Tickled Pink fundraisers conquer their fears – By MARCUS STEAD
Members of staff at Asda in Barry have braved the new AEROSPACE white-knuckle ride at Barry Island Pleasure Park to raise more than £1,000 for the supermarket’s ‘Tickled Pink’ campaign.
Charlene Duddridge and her colleagues collectively raised £537 in sponsorship, and the Asda Foundation matched their efforts, making a total of £1,074.
Tickled Pink was launched by Asda in 1996 and has raised more than £77 million for leading breast cancer charities. Some of the money raised by Tickled Pink is given to research body Breast Cancer Now.
The rest of the Tickled Pink money is given to the CoppaFeel! charity, which focuses on the often-overlooked problem of breast cancer in younger people. The organisation promotes early detection of breast cancer and encourages women under 30 to regularly check their breasts.
Breast cancer is usually associated with women over the age of 45, but younger people (including men) can get the condition. This week marks the first anniversary of the death of Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding from breast cancer at the age of just 39.
Charlene paid tribute to the generosity of her colleagues, Asda customers and other members of the public: “We are extremely pleased and proud of the support from our sponsors and all those who turned up on the day to watch us.
“With help from our customers and colleagues, we’re raising funds for breast cancer treatments, education and support.
“Together, we’re putting breast cancer awareness on everyone’s list,” she said.
With a crowd of colleagues and visitors to the fairground watching on, Charlene and her co-workers boarded the new AEROSPACE ride, which reaches heights of 214ft, has a top speed of 75mph and produces a G force of four.
The fairground’s owner Henry Danter gave his backing to Charlene and her colleagues and wore a pink shirt for the occasion: “It was my privilege and pleasure to help and be part of a worthy cause, which so many people benefit from.
“My reward was to see the Asda team on that ride. Some of them looked as though they were fearing for their lives, but the majority looked very happy, because they were laughing at the people who weren’t quite so happy!
“It was a really good turnout, it’s a really good cause, and people had a lot of fun, so it was smiles all around and thumbs up,” he said.
🌟 This article first appeared in the printed edition of the Glamorgan Star on 22.09.22 – read it in print first!
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