It's Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

Monday, April 02, 2012

We'd love your help and here are some suggestions of how you could get involved:

Raising awareness of bowel cancer and Bowel Cancer UK

• Place an order for our free awareness materials and promote and display them in a public place such as your company, local shops, library or at your GP surgery.
• Arrange a bowel cancer awareness stand or talk in your community or with business or employer. Contact our Health Promotion team for details on 020 7381 9711 or healthpromotion@bowelcanceruk.org.uk
• Make sure your family and friends know about the symptoms of bowel cancer.
• Follow us on facebook and twitter and tweet, retweet and facebook our messages, information and factsheets.
• Help us raise awareness of bowel cancer among women by watching or sharing our 'Care to Share' video.
• If you have been closely affected by bowel cancer, share your story with us. Contact press@bowelcanceruk.org.uk
• Publicise our Information and Support Service - freephone 0800 8 40 35 40 so that we can continue to support nearly 40,000 people diagnosed with bowel cancer each year.

Support our events and fundraise for us

• Take part in our Spring Step sponsored walk on 29th April in Edinburgh. For details or to register events@bowelcanceruk.org.uk
• Have an amazing experience by volunteering for us at the London marathon and cheer on our team of incredible runners.
• Hold your own coffee morning, bake sale or quiz for us. If you need ideas and tips on how to organise your own fundraising event, call the team on 0207 386 4006 or visit support us.

We can provide you with information and merchandise such as T-shirts and balloons to make your fundraising or awareness event a huge success. Call 0207 381 9711 or email events@bowelcanceruk.org.uk

We'd love to hear what you did in BCAM so don't forget to share your stories and photos with us. Email press@bowelcanceruk.org.uk

Thanks so much for supporting Bowel Cancer UK. We look forward to hearing all about your efforts.