Charity shop raises hundreds of pounds for World Cancer Day by asking people to donate and ‘leave a message for your loved one’
World Cancer Day event at the Ely shop Cancer Research UK, (l-r) volunteers Mark Constable, Elizabeth Robertson, Pat Hodson, - Credit: Archant
‘Leave a message for your loved one’ was the encouragement from a charity shop in Ely over the weekend as it marked World Cancer Day.
World Cancer Day event at the Ely shop Cancer Research UK, (l-r) volunteers Mark Constable, Elizabeth Robertson, Pat Hodson, - Credit: Archant
In exchange for a donation, Cancer Research UK gave people the opportunity to write a message to their loved one on felt paper. Everyone’s messages were then pinned onto a giant globe made by staff at the shop.
Assistant manager Elizabeth Robertson said: “It’s gone very well! So far we’ve raised over £240 – that was a nice start to it and I’m hoping we can double that over the coming week.
“All of the staff dressed up in costumes from around of the world and around 50 to 60 people took part on
Saturday. I think it made a great atmosphere.
Promote World Cancer Day at Cancer Research Uk shop in Ely. Left: Shop manager, Dawn Statham and Joan Cross, Volunteer. Picture: Steve Williams. - Credit: Archant
“The girls dressed in French clothing on Saturday so I’m sure that attracted many more people as well,” she added.
The shop also sold special unity bands to raise money and awareness.
Most Read
- 1 Smoke plume in village near Cambridge thought to be car fire
- 2 Warwick Davis and daughter Annabelle cut the ribbon at special opening
- 3 Stansted Airport and Cambridge trains disrupted after tree falls on tracks
- 4 Have your say on proposed commercial development in Ely
- 5 Casualty treated for smoke inhalation following house fire
- 6 Caravan site wants 10 new lodges to cope with demand
- 7 Retiring café owner desperate not to see shop 'back at square one'
- 8 IN PICTURES: Wills and Kate visit Cambridgeshire's first County Day
- 9 Cambridgeshire man kicked and headbutted police officers
- 10 Threat to cancel or 'indefinitely pause' £450m Ely rail upgrade
A spokesman for World Cancer Day, which is held on Thursday February 4, said: “The day unites the world’s population in the fight against cancer.
“It aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about the disease, pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action.
“Currently, 8.2 million people die from cancer worldwide every year, out of which, 4 million people die prematurely aged 30 to 69 years.
“World Cancer Day is the ideal opportunity to spread the word and raise the profile of cancer in people’s minds and in the world’s media.”
