The strawberry season has finally arrived and I’m writing to ask your readers to host a Strawberry Tea party for Breast Cancer Care - the only UK-wide specialist support charity. A Strawberry Tea is simple. Just spoil your guests with sweet treats, add some fragrant strawberries, keep the tea flowing and ask for a donation in return.
I believe my sister, Lynn, who had breast cancer, would have been delighted with a Strawberry Tea! She delighted in everything that life offers, from Scrabble to strawberries and she always used to mimic our mother Rachel "It's only a LITTLE sugar and a LITTLE cream and butter!"
So I say “Let’s start baking for a strawberry tea!" Through holding a Strawberry Tea for Breast Cancer Care you can ensure that everyone facing this devastating disease has someone to turn to for information and support. Whatever you raise will make a huge difference - just £2 provides a headscarf for a woman who has lost her hair during treatment.
To register go to www.breastcancercare.org.uk/kettle anytime before 31st August, or call 0870 164 9422.
With love and best wishes
Vanessa Redgrave CBE
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