Aug 30 – GFSC Raises Nearly £8,000 For Prostate Cancer Support Group
On Friday 18th August, the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission’s (GFSC) held its third #FreeTheKnee event to raise awareness and money for Prostate Cancer Support Group Gibraltar (PCSG). This year £7,899.83 has been raised, with donations still coming in.
#FreeTheKnee is an event which challenges businesses in Gibraltar to do away with their usual business attire on a Friday and wear shorts to work, all in aid of raising awareness and money for PCSG. Businesses are also encouraged to raise money in their own ways, making a fun day out of charity fundraising.
A statement continued: “This year, the GFSC held a raffle, supported by local Gibraltar businesses, and increased awareness using social media, asking people to draw an emoji on their knees and post it as their profile pictures. We also hosted a huge shorts selfie in Casemates with a number of local companies joining us for the photo. At GFSC, we ran a bake sale and various internal themed events spread over a number of weeks.”
Nicky Gomez, who initiated the event three years ago, said: “It’s great to see that #FreeTheKnee has been bigger and better this year. The local community has really pulled together to raise money and awareness for the charity, and we would like to thank everyone for their support. We always have a great response from the public and this year has been no different. We’re already looking forward to the next #FreeTheKnee!”.
PCSG have taken the opportunity to reiterate the charity’s quote in this press release: “Let’s stop prostate cancer being a killer. Together we can do it. No one fights alone”.
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