Sweet Louise has won the hearts of New Zealanders,
receiving the most public votes for NZ Post’s Delivering
for Good programme – allowing the charity to offer
more support for people living with incurable breast
cancer.
NZ Post Group Sustainability Manager Dawn
Baggaley says thousands of votes were received and
congratulated Sweet Louise on their success.
The win
will mean Sweet Louise receives a total of two years’
worth of free domestic courier services (approximately
$21,000 worth). Ten other deserving organisations and
charities were also provided one years’ worth of free
domestic courier products.
“Sweet Louise are doing
such amazing work providing practical and emotional support
to New Zealanders living with incurable breast cancer,”
Baggaley said.
“The active support they provide by
connecting members through meetings and regular social
events aligns perfectly with Delivering for Good’s aim of
improving connection, belonging and inclusion.
“We
are delighted Sweet Louise won the public vote and are
thrilled to support them to continue to do this valuable and
inspirational work.”
Sweet Louise provides
practical, emotional and social support and services for
people living with incurable breast cancer, providing
compassion and care they need to live as well as possible
– for as long as possible.
Sweet Louise Chief
Executive Officer Catrin Devonald says the support of NZ
Post’s Delivering for Good programme is a huge benefit to
them.
“Sweet Louise relies entirely on donations
from the New Zealand public to provide our
service.
“Delivering for Good support will be used
to send everyone who joins Sweet Louise an initial
information and membership pack and to deliver the Care
Vouchers that we provide every year to New Zealanders living
with incurable breast cancer,” Devonald
said.
Devonald said the Care Vouchers paid for
services such as meal deliveries (so people can have
something in the freezer when they are too exhausted to cook
after treatment), for transport to hospital appointments,
and to buy groceries when the hidden costs of cancer leave
the pantry empty.
“Now we will be able to deliver
these gifts and care packs to remote areas as
well.
“The money saved, thanks to NZ Post’s
Delivering for Good programme, will not only allow Sweet
Louise to increase the practical support we can offer, it
will also help us spread the connection and the kindness
further than ever
before.”
ENDS
For
further information contact mediar@nzpost.co.nz
For
more information on Sweet Louise, contact Communications
advisor Charlotte Fowler on 021 356
199.
About Sweet Louise
In
2005, Scott Perkins established The Louise Perkins
Foundation, named after his wife Louise, who passed away in
2004 after living for ten years with incurable breast
cancer. Louise lived with absolute positivity and went about
life with cancer as a small part of living rather than as a
main focus of her life.
Sweet Louise was launched in
2006 with the vision of improving the quality of life for
New Zealanders living with incurable breast
cancer.
Sweet Louise relies entirely on donations and
grants from individuals, organisations, and corporations to
continue its work helping New Zealanders living with
incurable breast cancer.
Membership of Sweet Louise is
open to all women and men living in New Zealand who have
received a diagnosis of advanced (also known as
metastatic/secondary/stage 4) breast
cancer.
