A CAMPAIGN group elevating consciousness of breast most cancers has raised greater than £1,200 for charity with certainly one of its first occasions round Northwich.
BooBee held a profitable pub quiz fundraiser at The Spinner & Bergamot in Comberbach on Tuesday, July 16.
Not solely does the group goal to lift consciousness about breast most cancers, it additionally hopes to alter girls’s mindsets to assist cut back dangers to their well being.
Northwich resident Claire Spragg, who was recognized with breast most cancers throughout lockdown in 2021, is one of many quiz occasion organisers.
She mentioned: “The occasion was incredible, it was loved by everybody concerned.”
The quiz was an enormous success (Picture: Provided)
The full raised was £1,237, which can be break up between the Forestall Breast Most cancers and Make 2nds Rely charities.
After her triple adverse breast most cancers was found throughout an annual mammogram, and following her profitable remedy, Claire was impressed to assist make a distinction for extra girls like her.
She has since joined the BooBee group and is now a member of its Knutsford ‘Hive’.
Claire added: “I met some inspirational folks, together with the fantastic Margo [Cornish, BooBee’s founders] who has invited me to hitch the Boobee Hive.
Queen Bee of Knutsford Hive Jane Taylor, left, Claire Spragg, centre, and Tracey Bown, proper (Picture: Provided)
“It’s serving to me to get to know others who have had related conditions to me and with the identical objectives to assist forestall breast most cancers for all future generations.
“I additionally need to promote for everybody to have their mammograms when they’re invited, I didn’t have any signs and a Mammogram saved my life.”
BooBee additionally collects funds for its two chosen charities by internet hosting numerous occasions throughout a lot of smaller ‘hives’ the place native girls and native tales are on the centre of the hive’s fundraising course of.
Claire is now wanting ahead to what the Knutsford Hive has deliberate for the longer term.
A Zumba occasion is scheduled in September which is able to happen in Frodsham, whereas a meal can be scheduled for November, set to happen at Nunsmere Corridor.
Greater than £1,200 was raised on the evening (Picture: Provided)
BooBee additionally has an enormous occasion deliberate, with all of the hives coming collectively for ‘Bingo Bedlam’ on Saturday, October 12.
The occasion guarantees to convey some 80s-style enjoyable to the trigger and includes a catwalk the place all the girls concerned in BooBee can have the possibility to take to the stage.
It’s hoped that funds raised will go towards constructing a brand new mammogram screening centre in Manchester.