Create a notice

What type of customer are you?

General Public Funeral Directors

Why create a notice?

Announce the passing

Publish funeral arrangements

Remember a loved one gone before

Raise charitable donations

Share a loved one’s notice

Add unlimited tributes to this everlasting notice

Create a notice

Charity

Battling Cancer: One Generous Collection at a Time

by Richard Howlett

• Published 04/09/2024

One of the things we are most proud of here on funeral-notices.co.uk, is when we see something positive coming out of what will be an incredibly tough time for family and friends. When a loved one passes away, many decide to raise money for charity in their memory, and it’s the outpouring of love through these generous collections that make what we do here feel worthwhile.

To illustrate what a positive impact they can have, we thought we could highlight some of the amazing collections we hosted throughout August, particularly looking at those who have chosen to fight cancer in memory of a loved one.

battling_cancer_one_generous_collection_at_a_time_photo_right_0

Steve MCKAY
£2,971.00 raised for Pancreatic Cancer Uk
+ Gift Aid of £580.26
View Steve's notice here

Understandably, we see a lot of cancer charities being chosen, as this horrible disease affects far too many lives. Pancreatic cancer is particularly cruel, as half of the people diagnosed with it die within just three months. The money raised by Steve’s family and friends will go towards research breakthroughs and expert care.

Lynda SMITH
£1,045.00 raised for Cancer Research Uk
+ Gift Aid of £239.40
View Lynda's notice here

Helen ROBINSON
£1,335.00 raised for Cancer Research Uk
+ Gift Aid of £167.04
View Helen's notice here

Cancer Research UK is the most popular charity here on funeral-notices.co.uk, and is pretty much a household name. Through popular events like their Race For Life, Cancer Research has raised millions of pounds to go towards beating cancer for good.

Patricia Ann (Pat) WALTERS
£859.50 raised for Ovarian Cancer Action
+ Gift Aid of £192.28
View Pat's notice here

The statistics say that 95% of women would survive ovarian cancer if diagnosed at stage one, but 90% of people do not know the symptoms to look out for. In this case, increasing awareness of ovarian cancer will literally save lives, and that’s why this money raised by Pat’s friends and family is so important.

Michael James (Mike) PASSMORE
£765.00 raised for Tenovus Cancer Care
+ Gift Aid of £150.52
View Pat's notice here

Tenovus Cancer Care is a charity based in Wales, focusing on giving people hope and helping them to cope. Even the word ‘cancer’ can be a scary thing to hear, so Tenovus are there to provide advice and support when you need it most.

Whether a collection raises £10 or £1,000, whether they are for a huge national charity or a local support group, they are all meaningful and they are all vital to carry on the great work towards beating cancer, as well as supporting those that are dealing with it.

Thank you for reading.