News
Collect tokens and help us raise funds!
We have been nominated (along with other organisations) to be recipients of the Cambridge Building Society’s Cash for the Community!
This is a project which will be featured in the Cambridge News from Monday 30th January and the share of the £10,000 available solely depends on the amount of tokens which are submitted in our name.
These tokens will be printed in the News and the more tokens that are submitted for Wallace Cancer Care, the more money we are likely to receive. Any funding we receive will contribute to the cost of delivering the programme and your support would be most welcome.
Please tell your friends and colleagues about this so that we can get as many tokens as possible!
Thursday 26th January 2012
A Literally Lovely Evening
Berryl Hobbs from Napp Pharmaceuticals recently organised a "Literally Lovely Evening" to raise funds for Wallace Cancer Care. Author Allison Pearson was the speaker at the black tie event and her bestsellers include 'I Think I Love You' and 'I Don’t Know How She Does it' which is being made into a film starring Pierce Brosnan and Sarah Jessica Parker in Hollywood.
The evening was a huge success and raised an overwhelming £32,000, one of the most successful fundraising events for Wallace Cancer Care to date. This amount of money will fund the work of an Oncology Nurse for a whole year which is a fantastic boost for enabling us to continue this vital service.
Aisha Hunt, Community Fundraiser at Wallace Cancer Care commented "We would like to thank everyone who attended and all those involved in helping; it was a wonderful evening which will truly make a difference. Wallace Cancer Care is an oasis for cancer patients and their families and we are enormously grateful for your support in enabling us to continue our services. Thank you very much”.
Thursday 17th November 2011
We are recruiting volunteers
Are you looking for a way to support Wallace Cancer Care?
We are recruiting volunteers as meeters and greeters for our Red Cross Lane centre and in the Oncology Department at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
Can you help?
Do you have experience in dealing empathetically with people and want to support those affected by cancer? We need volunteers to meet and greet patients at the Complementary Therapy Centre in Red Cross Lane and also to guide people within the Oncology Department at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
If this is a role you might be interested in please contact Operations Manager Ann Cox on 01223 249220 or email ann.cox@wallacecancercare.org.uk
Thursday 17th February 2011
Chariots of Fire Race Report
Wallace Cancer Care was one of two charities who benefitted from the recent Chariots of Fire relay race around the streets of Cambridge.
More than 2,000 people braved the rain to take part in the 19th Chariots of Fire charity race. The annual competition raised funds for charities Wallace Cancer Care and Home Start.
Teams of six ran the 1.7 mile course in relay format. Cambridge mayor, Sheila Stuart, laced up her trainers to become the first serving town mayor to take part in the annual competition.
Glassworks retained their title for the fourth year in a row when they came first with an impressive time of 48 minutes and 36 seconds. In the closest finish seen by organisers Cambridge Hare and Hounds pipped The Giulio team to second place by just six seconds with a finish time of 51 minutes.
The 'Wallace Wanderers' team made it into the top third of the finishers with a wonderful time of 1hr 11mins - a fantastic achievement!
Monday 20th September 2010
Friend supports cancer patient by cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats
An extract from Gerry Daish who cycled the 1000 miles from Land's End to John O'Groats for Wallace Cancer Care:
"The famous LEJOG ride, I now know, is as much an exercise in eating, drinking and mental fortitude as turning the pedals for 8 hours a day. The two of us put away a phenomenal number of sandwiches, bananas, pies, muesli bars, chocolate bars and carbohydrate gels every day in addition to enormous breakfasts and evening meals which hardly touched the sides! Then the rest is simply a matter of finding the will to overcome those dark periods when you’re cold, wet, tired, hurting, miserable and you’re still going uphill with 50 miles to go.
There were the expected obstacles, such as confusing road signs, aggressive drivers, debris, roadkill, potholes, punctures, not to mention 8 days of foul weather and pains in various parts of our bodies – too numerous and personal to go into; but one thing that surprised us was that Scotland turned out to be a lot less hilly than the west country (and the peak district).
It eventually dawned on us that, with a few notable exceptions, the Scots had been clever enough to build their roads to follow the rivers round the hills instead of over them. No such options were available in Cornwall and Devon apparently and the first couple of days were a baptism of fire (and water!). There was a benefit, though, in that, by the time we got to the north of England, we were fitter and more confident of negotiating anything the terrain and elements could throw at us.
After months of meticulous planning, the finish was flatter – emotionally – than we had anticipated, too. 111 miles on the last day meant that we did not finish until 6pm, by which time JOG was ‘closed’, so we just took the obligatory snaps and retired to the hotel for showers and dinner. Then the best result of the whole journey was that we persuaded the wonderful Millers taxis of Wick to come and pick us up, bikes and all, at 5.30 the following morning to get us back to Wick for the 6.20am train home.
Gerry and Jim raised over £1500 for Wallace Cancer Care, a fantastic achievement!
Friday 3rd September 2010
Volunteers recognised by The Queen
Wallace Cancer Care’s team of volunteers from Cambridge are one of 103 UK volunteering groups to win this year’s The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for volunteer groups.
The prestigious National Honour recognises outstanding contributions made to local communities by groups voluntarily devoting their time for the benefit of others. It sets the national benchmark for excellence in volunteering, with the work of those awarded being judged of the highest standard.
Wallace Cancer Care, an independent charity, runs two drop-in centres, one in Addenbrooke’s concourse and another near the Oncology Centre, where the staff and a team of over 50 volunteers help anyone affected by a diagnosis of cancer, irrespective of where they are being treated. The Award is for providing practical and emotional support for cancer patients and their families and carers from throughout the region.
Wallace Cancer Care volunteers help in many areas from meeting & greeting visitors to the centres, and providing services to inpatients, including a cocktail round to in-patients to help stimulate appetites, to help with gardening, administrative duties and fundraising.
Twenty of the volunteers have been with Wallace Cancer Care since it opened the first drop-in centre in 2004 which is testament to the commitment of the wonderful people who, unpaid, help support patients and ensure that the centres run so smoothly.
Wallace Cancer Care was presented with their award by Her Majesty's representative in Cambridgeshire, Lord-Lieutenant Hugh Duberly CBE, at a special ceremony. The group also had representatives attending a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in the summer.
Speaking of their success, Ann Cox, Operations Manager at Wallace Cancer Care said: “We are thrilled to have received this prestigious honour for the work we do with cancer patients, their families and carers in the local community”. Volunteer Su Mutch explained: “what we try to do as volunteers at Wallace Cancer Care is to be there for patients and their families when they need us. It’s so wonderful to be recognised by Her Majesty and we’re very excited about receiving the award!”
The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service Main Award Committee Chair and former broadcast journalist Martyn Lewis CBE said, “Outstanding volunteer groups across the UK all too often go without recognition for the truly amazing work they do, despite the vital part they play in helping bind our communities together. It’s a great pleasure to celebrate the efforts of Wallace Cancer Care with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service and help raise awareness of all they do for the benefit of others.”
Wednesday 2nd June 2010