The Amazon Breast Support Group

Once again it’s time for me to report on another successful year for the Amazons, supporting & fund-raising for the benefit of local King’s Mill patients — specifically breast cancer patients but gladly often others too.

Pictured right, in The Amazon Lounge, is Geoff, our Secretary, who has displayed the SFHT Staff Excellence Award we won in2017. We are very proud of it & share it with everyone who made it possible.

2018 saw the forging of a close relationship with Stanton Hill Co op & becoming one of their adopted local charities. Their £1,000 donation helped towards the purchase of 20 Carers’ chairs in The Welcome treatment Centre &, as pictured above, we benefitted from a £370 donation when they had a fund-raising stall at The Ashfield Gala, Skegby. We are able to promote our Charity in store & they are continuing their support throughout this year. We say a particular “thank you” to store manager Tracy who has been so very helpful.

We again accepted an invitation from Mr. Ali Jahan to the AGM of The Breast Service Multi Disciplinary Team. The meeting was very informative. Our Breast Services are already the 5th best in the country & the Team is moving forward to introduce new techniques, expanding the service and creating a centre of excellence which will provide greater patient choice in an area of high demand. As pictured, we were introduced to the newest member of the team, Mr Wisam Ismail, Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, a much valued new addition.
My heartfelt thanks to all our supporters and fund-raisers, past, present & future. Our main project for 2019 is saving towards the new Tomosynthesis technology & helping where ever else we can within The Breast Services.

Named to honour one of the Amazon founder members, Liz Hunter, the event at Skegby’s Triple S Club included free nibbles, a Super Lucky Dip, a bar, 2 free prize draw “bears with booze”, an auction of guitar & quilted Advent Calendar & a raffle.

Terry Wiseman hosted the night brilliantly; Janet, Claire & Keith did a great job on the Tote (right) & the supporters raised a fantastic £1,584!

In October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we had our Annual Tombola & Awareness stall in Sutton’s Idlewells Precinct. We exchanged lots of conversation & info, gave away Newsletters & sold badges. The event raised £251! A Big Thank you to all helpers & Lily’s Cards for balloons!

..just like our other Monthly Open Meetings but with more food! It was great to share a festive evening with friends

Some of the “Knitting Nannas” came once more to an Amazon Tuesday Open Support Meeting and this time presented the Charity with a donation of £1,970! They had produced & sold hundreds of brightly–coloured knitted miniature chicks and rabbits containing mini Easter Eggs as far afield as Norfolk. What a cracking effort! They even sold chic chicks at our Fashion Show. HUGE THANK YOU, NANNAS

Saturday night entertainment was interrupted at Huthwaite’s Victoria Club when the Amazons were presented with donations of £260 & £330 from the families & friends of Peter Booker and Eric Sykes & Natalie. Thank you to them, Gary & Denise Waring at The Club & Jenny Chambers for helping.

To celebrate 50 YEARS since her treatment for breast cancer, Jean Hoof hosted a “Line Dancing Evening” at The Victoria Club. The music was given for free & the event included a lovely buffet, raising £470 which Jean presented at the Amazon’s Open Meeting! THANK YOU!

K/M Breast Care Specialist Nurses met Mansfield Fire Fighters for photos for a fund-raising calendar, depicting fire service life, after one of their female colleagues at the Station received treatment in the Breast Unit at K/M.