shop manager Mi c h e l l e Fernandes, who grew up in Brazil but has recently moved to Scotland, said she was inspired by the people of Paisley.
Michelle, 32, said: “I am loving living and working in Paisley.
“I think almost every family has a loved one who has been through cancer and it’s a cause close to my heart.
“Many of our staff, volunteers and customers have been touched by cancer, so we want to do all that we can to help accelerate progress in the fight against the disease and save more lives.”
She added: “We’re proud of our amazing team of more than 20 volunteers who give their time and talents freely to help in our Cancer Research UK shop.
“I’d also like to thank our assistant manager Gavin Blackwood who kept the shop running on Saturday giving us the chance to meet shoppers and fundraise for Stand Up To Cancer.
“Cancer is unforgiving, unpredictable and relentless. But by standing up to it, with a united pledge to fundraise for groundbreaking research, we can beat it at its own game.”
In Scotland, around four people every hour are diagnosed with cancer.
Stand Up To Cancer unites scient i s t s, celebrities and communities across the UK, raising money to take developments from the lab and transform them quickly
Cancer is unforgiving, unpredicatable and relentless
into brand new tests and treatments.
Scientists are developing new tactics to boost the immune system’s ability to take out cancer cells.
They’re creating cutting- edge technologies to detect cancer cells in the blood, which could transform the way cancer is diagnosed.
And they’re using MRI to turn radiotherapy into a more precise, personalised and powerful anticancer weapon.
Supporters in Paisley are being urged to make a stand by getting involved in Stand Up To Cancer’s Fortnight of Fundraising which runs until Friday.
A free fundraising pack is available full of ideas on how to raise some cancer crushing cash at work, school or home.
For more information and to get involved visit su2c.org.uk