Are there too many charity awareness days/weeks/months - does anyone care anymore or even remember?

[BritishSkinFoundationCharity]

Almost every week we are told it is some kind of awareness day or week, is it a bit much and does it simply dilute the awareness of days that genuinely need more awareness? What do you think?

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Not necessarily.

Different people are affected by different issues, so will get involved with the events that affect them.

For example, when my baby was small, I was very involved in the annual National Breastfeeding Week. I would go to events to help raise awareness and so did many of my friends who were in the same position. Now my son is 11, I couldn't even tell you when breastfeeding week is, because I am not involved with that circle anymore!

I think these events for different causes are extremely important for those affected by the issues involved. It gives likeminded people the chance to communicate and raise awareness about a health condition.

I think things like "Race For Life" are great at rasing cancer awareness.

[spot]

if we don't take action and find and help people with similar skin disorders and tumours we will be

much worse off - and so will you if you turn up with something without much research done on it

because of lack of funds! (That is no-one raising money constantly to bring change) - Spot