who packed all 14,000 of our bags with the ponchos and lights inside them for Field of Women LIVE.
It was a HUGE job and took all week to complete. With out their support this event would not of been possible.
Following on from the training session, Western Bulldogs will be auctioning these
jumpers off through our On-Line Auction web site. This auction will
commence today. Click here to view from 1.00pm onwards.
Also Western Bulldogs will have a small retail range of these Guernseys available for
purchase at $129.95 from Bulldogs Central, with $20 from the sale of
each retail Guernsey being donated to the Breast Cancer Network
Australia.
To purchase these jumpers simply go to bulldogsdirect.com.au or call Bulldogs Central on 1300 GO DOGS (46 36 47)
Melbourne coach Dean Bailey and Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade today called on all footy fans to don the pink and register for Field of Women LIVE. Dressed in their Pink Poncho the coaches gave little away from their game plan on Friday night but showed plenty of support for Breast Cancer Network Australia.
Track and Field athlete, Raelene Boyle who represented Australia at four Olympic Games and has won three Olympic Silver Medals, seven Commonwealth Gold Medals and two Commonwealth Silver Medals, spoke to the women about her experience with Breast Cancer and how much BCNA means to her.
All the women left the breakfast full steam ahead to help BCNA reach their target fundraising amount of $1 million.
Field of Women LIVE 2010 Event Champion Pia Miller played a starring role in today's Herald Sun, striking a hot pink pose to help promote registrations for Field on Women LIVE 2010. The mum of two young sons is looking forward to joining us at the MCG on Friday, 7 May, to show her support for friends and families across Australia who are affected by breast cancer. No doubt Pia will also be leading the Demons cheer squad directly after the Breast Cancer Network Australia event, when her husband Brad Miller hits field for the Melbourne Football Club V Western Bulldogs match!
Kathy has continued to generate support through her GoFundraise page and has now raised an unbelievable $12,302.00! Kathy met her initial goal of $1,800.00 weeks ago and her numbers continue to rise daily! Click Here to see Kathy's progress >>
Kathy has been diagnosed with her third breast cancer and is fundraising to demonstrate her optimism for the future and to support Breast Cancer Network Australia.
A true Pink Lady, we thank Kathy for her amazing support!
On Monday March 22nd, Governor David de Kretser and Mrs Jan de Kretser hosted a late afternoon reception at Government House to officially launch Breast Cancer Network Australia's Field of Women LIVE 2010.
Leaders from government, business, sport and the media heard about the significance of the event from Mrs Jan de Kretser who emphasised the importance of supporting BCNA in its mission 'to ensure that Australians diagnosed with breast cancer and their families receive the very best information, treatment, care and support possible, no matter who they are or where they live.'
BCNA CEO, Lyn Swinburne AM, spoke of the impact of breast cancer, not only on the 38 woman each day who will be told they have breast cancer, but also on their families, friends, colleagues and communities. She thanked the supporters of the event whose sponsorship will ensure that one hundred per cent of the $50 registration will go directly to supporting Australians affected by breast cancer.
In a moving account of her personal journey with breast cancer, survivor Lisa Seward described BCNA's key resource, the My Journey Kit, as providing a lifeline that allowed her to regain control, when dealing with the overwhelming news of her own diagnosis.
Creating her Go Fundraise page for Field of Women LIVE just one week ago, Shari has already raised fifty percent of her target amount! BCNA applauds Shari for her incredible effort.
BCNA Founder and CEO Lyn Swinburne, along with Captains James McDonald (Melbourne) and Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs) met on the MCG this morning to paint the grounds pink marking to celebrate the launch of this year's Field of Women LIVE.
The Western Bulldogs proudly hosted a lunch to celebrate the work of the Breast Cancer Network of Australia (BCNA) ahead of the Field of Women LIVE event. Those in attendance included Western Bulldogs Club President David Smorgon OAM and BCNA Founder and CEO Lyn Swinburne.
Breast Cancer Network Australia's CEO, Lyn Swinburne, met with the Western Bulldogs for an early morning pre-training briefing on the upcoming Field of Women LIVE 2010. As well as sharing her own story, Lyn gave players an insight into the event and its history, recalling Barry Hall's involvement in the Sydney 2007 event, and showed some powerful images from the 2005, when the Pink Lady first graced the MCG. Captain Brad Johnson and midfielder Matthew Boyd joined Lyn with the Pink Lady showing their support for Field of Women LIVE. Later in the day, Lyn was a guest at a special Pink Lady luncheon hosted by the Board of the Western Bulldogs.
On Friday 8 January Lyn Swinburne, CEO of Breast Cancer Network Australia spoke to the players from Melbourne Football Club about Field of Women LIVE 2010. They cannot wait to be part of the event, and are looking forward to May 7.