Breakthrough Breast Cancer Isle of Man hosted a special Valentine’s celebration and with the help of Celton Manx raised over ?3,000.

The Isle of Man branch of Breakthrough has raised over ?1million for breast cancer research since its inception and has recently won an Isle of Man Newspapers Award for Excellence for its work in the Island community.

The Valentine’s dinner dance was held at the Palace Hotel & Casino on Saturday 11th February. The lavish evening began with pre-dinner drinks and entertainment from talented harpist Leo, followed by a sumptuous three course dinner and wine. The David Holland Trio played throughout the evening and Simon Fletcher serenaded guests with a selection of love songs.

Celton Manx Executive Director, Bill Mummery said: ‘We were delighted to support the Isle of Man branch of Breakthrough again for its Valentine’s dinner dance. Events such as this help to raise awareness of the charity’s fantastic work as well as raising much needed funds for cancer research. The amount raised on the evening is testament to the charity’s loyal supporters and the hard work of the organising committee.’

Angie Aire, Chair of the local Breakthrough group said: ‘We are fortunate to have such high-profile corporate supporters as Celton Manx and Appleby. Both are long term supporters and as well as attending our events they also encourage their employees to actively support our work throughout the year through taking part in events such as the Bra Dash and the New Year’s Day Bra Dip. We could not continue to function at such a high level on the Island without this support and we thank them most sincerely for it.’

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