Students up for award as fundraisers of the year

STUDENTS at the University of Nottingham have been nominated for a top award after raising over �50,000 for breast cancer research.

The Nottingham Karnival fundraising group, which has been running for more than 50 years, is up for the Breast Cancer Campaign's RAG (Raising and Giving) group of the year.

Members will find out if they have been successful at the awards ceremony at the Houses of Parliament on May 19.

Chris Bowman, the director of Nottingham Karnival, said: "We're really excited to have been nominated for this award which acknowledges our dedication to raising money for charity.

"We have enjoyed every collection, including waking up in the early hours of the morning getting ready to hit the streets and sometimes collecting for 12 hours straight to make sure we have raised all we can.

"We are proud to raise awareness about breast cancer and help to fund the life-changing research aimed at beating the disease."

The group's most successful collection day saw them raise more than �20,000 during the Wear It Pink Megaraid event in London last October.

During the day, more than 100 members took to the streets of the capital and collected almost �22,000.

Breast Cancer Campaign chief executive Pamela Goldberg said: "Our awards ceremony publicly recognises the amazing achievements and contributions by our fundraisers and supporters over the last 12 months towards our important research."

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