“We want to reach out to the community and if anyone is going through or has been through breast cancer come along to our get together,” she said.

“Our Mission Statement for Pink in the Tropics is to support each other through friendship and sharing information in an atmosphere of care and compassion, laughter and fun.”

PITT was formed over ten years ago by a group of women living in the Douglas Shire who had been diagnosed with breast cancer and had undergone varying treatments who banded together for support.

Today the group not only offer women battling the disease emotional support but also organise services to make day-to-day life during a difficult time that little bit easier.

The services they organise include housekeeping, delivering fresh meals, gardening, babysitting, travel for doctors’ appointments and also flying family members in when needed.

This is the first of multiple events PITT holds throughout the year to support and raise money for locals with breast cancer. 

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