Forty years after an Italian designer bounced into a patent office to register himself as the inventor of the world’s first Space Hopper, the inflatable orange toy has been redesigned for a new campaign to raise millions of pounds for British cancer charities. Bounce Your Balls For Cancer aims to make the new-look Space Hopper synonymous with testicular cancer in the way that the pink ribbon has become synonymous with breast cancer. It is backed by five national charities who are inviting supporters to raise awareness of testicular cancer by ‘doing daft things on Space Hoppers’ such as skydiving, scuba diving and taking part in Space Hopper races. The founder of the campaign is a Sussex entrepreneur, Glen Poole, who has taken on the role of ‘Head Bouncer’ at Bounce Your Balls For Cancer. He said: “I was inspired by the way that women come together to fundraise for breast cancer charities and wanted to create a campaign to increase awareness of testicular cancer. “Getting people to do daft things on Space Hoppers is a great way to remind men to bounce their own balls for cancer on a regular basis. “And of course if women have the balls to bounce with us, then they’re more than welcome to grab the hopper by the horns and join in the fun. “We tried out this idea in Brighton last year and it was such a big success that we have decided to take the campaign national. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Space Hopper. “We hope that people will start organising their own Bounce Your Balls events all over the country and bring this 20th century design icon bouncing back to life. “It’s really easy to get involved, all you need is a Space Hopper, a sense of fun and a willingness to fall flat on your face, arse or elbow. Bounce Your Balls For Cancer is launching its 2008 campaign with a Non Stop Space Hop at the Food & Drink Expo in the Birmingham NEC (April 6 – 9) where exhibitors, visitors and volunteers will be helping to keep one of the new-look Space Hoppers bouncing non stop throughout the four day show. The five national charities backing the Bounce Your Balls campaign are Orchid Cancer Appeal, Everyman, Teenage Cancer Trust, Bob Champion Trust and Men’s Health Forum. The Bounce Your Balls campaign aims to help these charities raise £1 million in the next three years and establish itself as a popular fundraising tool for many years to come. In addition, the Bounce Your Balls campaign is designed to raise awareness of testicular cancer, which is the biggest cancer killer of teenage boys and men under 45 and is 99% curable if caught early. Incidences of the cancer have doubled since the early Seventies when the Space Hopper first arrived in the UK, though there is no scientific evidence that these two facts are linked! There are around 2,000 new cases of testicular cancer in the UK every year with around 95% of ca
Forty years after an Italian designer bounced into a patent office to register himself as the inventor of the world’s first Space Hopper, the inflatable orange toy has been redesigned for a new campaign to raise millions of pounds for British cancer charities.
Bounce Your Balls For Cancer aims to make the new-look Space Hopper synonymous with testicular cancer in the way that the pink ribbon has become synonymous with breast cancer. It is backed by five national charities who are inviting supporters to raise awareness of testicular cancer by ‘doing daft things on Space Hoppers’ such as skydiving, scuba diving and taking part in Space Hopper races. The founder of the campaign is a Sussex entrepreneur, Glen Poole, who has taken on the role of ‘Head Bouncer’ at Bounce Your Balls For Cancer. He said: “I was inspired by the way that women come together to fundraise for breast cancer charities and wanted to create a campaign to increase awareness of testicular cancer. “Getting people to do daft things on Space Hoppers is a great way to remind men to bounce their own balls for cancer on a regular basis. “And of course if women have the balls to bounce with us, then they’re more than welcome to grab the hopper by the horns and join in the fun. “We tried out this idea in Brighton last year and it was such a big success that we have decided to take the campaign national. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Space Hopper. “We hope that people will start organising their own Bounce Your Balls events all over the country and bring this 20th century design icon bouncing back to life. “It’s really easy to get involved, all you need is a Space Hopper, a sense of fun and a willingness to fall flat on your face, arse or elbow. Bounce Your Balls For Cancer is launching its 2008 campaign with a Non Stop Space Hop at the Food & Drink Expo in the Birmingham NEC (April 6 – 9) where exhibitors, visitors and volunteers will be helping to keep one of the new-look Space Hoppers bouncing non stop throughout the four day show. The five national charities backing the Bounce Your Balls campaign are Orchid Cancer Appeal, Everyman, Teenage Cancer Trust, Bob Champion Trust and Men’s Health Forum. The Bounce Your Balls campaign aims to help these charities raise £1 million in the next three years and establish itself as a popular fundraising tool for many years to come. In addition, the Bounce Your Balls campaign is designed to raise awareness of testicular cancer, which is the biggest cancer killer of teenage boys and men under 45 and is 99% curable if caught early. Incidences of the cancer have doubled since the early Seventies when the Space Hopper first arrived in the UK, though there is no scientific evidence that these two facts are linked! There are around 2,000 new cases of testicular cancer in the UK every year with around 95% of cases resulting in death, an average of one death every four days. For further information on the Bounce Your Balls campaign and to make a donation visit www.bounceyourballs.com.ses resulting in death, an average of one death every four days. For further information on the Bounce Your Balls campaign and to make a donation visit www.bounceyourballs.com.
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