Ryman rallies for breast cancer

The Ryman Healthcare family has raised $440,000 to help make a difference in the lives of thousands of Kiwis and Victorians with breast cancer.

Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand Chief Executive Evangelia Henderson was at our Diana Isaac village in Christchurch to accept a giant cheque for the total amount raised and to thank Ryman residents for the part they played in the effort.

“Our vision is zero deaths. We want to make sure that our daughters and our friends in the future won’t have to die from this disease. So your fundraising you have given us will help to raise the bar for research,” Evangelia said.

Residents and team members at Ryman’s 34 New Zealand villages raised $206,000, which Ryman matched dollar for dollar, taking the total to $412,000.

In Melbourne, our two villages, Weary Dunlop and Nellie Melba, raised an additional $14,000 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation in Victoria, taking the total to $440,000. Gordon MacLeod said it was a great year for fundraising, and over the past 21 years Ryman has raised more than $4.1 million for charity.

“The breast cancer cause struck a chord with everyone and the relationship has been a huge success at both raising money and awareness about breast cancer.

“The Breast Cancer Foundation did a huge amount of work to get around our villages to speak to residents, and we would like to thank the team for all the work.

“Raising awareness undoubtedly saves lives – and we will continue to spread the message about screening and prevention.”

Each year Ryman chooses a different charity and residents and team members focus their fundraising efforts on this charity for the next 12 months.

Pictured: Gordon MacLeod with the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ Chief Executive Evangelia Henderson. Looking ahead to our 2021 partnership Our residents have chosen Melanoma New Zealand and the Melanoma Institute of Australia as our next charity partners.

Melanoma New Zealand Chief Executive Andrea Newland said she wanted to thank Ryman, staff and residents for their support and for choosing the group as a charity partner.

Melanoma was more prevalent in men than women and more than 360 people died every year, higher than our road toll.

“More than 4,000 New Zealanders are diagnosed with melanoma every year… more than half of all registered incidences of melanoma occur in people aged 65 and over,” she said.

“We’re delighted… we know that you will be helping to save lives.’’

Our charity partners

New Zealand

melanoma.org.nz info@melanoma.org.nz

Australia

melanoma.org.au info@melanoma.org.au