Stereophonics donate concert funds to Welsh cancer charity Tenovus
Tuesday 15th June 2010
Stereophonics lent their support to local Welsh charity Tenovus last weekend by bucket collecting for them at their gig in Cardiff City stadium. The band raised over two and a half thousand pounds for the cancer charity which will go towards Tenovus’ Tackle It! campaign to help raise awareness of male cancer and prevent men dying from ignorance.
Tenovus volunteers and fundraisers worked diligently throughout the weekend to turn Cardiff blue as part of male cancer awareness month which runs throughout June. The charity conducted bucket collections throughout the capital and through the kind donations of the public raised and incredible £6,000. All the many raised will go directly towards helping patients and families with cancer.
Other activities across the weekend included a marathon sponsored row by Paul Allen, whose brother-in-law was supported by Tenovus but sadly lost his life to cancer. Paul, raised over a thousand pounds for the charity.
Anne Pash, Community Fundraiser for Tenovus said;
“A huge thank you to the Stereophonics and Cardiff City Stadium for giving us the opportunity to collect at the concert; to Paul Allen who spent 3 ¾ hours rowing in Queens’ Arcade in tribute to his late brother-in-law, Jason and to all the volunteer collectors for giving their time to help raise such a magnificent amount of money.”
Claudia McVie, Chief Executive of Tenovus said;
“Men are dying of ignorance! Every year around 8000 men are diagnosed with cancer, that’s over 22 men every day in Wales alone, resulting in 5,000 deaths.
Around half of all cancers can be prevented by making better lifestyle choices, but since men are more likely to be smokers, drink more alcohol and tend to eat worse diets, cancer is now more common in men than in women. Also men are less likely to seek medical advice if they suspect something is wrong and potentially miss out on vital early treatment. This lack of early diagnosis is resulting in men dying of ignorance.”
Funds raised from these activities will help to support men with cancer and get them to engage more with health services.
John Hartson, ambassador for the campaign added;
“It’s very important for men and teenagers to check themselves regularly and if they are worried should then go and get their local GP to take a look. I for one and thousands more ignore the signs and this is when there is a massive danger that the cancer can spread and this is what happened to me.”
It is vital that men contact their GP’s if they have any symptoms or concerns. For more information, advice and support please call Tenovus Cancer Support Line free on 0808 808 1010
Join Tenovus to Tackle It! by calling 029 2076 8850 or visit www.tenovus.org.uk. Follow us on Twitter or Join our Facebook group Tackle it!
