So far we have donated £105,000 to Cancer Research UK.
We have also donated £8,000 to Breast Cancer Care
and £1,045 to the Sue Ryder organisation.
To date we have donated £221,578 (in money, equipment and research funding) to The Breast Care Unit at St. James’ Hospital, Leeds.
Total of all donations £335,623
(The above figures are correct as at 17th April 2024)
April 2024
Pink Events purchased an additional electronically adjustable examination couch to be used in the Leeds Breast Clinic at St James’s Hospital. The cost of this equipment was £1165.
April 2024
Pink Events donated £383 to the Breast Care Unit to restock their department with a range of softies which patients can insert into their bra post-mastectomy.
June 2023
Pink Events purchased the Body-Jet Evo system for the Breast Care Unit to enable better outcomes in breast reconstuction surgery. The cost of this was £51,020 and included a range of consumables to get the team started.
April 2023
Pink Events donated £180 to the Breast Care Unit to restock their department with a range of softies which patients can insert into their bra post-mastectomy.
February 2023
Pink Events have now made the final contribution to the funding of the research project. This £5k concludes Pink Events commitment to this two year research project and we look forward to seeing the results of this work.
August 2022
Pink Events have now made the third contribution to the funding of the research project. This £5k continues Pink Events commitment to this two year research project which we hope will bring great results.
July 2022
Pink Events have purchased a selection of Post-Surgury bras for the Breast Care Unit at St. James’s. The cost of this was £459.
February 2022
Pink Events have now made the second contribution to the funding of the research project. This £5k continues Pink Events commitment to this two year research project which we hope will bring great results.
December 2021
Pink Events made a further donation of £10k to Cancer Research UK
September 2021
Pink Events have recently funded the first batch of consumables costing £5k, for a research project which will last two years at a total of £20k, after which time, the scientific findings will be published and delivered to high profile international and national scientific conferences.
November 2020
In November 2020 Pink Events provided 3 laptops for use in the Breast Care Unit at a cost of £2,162. These will be used to capture and analyse data in the Family History project.
September 2020
In September 2020 Pink Events donated £700 to the Breast Care Unit to restock their department with a range of softies which patients can insert into their bra post-mastectomy.
February 2020
In February 2020 Pink Events donated £769 to the Breast Care Unit to restock their department with a range of softies which patients can insert into their bra post-mastectomy. Also a range of specially designed bras for post mastectomy patients.
March 2019
Pink Events recently purchased two Breast Medical Textbooks that are immensely useful in training the junior members of the Breast Care Team, learning new techniques and understanding the steps before an operation. This donation ammounted to £346.
February 2019
Pink Events visited the Breast Care unit at St. James’s to view the ‘Quiet Rooms’ now that the pictures have been installed. Pink Events had spent £1008 in order to faciklitate these changes.
Joining Pink Events were the family of Janet Rhodes, whose legacy donation paid for the pictures. 
This was the first opportunity they had had to view the pictures in place and had the opportunity to talk with the staff on the unit.
At the same time Pink Events also used £560 to provide the unit with a range of ‘Softies’ in various sizes. These are inserted into a bra for those patients post-mastectomy.
November 2018
Pink Events use £40,000 to provde the Breast Unit at St. James’s Hospital with an Arkus chair, lateral arm and Smartcurve Breast Stabilising system. They also recieved an upgrade to the Intel 2D TM software. All of these are to make it more comfortable for patients when undergoing a biopsy.
November 2018
Pink Events present a cheque for £5,000 to Cancer Research UK
Summer 2018
Pink Events purchased fans to the value of £50.00 for the reception area to keep waiting patients cool.
March 2018
Pink Events spend £1335 legacy on artwork and books to help Breast Care Unit create quiet rooms.
With a legacy left to Pink Events by Janet Rhodes of Cookridge ,we recently purchased a range of items for the Breast Care Unit. These included several framed pictures which will adorn the walls of the ‘Quiet Rooms’, in which patients are often given life changing news.
To further soften the rooms appearance a range of cushions have been provided to be placed on the sofas and chairs. These small changes alter the often clinical appearance and provide an improved facility for patient comfort and care.
Pink Events also purchased some books, these will allow patients and staff to assist children to understand and better cope with the adult’s diagnosis. The books have been written in a language that children can deal with and helps to guide them through the journey. The cost of these was £136.83.
February 2018
£210 allowed Pink Events to purchase a range of ‘Softies’ in various sizes. These are inserted into a bra for those patients post-mastectomy.
November 2017
Pink Events Present Sarah Mattinson of Cancer Research UK with a cheque for £3,000.
September 2017
£875 was used to allow Pink Events to purchase additional electronically adjustable examination tables to be used in the Breast Care Ultrasound department at the Leeds Breast Clinic at St James’s Hospital, Leeds. This brings the total number of these couches provided up to 13.
May 2017
Pink Events Present Sarah Mattinson of Cancer Research UK with a cheque for £2,000
January 2017
£3500 was used to allow Pink Events to purchase 4 additional electronically adjustable examination tables to be used in the outpatients department at the Leeds Breast Clinic at St James’s Hospital, Leeds’. This brings the total number up to 12.
October 2016
Pink Events Present Sarah Mattinson of Cancer Research UK with a cheque for £5,000
Pink Events Present Mr. Philip Turton with a cheque for £6,720
for the purchase of the new electronically adjustable examination tables to be used in the outpatients department at the Leeds Breast Clinic at St James’s Hospital, Leeds’
October 2015
Pink Events Present Mr. Philip Turton with a cheque for £37,850 for the purchase of the 3D Vectra imaging equipment to be used at the Leeds Breast Clinic at St James’s Hospital, Leeds’
Pink Events see the installation of the 3D Vectra Imaging System
September 2014
Pink Events Provide 3 TV’s to the Leeds Breast Clinic for Patient Waiting Area.
Pink Events spend £1100 on three televisions for the Breast Clinic waiting area. The TV’s are now installed and being enjoyed by waiting patients.
April 2014
Pink Events Donate £5,000 to the Leeds Breast Clinic for Family History Software.
Leeds Breast Clinic were presented with £5,000 to enable them to purchase the Family History Software. This will enable them to extend their knowledge and look for significant risks that develop in some families. This will then be used to provide advice on screening and other strategies.
February 2014
Pink Events Donate £10,000 to the Leeds Breast Clinic to improve patient comfort.
In February 2014 we presented Sue Callum – Senior Sister at St James’s Hospital Breast Care Unit with £10,000. The money will be spent on divider screens for the waiting area and refurbishment of four small rooms where patients can discuss their diagnosis and treatment with a nurse in a less clinical environment. This department needs lots of things like TV screens to display waiting times and useful information for patients. Electric examination beds so that patients can be raised, lowered and positioned comfortably without being shaken about whilst at their most vulnerable. Benches for the corridor. Computer terminals for patients to browse related websites. We will continue to raise money to improve the treatment and care of patients and hopefully tick some of these items off their list!
November 2012
Pink Events Donate £8,000 to the Leeds Breast Clinic for purchase of Luxtec Ultralite Headlight system.
Following the Pink Ball 2012 where £12,300 was raised we were delighted to present the Leeds Breast Clinic with £8,000 to fund the purchase the requested operative head lighting system outlined by Philip Turton at the Ball. We look forward to hearing from Mr. Turton that the equipment has been delivered and is in use.
November 2011
Pink Events Donate £22,000 towards purchase of specialist x-ray equipment for the Leeds Breast Clinic.
Continuing the relationship with the Leeds Breast Clinic at the LGI the committee have been able to contribute towards the costs of purchasing specialist x-ray equipment to be used in the operating theatres. When a tumor is removed in a lumpectomy, the most common form of breast cancer surgery, the surgeon needs to remove the tumor as well as some of the surrounding tissue. To ensure an acceptable degree of surrounding tissue the tumor is x-rayed to view this ‘clear margin’. Normally the sample has to be rushed to the x-ray department where the technician has to break off and produce the films for the surgeon. These films are then viewed by the surgeon to determine if the work is complete. If there is any doubt and a second x-ray is required the patient is kept under anaesthesia for a longer period of time.
The specialist x-ray equipment is intended to be used directly in the operating theatre where the surgeon can immediately view the results and if required take a second x-ray without the delays that have been previously described. This will mean that the patient will have less time under anaesthetic and the surgeon will be able to have sure knowledge that the proceedure is completed.
November 2009
Philip Turton at The Leeds Breast Clinic – Received the sum of £1,000 for the purchase of a video camera for use as a training aid in the use of the Coleman Fat Transfer system
April 2009
Pink Events Committee members (L to R) Maureen Young, Kimberley O’Rourke & Sarah Pattinson (chairperson) present Mr Phil Turton FRCSEd, FRCS(gen SURG), MD(Hons) with a cheque for £5,050 to purchase the Coleman Fat Transfer Equipment :-
The donation was raised to enable Mr Turton to purchase the Coleman Fat Transfer System for the Leeds Breast Clinic where he is the Consultant Breast and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon for the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. The Coleman Fat Transfer System will be the first in this region and provide the Breast Clinic with a method of assisting women who have had a mastectomy as part of treatment for Breast Cancer.
Mr. Turton has trained in the use of the Coleman system in Glasgow and is now looking forward to being able to offer this innovative treatment to the women of the region. Following a mastectomy reconstructive surgery is sometime an option taken by women. One method is to take muscle from the back to use as a natural reconstructive material, however, sometimes there is not enough material to give a satisfactory result. This is where the fat transfer system comes in. Fat cells are removed from the patient by means of gentle liposuction in order not to damage them. These cells are then separated by means of a centrifuge and the ‘good’ fat cells are used to be injected through micro-cannulas. Because the fat cells are a natural product of the body there is no chance of rejection and the results achieved by this system have been declared to be truly amazing.
2007
In 2007 following her successful treatment for breast cancer Kimberley and two friends, who had also completed treatment, decided to walk the Great Wall of China to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. Kimberley raised £8000.
