PUT THE KETTLE ON FOR CANCER RESEARCH
News release
4th August 2011
Local cancer research charity Candles is urging people to put the kettle on and make a cuppa in support of the Candles County Coffee Morning Month.
The month-long event will run throughout September and help raise vital funds for the Lincoln-based charity.
Participants can choose any date in September to host a fundraising event which can be anything from a coffee morning at work, home, school or their local village hall to a get-together, garden party or a pub quiz.
All those who want to take part and host an event will receive a free coffee morning pack.
Included in the pack are invites, a poster to advertise the event, stickers, a paying-in envelope, a Gift Aid sheet to make people’s donations go further and a suggestions sheet with top tips, ideas and delicious recipes for tea loaf and chocolate muffins to help with the fundraising.
Candles is a fund-raising charity for cancer research founded in 2001 by Pam Connock and Dyllys Firth from Skellingthorpe after they underwent treatment for the disease.
The charity raises money for Professor Oleg Eremin, based at Lincoln County Hospital, and his research into immunotherapy – an alternative cancer treatment that uses the body’s immune system to fight disease rather than treatments such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Dyllys said: "We’re hoping that lots of people will get involved with the coffee morning month and host some really fun events to help raise money for the important research being undertaken by Professor Eremin.
“It can be as simple as having your nearest and dearest over for coffee and cake! Whatever you do it doesn't have to be complicated. The main thing is to get the word out about our cause and enjoy yourself at the same time!”
For more information, to get involved or for a welcome pack, call Sara on 01522 690698 or Kath on 01522 750459.
Notes to Editors
- To date Candles (Registered Charity Number: 1125834) has raised in excess of £500,000 to fund Professor Eremin’s research which is carried out in conjunction with the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham.
- To contact Candles visit the website www.candlescharity.webeden.co.uk or call the founders Pam Connock on 01522 683997 or Dyllys Firth on 01522 685220.
For more information about this news release please contact:
Holly Tyrrell
01522 528540
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