This Friday it is CoppaFeel! Day and Her Campus Leeds are joining forces with the breast cancer awareness charity to ensure all students remember to check their boobs regularly. It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month so what better time to start the habit of a lifetime.
CoppaFeel’s Founder and C.E.O, Kristin Hallenga explains:
‘When’s the best time to check your boobs?’ Well, in short, any time is good for Boob Time. To keep it simple, we’re reminding students to do it in the shower. No more excuses, you’re already starkers and your boobs need some attention!’
Checking your boobs is a simple task but if you think you might have trouble remembering to do such a thing…the Leeds Boob Team is here to help! Sign up to CoppaFeel!’s free SMS reminder service, which sends you a free monthly reminder to check your boobs. It’s easy to join simply text LEEDS to 70500!
‘Coppafeel in the shower’ was successfully launched at the beginning of the Summer at some of the UK’s biggest music festivals including Bestival, V Festival and Beach Break Live; this was followed by the Uni Boob Team campaign being launched by Fearne Cotton at the annual Boob Team Leader training day held in East London. Boob Teams will be actively promoting the CoppaFeel! message right up until May 2013.
Kristin Hallenga says,“By educating the young people of today, we can shape the future of breast cancer survival in times to come. Knowledge is power, this power will in turn save lives. I only wish that someone shared this knowledge with me.”
So next time you are in the shower think about this article and give your boobs the once over.
This Friday (26th October) Her Campus and CoppaFeel! will be in the union all day reminding you to give those hooters a once over. Come and say hello and find out more about what signs to check for.
You should also visit www.coppafeel.org/sites/leeds or the CoppaFeel! University of Leeds Facebook page to discover a world of all things BOOB!
For more information about the CoppaFeel! in the Shower campaign at Leeds University, contact Amy Howell – amyjanehowell@hotmail.co.uk