Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity
Olivia Phillips is a skilled communications professional currently serving as the Digital & Communications Officer at Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity since November 2022. Prior to this role, Olivia co-founded Uplifted Magazine, contributing to its inception from March 2021 to January 2023. At the University of Hertfordshire, Olivia acted as an Active Students Activator from September 2020 to April 2022, promoting sports activities to encourage healthy lifestyles among students, and also held a position as a Wellbeing Activator. In November 2021, Olivia completed work experience at Heart Hertfordshire Radio, collaborating on the Drive Time Show. Olivia holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language and Journalism from the University of Hertfordshire, which was completed in 2022, and attended Harlington Upper School & Sixth Form from 2014 to 2018.
Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity
Future Dreams Breast Cancer charity has three main aims: • Support • Awareness • Research The charity, founded in 2008 by Sylvie and Danielle Henry, has worked tirelessly to ensure that more people are aware of breast cancer and that no-one should have to go through breast cancer alone. It has raised over £7.6m to date and in excess of £2m has been applied to research into breast cancer. 1 in 7 women in the UK will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetimes. It is estimated that there is a diagnosis of breast cancer every ten minutes. Future Dreams wants to ensure that checking for signs of breast cancer becomes second nature. Generally, the earlier the diagnosis, the better the outcome. Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity has a number of initiatives to help support those touched by breast cancer. These include • A major donation to Breast Cancer to provide a respite centre in central London; such centre to also provide a national virtual support service; • The donation of thousands of care packages during the pandemic to breast cancer patients in hospital • A corporate education programme, designed to educate employees of all sizes of corporates, involving survivor experience and practical help in learning how to spot signs of breast cancer • A helpline provided by a breast cancer survivor, offering one-on-one support; the “Ask Amanda” service. Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity is growing and as well as supporting other breast cancer charities has started to provide direct services to this affected by this disease.