Cooperation with Bauerfeind

27 Jul, 2018, No comments

Beginning this month EUR 1 from all BAUERFEIND SPORT items (with a special sticker) sold will be donated to the Pink Train Foundation. This money will help cover the costs of physiotherapy and counselling for women in Latvia diagnosed with breast cancer. Also, breast cancer patients referred by Pink Train physiotherapists will receive a 30% discount on compression sleeves, much needed after surgery related to this disease.

BAUERFEIND SPORT items can be purchased at the SIA DYNASTY shops in Riga, Brīvības iela 180 and 13. janvāra iela 3. Here you will also find collection boxes waiting for donations to the Pink Train Foundation.

We look forward to seeing you also at the Bauerfeind stand at the “Stirnu Buks” events.

For more information on Bauerfeind Sport items: www.dynasty.lv and www.bauerfeind.lv

Thank you for the support!

20 Jun, 2018, No comments

We are delighted to announce that this year's Pink Train Foundation marathon team raised EUR 3291,52, which will be put to good use in fulfilling the Foundation's aims. Another EUR 62 and we would have beaten our 2016 "record" - EUR 3352,89!

Thank-you to all those who supported our team!

Campaign "I'm running!" - for the fourth year!

16 Apr, 2018, No comments

"I'm running !" campaign for the fourth year - the Pink Train Foundation team of runners will be participating in the Lattelecom Riga Marathon. This year we are proud to have marathon runner, Laura Andrade joining us from the UK. Laura will attempt to run 42 KM here in Riga for Latvia's centenary marathon on May 20 - good luck Laura!

No less brave are our half marathonists - five in total: Aija Zandberga (LV), Matthew Medd (UK), Louis Dowling (UK), Dzintra Kārkliņa (LV) and Gita Gintere Kikuste (LV).

Preparing for 10 KM are: Jenna Heidel (US) Jonny Taylor (UK), Peter Petersons (UK), Līvija Uskale (LV), Zinta Uskale (LV), Anda Dude (LV), Evita Kalniņa (LV), as well as special guests from Norway, retired marathon runner Sven Serigstad and his daughter Anne Marthe Serigstad.

Possibly the bravest are our 6 KM runners: Tanya Wienand (NZ), Diāna Briede (US/LV), Ēriks Uskalis (LV), as well as the entire Rialland family, Tony, Līga, Matīss and Sven (LV/FR).

You, dear supporter, have the opportunity to support our team by transferring a donation directly to our bank account, or to one of the team members in person. Your donation will not only encourage our team, it will help us continue providing support for women - and men - in Latvia suffering from breast cancer.

Donate HERE.

Get a gift and donate!

7 Nov, 2017, No comments

With Christmas just around the corner, The Pink Train Foundation, in cooperation with Habibi Jewelry, offers you the perfect opportunity to combine gift buying with helping a good cause. All the jewellery with the Pink Train Foundation logo on Habibi Jewelry’s website is on special offer, and part of the proceeds made from selling the jewelry will be donated to the Foundation, thereby helping even more women with breast cancer.

Their shipping costs to send abroad are also very reasonable!

Together we can achieve more!

10 Nov, 2016, No comments

New campaign! Only in November and only in RIMI shops for every Schwarzkopf product purchased 10 cents will be donated to the Pink Train Foundation. All proceeds will go towards supporting women in Latvia with breast cancer.

Pink train hiking trip to Sigulda

28 Sep, 2016, No comments

The Pink Train Foundation invites you on a 14 km walk in the area of Sigulda, passing through the winding paths of the beautiful Gauja National Park and past some of Sigulda's features of interest.

We will meet at Riga Central Station (inside, at the clock tower end, by the small Laima clock outside the Laima chocolate shop) at 09.00.
The train leaves at 09.30 and arrives in Sigulda at 10.46. Please wear sensible walking gear and bring your own picnic.
We anticipate returning to Riga on the train at 15.30 (arrival in Riga 16:48).

Participants are invited to donate the equivalent of the return train fare (approx EUR 3,60) or more, to help the Pink Train Foundation's work, covering the costs of physiotherapy and/or counselling sessions for breast cancer patients in Latvia.

One physiotherapy session costs 15 EUR, while one counselling session costs 20 EUR.

Support the marathon runners and women with breast cancer!

10 May, 2016, No comments

Dear friends and supporters! May 15 and the Lattelecom Riga marathon is nearly upon us and our team of 27 will be running/walking the following distances :

6 KM: Diāna Briede, Diāna Legzdiņa, Evita Kalniņa, Linda Lielauza, Marlēna Novika, Santa Jaunbērziņa, Tanya Wienand;

Charity trip to Lielvārde

19 Mar, 2016, No comments

On 2nd April, 2016, after a long winter break, the Pink Train will head for a Spring journey to Lielvārde, which is just 1 hour by train and 52km from Riga. Lielvārde is the birthplace of national hero "Lāčplēsis" (bear-slayer), from the epic novel written by author Andrejs Pumpurs.

Photo: The bed of Lāčplēsis

We will head for the Andrejs Pumpurs Museum, where our guide will tell us a little more about the bear-slaying hero, about the town of Lielvārde and the traditional Lielvārde woven belt. We will be able to become “Lāčplēsis" ourselves and try out his bed of stone, and count how many times we can tie the Lielvārde belt around our waists.

9 Mar, 2016, No comments

The Pink Train Foundation is delighted to announce that last Saturday, our wonderful Women's Day Rally team came in at a fantastic 22nd out of 332 teams that started from Valmiera! Thank-you to our wonderful team - Gita Gintere, Dzintra Kārkliņa, Agita Kalniņa and Liene Raumane - and everyone who supported us!

Women's Day Rally

27 Feb, 2016, No comments

The Women's Day rally in Latvia will take place for the eight consecutive year on the occasion of International Women's Day, on March 8. This rally is for female participants only and this year promises to surprise the participants with a variety of novelties. Organised by the Association "Event agency".

New Year's wishes!

1 Feb, 2016, No comments

The board of the Pink Train Foundation wish you all a Happy, Happy New Year - may we achieve even more together this year than in our first year of activities. And of course the main thing - HEALTH! We've had a little rest and are now ready for new adventures. We can already inform you that the Pink Train Foundation has a team registered in this year's Women's Day Car Rally that will take place on March 5. We will be looking for sponsors and support. More info very soon!

Season's greetings and thank you note

29 Dec, 2015, No comments

Dear friends and supporters!

It is exactly one year since the Pink Train Foundation was founded. During the course of this year we have organised train trips around Latvia and other events - our launch reception at the British Embassy in April, participation in Riga's marathon in May, the enterTRAINment event and calendar presentation in October. More recently, this month we organised a calendar presentation in North England, and while in the UK we visited one of the leading cancer hospitals in Europe - Christie's - and initiated discussions about possible work experience visits for nursing staff in Latvia who work with breast cancer patients.

Our Calendar

8 Dec, 2015, No comments

Over ten years ago, in the UK, a film called "Calendar Girls" was made, based on a true story about a group of women who posed, discreetly topless, for a calendar, which was then sold to raise funds for cancer patients. The Pink Train Foundation is proud to present Latvia's first ever "Calendar Girls"! The models featured in our calendar are either women who have had to face breast cancer themselves, or their supporters – family, friends, colleagues – because only by supporting each other is it possible to get through such a difficult period in life. Each model has also written their message to women with breast cancer in Latvia.

enterTRAINment

23 Sep, 2015, No comments

The Pink Train Foundation is proud to present:

An evening of enterTRAINment and the launch of the Foundation's 2016 calendar

On the evening of 22nd October, passengers on the evening train from Riga to Dubulti* will be entertained with live music performed by local musicians and information will be available about services provided by the Pink Train Foundation to women diagnosed with breast cancer in Latvia.

Charity trip to Dubulti, Jurmala

24 Aug, 2015, No comments

Today 22 people joined us on our trip to Dubulti where we visited the restored house of Latvian writer Aspazija as well as the unique fairy tale house before heading for the beach.

Marathon is finished

20 May, 2015, No comments

We did it! Our team ran a total of 107km and has raised 2312 EUR for our charity! Well done to everyone and huge thanks to all our supporters!

Charity trip to Valmiera

14 May, 2015, No comments

On Saturday 9 May the Pink train foundation went on a trip to Valmiera. Trip particpants donated EUR 136,80 which will cover 6 counselling sessions or 10 physiotherapy sessions for women with breast cancer in Latvia.

Launch event at the British Embassy

25 Apr, 2015, No comments

On 21st April 2015 the Pink Train Foundation’s launch event took place at the British Embassy. The Foundation started its work in autumn last year and was officially registered as a charity in December 2014. The Foundation was formed in order to provide modern support for women in Latvia diagnosed with breast cancer: namely, individual consultations with a psychologist and sessions with a physiotherapist. The Pink Train Foundation organises various events to raise funds to help those women who need these services.

Pink Train charity trip to Jelgava

5 Apr, 2015, No comments

A record number of participants on Pink Train visit to Jelgava -18 in all.

We raised 62,50 EUR which is enough to cover 3 visits to a psychotherapist or 4-5 visits to a physiotherapist by a woman as part of her treatment/rehabilitation for breast cancer. Our thanks to everyone who joined us despite the wet weather!

Sponsor our runners!

30 Mar, 2015, No comments

On May 17 the Pink Train Foundation's team of 14 runners will be taking part in the Lattelecom Riga Marathon. Most of us will be running the 5 km but some will be running 10 and even 21 km. If you would like to sponsor us EUR 1 (or more!) per km please contact us or make your donation directly to one of our accounts - all proceeds will go towards providing emotional and physical support for women diagnosed with breast cancer in Latvia. Donate here!

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