March 1, 2012
Tiles for Tumours is a campaign to raise brain tumour awareness across social media and personal networks on 1st March 2012; the first day of the United Kingdom’s Brain Tumour Awareness month 2012. This is not a fundraising campaign it is an awareness raising campaign lead by BTRS who are working with other charities, patients and supporters to make a much needed difference for Brain Tumour patients worldwide. You need to do nothing more than sit at your computer, smartphone or tablet and circulate the messages that are started by BTRS and other supporters across your networks, if you would like to get involved register here and we will ensure your email address is included in the circulation that starts at 12.01am on Thursday 1st March 2012.
SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS – Brain Tumour Awareness needs to increase
March 6, 2012
You are invited to join us at the…
Brain Tumour patient and family Information Day
Tuesday 6th March 2012 from 11.00am to 3.00pm At the Thackray Museum, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7LN (Ample parking, disabled access)
Coffee and cake will be available all day and at 12.00 a canapé lunch will be served before presentations at 12:30 from specialists in the Neurosciences fields including Surgery, Oncology, Pathology and Science.
You will have a chance to meet health professionals involved in the care of adults affected by brain tumours, including:
- Neuro oncology nurse specialist, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, dietician, psychologist, epilepsy nurse.
Together with other organisations that may be able to help you, including:
- Brain Tumour Research and Support across Yorkshire (patient support group, grants, counselling service, fund research)
- Robert Ogden Centre
- Bexley Wing Information Centre
- Regional Cancer Support Networks
Please call 01943 870770 or email contact@btrs.org.uk to reserve your place.
This event is run in partnership with Leeds Neuro Oncology professionals and Brain Tumour Research and Support across Yorkshire
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March 30, 2012
Can you help and join in?
On the 30th of March 2012 BTRS will join Brain Tumour Research and the other member charities in encouraging nurseries, schools, colleges, universities, public sector bodies and office workers to make a donation in order to nominate their ‘head’ to wear a hat for the day in aid of the charity’s annual ‘Wear a Hat Day’. The campaign aims to raise awareness regarding the prevalence of brain tumours and the need for vital research.
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