Piotr's - Asda Pharmacy - Yorkshire 3 peaks challenge 15th Sep 2023

I have decided to take part in 2023 Yorkshire 3 peak challenge and represent Asda and Asda Pharmacy Team ( how could I say "no" to this challenge being part of team that has patients/customers at heart of everything) to raise funds for Asda Tickled Pink for Breast Cancer Now and CoppaFeel! Never done anything like that before and from personal side it was on my "to do list". I'm more known as a cyclists and that's the filed where I have raised money for charities in the past, so this is definitely completely different "ball game". My other half Anna will accompany me as she has completed this challenge before #pro. For her its more personal journey, as she just recently lost her father to cancer as well as her grandma few years earlier. Not breast cancer but still to the disease that claiming to many life's to early each year. Raising money for charities has been always close to my heart and helping those in need or less fortunate. Here I will "hit 3 birds with one stone" (no animals were hurt in process :)). Raise money for charity and support designated Asda Tickled Pink Charity for the first time, hit personal milestone and do something meaningful with my other half.

More about Asda Tickled Pink:

Asda Tickled Pink wants to ensure all breast cancer is diagnosed early and help improve people’s many different experiences of the disease.

Working with our charity partners, Breast Cancer Now and CoppaFeel!, we’re on a mission to make checking your boobs, pecs and chests, whoever you are, as normal as your Asda shop. And with your help, we’re raising funds for new treatments, vital education and life-changing support, for anyone who needs it. Together, we’re putting breast cancer awareness on everyone’s list.

We have raised a phenomenal £77 million over 26 years, delivering incredible impact for people affected by breast cancer. With 55,000 women and 370 men diagnosed with breast cancer every year, support is needed now more than ever.

Our funds have been vital for Breast Cancer Now’s world-class research and life-changing support services, such as their Helpline, there for anyone affected by breast cancer to cope with the emotional impact of the disease. Our educational and outreach work with CoppaFeel! aims to empower 600,000 18–24-year-olds to adopt a regular boob checking behaviour by 2024.

Getting to know what is normal for your body is important so you can spot any new or unusual changes early/sooner. So, it’s important to check your boobs regularly and see your GP if you notice a change. Find out more about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer at www.asda.com/tickledpink.