Council workers get kitted out in pink and denim!
Warwick’s Shire Hall will be awash with pink and denim on Friday (6 October) as kind-hearted staff from Warwickshire County Council’s Performance & Development Directorate dress down to lend their support to charity.
Employees have been asked to contribute to two major charities, Jeans for Genes and Breast Cancer Care, by wearing denim jeans or something pink for the day and donating money to the causes.
Friday 6 October is national Jeans for Genes day. Organised by four national charities, it raises funds for research into serious and often life-threatening genetic disorders affecting thousands of children.
October is also Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast Cancer Care was the first breast cancer charity in the UK to get involved in the awareness month, which has helped bring the subject of breast cancer to the forefront of people’s minds and to the top of the health agenda.
Sarah Boyce, Workstep Support Worker for Warwickshire County Council, said: “These are both very worthwhile charities, which are raising awareness of their work during October. By dressing down for the day and leaving our office clothes behind in favour of jeans or something pink, we hope that our Performance & Development staff will raise money for the causes.”
Employees will also be holding a charity cake stall at Shire Hall on Monday 9 October.