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This week as part of Women’s Health Awareness Month, we focus on Breast Cancer Awareness and invite all colleagues to join us on Friday 24th October by wearing pink in support of Breast Cancer Now’s ‘Wear It Pink’ day. We’d love to see your pictures on Viva Engage using the hashtag #SBOWearItPink.

For every picture posted, we will donate £5 (up to a maximum of £250) to the charity Manx Breast Cancer Support Group.

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. In the UK, one in eight women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. Every year around 11,500 women and 80 men die from breast cancer in the UK – that's nearly 1,000 deaths each month, equivalent to one diagnosis every ten minutes.

Healthy breasts come in all shapes, sizes and densities, therefore being breast aware simply means knowing what is normal for your breasts or pecs and being able to recognise when something is not right. Checking your breasts for any unusual changes can help discover breast cancer early.

This week as part of Women’s Health Awareness Month, we focus on Breast Cancer Awareness and invite all colleagues to join us on Friday 24th October by wearing pink in support of Breast Cancer Now’s ‘Wear It Pink’ day. We’d love to see your pictures on Viva Engage using the hashtag #SBOWearItPink.

For every picture posted, we will donate £5 (up to a maximum of £250) to the charity Macmillan Jersey.

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. In the UK, one in eight women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. Every year around 11,500 women and 80 men die from breast cancer in the UK – that's nearly 1,000 deaths each month, equivalent to one diagnosis every ten minutes.

Healthy breasts come in all shapes, sizes and densities, therefore being breast aware simply means knowing what is normal for your breasts or pecs and being able to recognise when something is not right. Checking your breasts for any unusual changes can help discover breast cancer early.

Relay For Life celebrates the power of community fundraising to make breakthroughs happen. Across the UK and the globe, teams of friends, families and colleagues fundraise for world-leading research to save and improve lives, then unite as a community at an event to honour everyone affected by cancer and celebrate the progress we’re making.

Plastic Busters is an Isle of Man charity focused on reducing waste in our communities and ensuring our plastics are Refused, Reduced, Reused, Repurposed and Recycled. One of the ways they promote this is through the action of litter picking across 100 different countries with over 4,000 volunteers!

Plastic Busters is an Isle of Man charity focused on reducing waste in our communities and ensuring our plastics are Refused, Reduced, Reused, Repurposed and Recycled. One of the ways they promote this is through the action of litter picking across 100 different countries with over 4,000 volunteers!

JA Mascareignes (JAM) is an NGO officially authorised by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources to access schools in Mauritius. The programs by JAM help the youth face the obstacles and challenges encountered in the workplace, sensitise the youth to their social and economic environments and develop entrepreneurial skills. The Trust Team in Mauritius collaborated with JAM on 3 programs: -More than Money which helps students through interactive games to understand the financial principles around building a business. The program was split into 5 sessions, all facilitated by the Trust Team. -Career Success: the Trust Team intervened for 1 session and talked about the job market in Mauritius, CV writing and gave some tips for a successful interview. -JA Mini Company Program - This was an initiative led by the Bank, where the Trust Team also collaborated. The theme for this year was "ACT - Action for Climate Transformation", where the students had the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial spirit by getting the experience to run their own business. They had the opportunity to showcase their products and we were invited to be a Judge at the Trade Fair. Thereafter, we had to rate their project plans, and the program was concluded by a coaching session on presentation skills.

Sight Matters is proud to organise the annual Coast 2 Coast Walk, now renamed the Ivan Soulsbury Coast 2 Coast Walk in honour of a dedicated supporter and friend. The 2025 event will take place on Sunday, 7th September, taking walkers from the east coast to the west coast of the Isle of Man.

The full walk, covering approximately 12 miles over relatively flat and gentle terrain, begins at the National Sports Centre (NSC) in Douglas and finishes in Peel. Sight Matters looks after the interests of more than 700 people with serious sight loss on the Isle of Man.