Your support for cancer prevention
Your dedicated support does amazing things to help us prevent cancer. From Bake Offs to skydives, our supporters help thousands of people every year to live cancer free lives.
“I know that leading a healthy lifestyle can help reduce your risk of developing cancer, so I thought taking part in the marathon was a great way to raise money for a cancer prevention charity and change my lifestyle to a healthy one.”
Emma Clement-Wriede, World Cancer Research Fund Supporter
In April 2015, 27 of our loyal supporters took to the streets of London and raised almost 70,000 for our cancer prevention programmes in the 2015 London Marathon. After spending eight years fighting cervical cancer, Emma Clement-Wriede from Swansea, took part in the 26-mile challenge dressed as a giant tomato and raised an incredible 5,293 .
Brother and sister, Sean and Melissa Brittain, from Denham, Buckinghamshire, raised vital funds for us by throwing themselves out of a plane at 10,000 feet!
“I’m so pleased that we did it. We wanted to do something exciting to raise lots of money for a fantastic cause, and we did!”
Melissa Brittain, World Cancer Research Fund Supporter
Their brave fundraising skydive, in memory of their grandmother who died from lung cancer in 2005, raised more than 700 for our cancer prevention work.
Will Hodson is SuperCycingMan!
In May he left the UK on a 5-year, 100,000 km world cycle tour to raise £100,000 for charity. We’re fortunate to be one of his chosen charities and look forward to reporting on his adventurous trip soon, but you can track his progress too.
In May we launched our new cancer prevention fundraising campaign, Get Fruity! Schools, community groups and companies all took part, raising almost 5,000 through fruity activities. A special mention goes to the brilliant BSHF who raised over £400 and the fantastic Fulbrook Middle School who raised nearly £250.
This year 175 SCIEX staff and their friends from around the world ran for us – anywhere and everywhere! They tracked a total of nearly 32,000 km and raised over £4,000 for cancer prevention.
In February, a substantial contribution of 25,000 towards our Continuous Update Project was donated by Garfield Weston Foundation. This generous gift will help towards the preparation of our 2017 Expert Report update, which will summarise all the available scientific evidence on cancer prevention globally.
Ian Van Ryne has been a dedicated supporter of cancer prevention since his close friend died from bowel cancer in 1991.
“World Cancer Research Fund does pioneering work. That’s why, after I’d provided for everyone close to me, I decided to leave a gift to them in my Will.
I can’t think of a better present to leave my children and grandchildren than a future free from cancer.”
Ian Van Ryne, World Cancer Research Fund Supporter
You too can support us by leaving a gift for future generations in your Will.
We are immensely grateful for the generous support of a wide range of individuals, companies and charitable trusts. Here are just a few of those who deserve our special thanks.
Office volunteers
- Ami Doshi
- Maureen O’Brien
- Sandy Trott
Trusts
- Garfield Weston Foundation
- The Albert Hunt Trust
- The Chapman Charitable Trust
- The Hospital Saturday Fund
- The Oakdale Trust
- The PF Charitable Trust
- The Rosetrees Trust
- The Sylvia Aitken’s Charitable Trust
- The Thomas Moffitt Clark Charitable Trust
- Walter Guinness Charitable Trust
Companies
- BDG Sparkes Porter
- BHSF Limited
- Compagnie Fruitiere UK Ltd
- CROS NT
- Future Science Group
- Informa
- Ipsos MORI
- Orlebar Brown
- Roche Products Limited
- SCIEX
- ShP Limited
- Sysmex