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Story by Jack Foley |
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Pic shows TCT chief executive Simon Davies modelling this year's bandana |
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THE Teenage Cancer Trust focuses on the particular needs
of UK teenagers and young adults with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin’s and
related diseases.
The charity designs and builds dedicated adolescent cancer units in hospitals
and funds and organises support and information services for patients, their
families, schools and health professionals.
Teenager Cancer Trust has a number of awareness and fundraising activities
throughout the year. The Royal Albert Hall benefits concerts, featuring the
likes of Oasis and The Who, are
one of their highest profile events, while the Bandana Weeks (this year, from
May 23 to June 3) continue to prove immensely popular.
Bandana Week 2002 kicked off in London with two special charity nights at
Ministry of Sound (on Friday & Saturday, May 24 and 25) and will be followed
up this weekend (Saturday, June 1) with some Bandana Customising
at Topshop's flagship store in Oxford Circus between 11am and 5pm.
For this year's design, cult fashion label Fake London has produced
an exclusive design for Teenage Cancer Trust.
Combining its inimitable style and sense of mischief with the Teenage Cancer
Trust logo, the company has created an original and witty unisex design featuring
the charity’s signature colour turquoise, alongside classic Fake symbols.
The traditional British imagery for which Fake has become known will take
on a particular significance in 2002, as the Queen celebrates her Jubilee
during the last few days of Bandanna Week.
The Teenage Cancer Trust Fake London bandanna costs £5 from retail outlets
nationwide. At least £2 goes straight to the charity. To buy your bandanna,
click here...
SO
WHY BANDANAS?
A major side effect of some cancer treatments is hair loss and many teenage
patients choose to wear a bandanna during this time. So the bandanna is an
ideal symbol to express solidarity with young cancer patients.
MORE ABOUT THE TCT:
The TCT's fundraising activities throughout the year are aimed primarily at
raising money for the creation of specialist teenage units in NHS hospitals.
Each unit costs a minimum of £750,000.
Teenage Cancer Trust has already designed and built six, which are in London
(two sites), Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Leeds.
The charity’s target is to have a total of 20, so that every teenager
with cancer in the UK has access to these excellent facilities.
Teenage Cancer Trust also funds and organises support and information services,
conferences and educational material for patients, their families, schools
and health professionals.
The charity is actively developing overseas contacts in order to create support
for teenagers with cancer and related diseases on a global level. An affiliation
already exists with CanTeen in Australia.
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