The Blue Ribbon Foundation has three very important objectives…

• To raise awareness of male health issues – particularly cancer.
• To use the Blue Ribbon as a ‘rallying banner’ to help bring about awareness; and to encourage other male health charities to adopt the ribbon.
• To support other male health and cancer charities by offering grants.

The Blue Ribbon Foundation has no paid staff…

We pledge to distribute the profits from our work to relevant charities who require funding for specific projects and who make successful application to the Blue Ribbon Foundation. This will take place annually.

It is our belief that by working together with other charities in education and awareness campaigns, many male lives can be saved. We believe that too many men are dying too young and unnecessarily.

We will provide a ‘signposting service’ for men and their families, pointing them in the right direction - towards help groups and other charities who provide specialised support.

We will work to raise awareness of male cancers and health issues, to encourage debate and, most especially, to gently persuade men to be more open about themselves and talk about the health problems that may privately be concerning them.

And remember - whenever you see somebody wearing a blue ribbon, they are aware and have made a contribution towards helping with male cancer and male health issues…

Please support our efforts!

Our Patron…

Chloe Smith MP, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, has supported the Blue Ribbon Foundation since its inception in Norwich early in 2009 – and well before we became a registered charity.

Chair of Trustees, Jonathan Prince, said, “When the seeds of our charity were sown by my fellow Trustee, Mel Lacey, in 2009, Chloe quickly backed the idea. As we developed, Chloe remained always available to lend her support as and when we needed it. It was a very easy decision for us to make in asking Chloe to become our first Patron and we were thrilled when she agreed.”

And Jonathan was equally quick to point out this was certainly not a political appointment – with blue being the colour of Chloe’s party…

With a smile on his face, Jonathan stressed, “It is important to remember that our ribbons are blue for their male connection and are nothing to do with politics!”