BIG Saks4Eve charity news
Our Saks4Eve fundraising goes BIG, BRAVE and BRILLIANT! A huge Saks Goal is in the bag. At time of publication we’ve raised £153,000 to aid The Eve Appeal‘s research into gynaecological cancers. With more en route to Eve as we speak.
IT AIN’T WHAT YOU DO, IT’S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT
With an unreal level of support from customers, friends and families, Saks people pout and shout. We bake da cakes. We style hair, cut fringes, plait, knot and tjuz. We paint nails, massage, nurture faces and primp. We climb, trek, plough through mud and fling ourselves out of planes and off Very High Things. All to collect funds and raise awareness.
We’re very proud to be doing our bit for our chosen charity… and we’re well on our way to £250,000.
A big show of hands for our most recent Saks4Eve shenanigans…
GET LIPPY
We love a good lip and we love to GET LIPPY. For the second time we joined the campaign throughout May encouraging women – and men – to speak up and out about the signs and symptoms of women’s cancers. Saks/pouting/shouting/social media – got that!GOT ANY WORRIES OR QUESTIONS?
Ask Eve – a specialist gynae information service, is provided for everyone. A taboo-free zone, offering free, confidential, expert advice: call 0808 802 0019.
SAKS KINGS HILL AND THE BOOTLEG BEATLES
Salon owner Claire and her husband John are BIG fans of the Bootleg Beatles. And when Claire asked them to put on a show for Eve the modern-day mop tops were more than happy to help. An intimate gig and auction at The Village Hotel in Maidstone and a whopping £2,026 contributed to our cause.
Saks Kings Hill: Claire asked and the lads said YES
SALON OWNER NIKKI SILENCED AT SAKS CHESTER!
Saks Chester salon owner Nikki loves to chat. So the sponsored silence she undertook in the name of Saks4Eve was a big thing along with the salon’s second Tough Mudder. Nikki says: “OK, so the sponsored silence was the hardest thing I’ve ever done! Even more so than 24 hours of hairdressing! And why on earth did I decide to do it on a fully booked Saturday from 8.30-5pm. The silent consultations and helping my team members was very tricky. Thanks so much to everyone for going with it!”
SAKS BEAUTY GOSFORTH
This team is getting a name for adding quirk to our Saks4Eve fundraising every year. Therapist Kitty ran a raffle to win a great big wellness hamper by – aptly – naming the womb. Tinkerbell was our winner, by the way!
MAKE TIME FOR TEA FOR OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Every year Eve holds a big campaign to mark Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month during March. This year we were represented at the official launch party at the Houses of Parliament by Andrea of Saks Hexham and Sue of Saks Sedbury Hall (both Saks4Eve Fundraising Salon of the Year winners in the annual Saks Awards).
BIG SHOUTS FOR ALL THE MAKE TIME FOR TEA PARTIES AT…
Saks Beauty Bristol, Saks Bishop Auckland, Saks Chester le Street, Saks Beauty Halifax, Saks HQ, Saks Guisborough, Saks Lincoln, Saks Beauty Northallerton, Saks Hair Northallerton, Saks Royston, Saks West Bridgford and Saks Yarm
HOT OFF THE PRESS
Saks Hertford made it through the mist, rain and wind to climb Mount Snowdon on 30th June, raising over £1,000 split between Eve and Parkinsons UK. An amazing feat – well done Mannie and team!
NEXT UP
Saks Hair Northallerton – principal stylist Emma’s Menorca trek – raised £1000 already!
Saks Beauty Gosforth – Nicola and Kitty taking on the gruelling Great North Run
Saks Sedbury Hall – Afternoon Tea at Headlam Hall
AND A REMINDER OF HOW WE CAN HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE
£10 – the cost for a blood sample collection kit that will help to develop one test to predict four female cancers.
£15 – pays for info on all five gynae cancers to be sent to 10 supporters so they can hold their own awareness raising events.
£20 – for a collection kit for a cervical cell sample. This establishes whether it could be used to assess a woman’s risk of developing breast, ovarian, cervical and womb cancers.
£20 – for an hour of confidential up-to-date info and support from Eve’s gynae cancer nurse.
£250 – the cost of a genetic test for BRCA1/2 and Lynch Syndrome because this can indicate an increased risk of developing breast, ovarian or womb cancers.
£1,000 – for a dedicated weekly clinic to provide advice and support for patients who are donating samples and have been diagnosed with cancer or are at high risk of developing cancer.
£5,000 – the cost of a set of micro beads that test for specific immune cells which play a vital role in the early development of cancer.
Saks Yarm bedecked
To find out more, contact your Saks salon.