Pink Ribbon Street Appeal volunteers. Photo / Supplied
Collectors will be shaking pink buckets at about a dozen sites across Rotorua on Friday and Saturday.
They will be joining 10,000 volunteers across Aotearoa raising funds to support women going through breast cancer, aid the search for ground-breaking scientific discoveries and spread the message about the importance of early
detection and going for regular mammograms.
Each year, about 190 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the Bay of Plenty, and sadly every year around 35 women will die of the disease.
Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick, who is supporting this year's Pink Ribbon Street Appeal, said, "I have a family history of breast cancer.
"My mother died after having breast cancer and as a family of four daughters, we are very aware of the need for regular screening and early detection.
