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Cavendish Christmas Cracker – Lucky Winners
15th December 2016
Many thanks to all of you who made contributions to our prize hampers and bought tickets in the Cavendish Christmas Cracker. We have raised thousands that will go directly to supporting local cancer patients and their families.
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Team Cav Success at the Percy Pud 10k!
6th December 2016
We’d like to say a massive thank you to all our runners for their hard work and for the money they raised. And, of course, thank you to Steel City Striders for choosing to support us!
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Starbucks Red Cup Cheer
1st December 2016
Help us win £1,000 from Starbucks Red Cup Cheer this festive season by tweeting us @cavcancercare including the hashtag #RedCupCheer. Every tweet counts right up until Christmas Eve so please keep tweeting, and why not ask friends and family to do the same!
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VAS Make a Difference Awards – We won!
25th November 2016
We were thrilled to be nominated, and shortlisted, for the Voluntary Action Sheffield Make a Difference Awards this year. So, you can imagine how excited we were to win!
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Welcome to our new Ebay shop!
16th November 2016
Cavendish Cancer Care now has its own Ebay store, selling everything from donations made by our generous supporters to Cavendish Cancer Care merchandise. In time for the Christmas season, we are currently selling some Cavendish Cancer Care Christmas cards, made by local artist Alan Pennington – they went down an…
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Cavendish Cancer Care annual report now available
14th November 2016
Cavendish Cancer Care’s annual report for 2015-2016 is available here. The document contains statements by our top members of staff, and is both a celebration of both how far we’ve come over the past year and an assessment of where we’d like to go next. We are also grateful…
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Kris Travis’s family sign up to skydive!
10th November 2016
The wife and cousin of our late Patron, Kris Travis, have bravely signed up for a skydive in aid of us! "Cavendish is local and supports people affected by cancer. Kris and I received support and are extremely grateful for this. Kris was diagnosed with stomach cancer in August 2014 and this left us all devastated."
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Can you spread some Christmas cheer?
10th November 2016
We need positive, friendly people to support us over the festive period!
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Kerry’s concert raises over £1,200!
4th November 2016
A former Cavendish patient, Kerry Vernon has raised over £1200 for us by holding a concert in Barnsley. Kerry handing over the cheque to Cavendish Therapist, Charlie. Kerry, a pension manager from Barnsley, decided to hold the concert to celebrate being cancer-free for 15 years. Together with colleagues from the…
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Over £1,000 raised by Fight Factory Wrestling
4th November 2016
We’d like to say a huge ‘Thank You’ to all at Fight Factory Wrestling for hosting another Body Slams To Cancer event in aid of us! We first started working with FFW in 2015 when our late Patron Kris Travis joined us to receive the £500 they had raised for…
Learn moreThe Urban Challenge is coming
2nd November 2016
On Sunday 9th July, we’re challenging you to run, cycle and abseil your way through a brand new and unique city centre event. Starting with a dash through the city’s streets, followed quickly by a static bike sprint, you’ll then climb to the 12th floor of the Owen Building and…
Learn moreHelp us win £25,000 in our 25th year
28th October 2016
Vote for Cavendish to win a £25,000 award from the Aviva Community Fund and help us create an amazing new Cavendish Centre in which to provide the support that local families need and deserve. It's completely free and will only take a couple of minutes of your time, but it will make a real difference.
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New Business Club Member
14th October 2016
We’re thrilled to announce that Paper are the latest business to join our Business Club. Paper is a studio that specialises in Research & Design. They work with people like you who recognise that design helps businesses to grow, innovate and create closer relationships with customers. Their studio…
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Josie Wilks’ Skydiving Success!
12th October 2016
A massive congratulations to Josie Wilks, from the facilities team at Sheffield Hallam University for completing a hair-raising skydive in aid of Cavendish. She raised over £600! Josie had always wanted to do a skydive, but decided to raise funds for Cavendish Cancer Care in the process. On the…
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Cult Film Night Raises over £700
12th October 2016
We’d like to say a massive thank you to Ryan from The Five and Dime Picture Show who raised over £700 for Cavendish Cancer Care with his great event, The Disaster Artist: A Night Inside the Room with Greg Sestero. Film buffs widely recognise The Room as one…
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We need you! Support our 10K runners
10th October 2016
Can you a spare a morning to support a small local cancer charity? We are looking for volunteers to join our team supporting runners at the Run for All – Sheffield 10K on Sunday 30th October. Volunteers will be required for the first sections of the new Sheffield 10k course, which takes…
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Linda’s fabulous fundraisers
7th October 2016
We'd like to say a massive thank you to our wonderful supporter Linda Goodwin who organised an array of fundraising events and challenges recently, and raised over £1,000!
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New Kris Travis memorabilia
6th October 2016
As we look back on our second #KrisTravisDay, we’d like to thank everyone for their words of tribute to Kris and for the support we’ve received these past 2 years. We’d now like to let you know that exclusive…
Learn moreLadies Lunch 2016 – The Photos
3rd October 2016
Thank you to everybody who came to our annual Ladies Lunch on September 30th. Here are a few photos from the special day.
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‘Operation Crucible’ audience generously donate to Cavendish!
23rd September 2016
Following a sell-out performance, actor Paul Tinto described the work of Cavendish and how the cast themselves had benefited from our support, adding that he and his colleagues would be collecting outside afterwards.
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#Next25 – www.next25.co.uk
19th September 2016
Our challenge is to ensure we have sufficient funding in place to create the best possible environment for our clients. We need to provide a setting that fulfils all health and safety requirements for vulnerable clients, allowing us to renew worn therapeutic equipment, while also providing easy access for all and at the same time offering a welcoming homely and therapeutic setting.
Learn moreFood, fizz and fashion! The Ultimate Girls’ Night!
19th September 2016
Join us for the ultimate Girls' Night In! In association with Sister Boutique and Brocco on The Park.
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Fundraising award for Cavendish Patron, Kris Travis.
9th September 2016
In the last few months we’ve been astounded to receive donations from all over the world! On September 30th, it’s officially #KrisTravisDay and we need your support to help us smash the £11,000 – maybe we can hit £15,000 by then! Text TRAV01 £5 to 70070 and together we can support more families affected by cancer.
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Thank You TK Maxx
2nd September 2016
We’d like to say a massive thank you to TK Maxx for donating £1,000 to Cavendish through their Community Fund. In particular we’d like to thank Shirley, who works in the Orchard Square store, for nominating us to receive a donation. Although we work closely with the NHS we receive very…
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Stolen Collection Boxes
30th August 2016
A number of our collection boxes containing have been stolen from various locations around Sheffield.
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