Browsing Charities
East London Vision
(UK, 1154207) Browse events
YTD Raised: £322,307.10
(UK, 1154207) Did you know that at least 50,000 people in East London are living with some form of sight loss? So thanks for visiting East London Vision’s Virgin Money Marathon Page and for helping us to raise money to make a difference to the lives of blind and partially sighted people. Simple tasks that most of us take for granted, such as shopping, using public transport, or cooking a meal, can often become incredibly difficult when you can’t see. Your contribution could help us to achieve a range of things such as: Your support is appreciated and we hope you will make a contribution to our work to make a difference to blind and partially sighted people.
Tackle Africa
(UK, 1137931) Browse events
YTD Raised: £145,299.68
TackleAfrica deliver HIV education through football coaching to 15,000 young Africans every year. We work with partners in 5 African countries, training over 200 coaches each year to deliver an hour of HIV education per week to young people. More info can be found at www.tackleafrica.org
Children's Heartbeat Trust
(UK, 21039) Browse events
YTD Raised: £123,530.58The Childrens Heartbeat Trust provides practical and emotional support to parents and families of children with heart disease in Northern Ireland. Heart disease is now the most common problem at birth in Northern Ireland. Over 200 children a year are born with heart disease. One third of these children will require further investigation and/ or surgery. The Children’s Heartbeat Trust works closely with the Clark Clinic at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children to help fund top quality medical equipment and initiatives, to ensure that children with heart disease in Northern Ireland receive the best care and treatment possible. The Children’s Heartbeat Trust is a local charity, funded solely from public donations. We provide support in a number of ways including; - Financial support for Clark Clinic - Family Support Groups throughout Northern Ireland - Parent accommodation at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children - Parent support and information networks - Research into heart disease in children Your support will help change the lives of children with heart disease in Northern Ireland.
THE NIGHTINGALE CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE
(UK, 1094435) Browse events
YTD Raised: £79,792.16It is a local charity offering free services to people in the Borough of Enfield whose lives have been affected by cancer as well as their carers and families. We are not a bedded unit, but provides a range of services aimed to help the person and their family.
Down's South London
(UK, 1123045) Browse events
YTD Raised: £59,889.73A thriving parent-run charity supporting children with Down's Syndrome and their families. Provides a unique early intervention therapy service for young children (0-6 years) from South London. Assists their physical, language and emotional development, giving them vital core skills for daily life.
Small Steps SFP
(UK, 1150651) Browse events
YTD Raised: £59,472.44Small Steps, provides vital assistance for children with special needs aged 0-4 years. It teaches parents of children with cerebral palsy, and other forms of motor and sensory impairment, how to help their child develop basic skills. No government funding is available for such deserving children.
Cure Leukaemia
(UK, 1100154) Browse events
YTD Raised: £43,233.43Cure Leukaemia also part funds the World Class Centre of Excellence for Clinical Haematology at the QE Hospital Birmingham, offering new life saving drugs & treatments to blood cancer patients. Our message remains simple, the more funds we raise, the more nurses we employ, the more lives we save.
Cyclists Fighting Cancer
(UK, 1140017) Browse events
YTD Raised: £41,551.34
(UK, 1140017) CYCLISTS FIGHTING CANCER enables children and young people living with cancer across the UK to regain their physical fitness, strength and confidence by giving them new bikes, adapted trikes, tandems, other equipment and support. Physically activity is a key element in rehabilitation from treatments
Momentum
(UK, 1106677) Browse events
YTD Raised: £40,690.71Momentum aims to help children, and the families of children, who are undergoing treatment for cancer and life-limiting conditions in South West London and Surrey.
My Cancer My Choices
(UK, 1162165) Browse events
YTD Raised: £35,015.30My Cancer My Choices is a complementary therapy centre in Berkshire dedicated to providing information and support to cancer patients, empowering people to live well with cancer. The establishment of My Cancer My Choices will provide support and information to these patients in a compassionate and empathetic way, at a uniquely stressful, uncertain and worrying time in their lives. The service will provide a range of therapies for the patient to help them relax and to provide relief of stress and its related symptoms. Initially, these will include: Acupuncture and manual Lymphatic Drainage, Reflexology, Massage, Aromatherapy massage, Relaxation techniques including mindfulness and meditation.
CASPA
(UK, 1110260) Browse events
YTD Raised: £33,842.81It provides weekly youth clubs for young people on the autistic spectrum, mostly with diagnoses for aspergers syndrome. Support is also provided for parents of these children.
The Rainbow Centre For Conductive Education Ltd
(UK, 1096603) Browse events
YTD Raised: £27,897.14The Rainbow Centre is Fareham based charity that provides Conductive Education to children with Cerebral Palsy, adults with MS, Parkinson’s and Stroke & Head Injury sufferers. CE focus's on emotional, social, cognitive and physical development with aims to improve the individuals quality of life.
The Daisy Garland
(UK, 1106530) Browse events
YTD Raised: £26,427.42Family-run national children’s charity, set up in memory of Daisy, providing support for children with drug-resistant epilepsy & their parents/carers. We fund ketogenic dietitians, a medically recognised way of treating drug resistant epilepsy, & provide grants for night-time breathing monitors.
The Cavendish Centre
(UK, 1104261) Browse events
YTD Raised: £26,349.96Cavendish Cancer Care is a charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with cancer. No one should face cancer alone, so we provide emotional support through counselling and complementary therapies. Our services are provided free of charge and are funded through donations.
Newbury & District Cancer Care Trust
(UK, 1157796) Browse events
YTD Raised: £24,624.83This is a local charity for local people. It provides volunteer drivers to escort patients to hospital, equipment loan, financial grants, funds overnight nursing care, bereavement counselling, aromatherapy, physiotherapy and hydrotherapy. It also supports the Rainbow Rooms at West Berks Hospital.
Colostomy Association
(UK, 1113471) Browse events
YTD Raised: £23,373.47The Colostomy Association provides emotional and practical support to ostomates and their families. It overs a 24hour helpline, a quarterly magazine and one to one support. It also aims to raise awareness of stomas through open days up and down the country.
Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care
(UK, 328432) Browse events
YTD Raised: £22,215.36Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care offers staffed custom-made Ambulances to transport outpatients, free of charge, to and from Freeman Hospital who are undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy cancer treatment.
Maggie's Centres
(UK, SC024414) Browse events
YTD Raised: £21,406.81Maggie’s Centres are warm and welcoming places built alongside NHS hospitals that provide the emotional, practical and social support that people with cancer and their family and friends need. www.maggiescentres.org
Daisy Chain Project Teesside
(UK, 1109792) Browse events
YTD Raised: £20,797.49Daisy Chain is a unique charity that addresses the needs of children on the autistic spectrum and their families across the Tees Valley. The charity provides a specialist range of services, including support and activity groups for the whole family from our 5.5 acre farm in Norton, Stockton-on-Tees.
Cystic Fibrosis Trust
(UK, 1079049) Browse events
YTD Raised: £18,814.26Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-shortening inherited disease, affecting almost 10,000 people in the UK, clogging vital organs with thick sticky mucus. There is presently no cure. We are the UK’s only national charity working for families with CF and to find a cure. www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk
MS-UK
(UK, 1033731) Browse events
YTD Raised: £17,627.26MS-UK, formerly MSRC, is dedicated to supporting anyone affected by MS. At MS-UK we put people affected by MS at the heart of our work. We offer support and information through our MS Advisors,www.ms-uk.org and New Pathways magazine. MS-UK. Working together to live life with MS
Breast Cancer Care
(UK, 1017658) Browse events
YTD Raised: £17,607.19Breast Cancer Care is the only UK-wide charity providing specialist support and expert information for anyone affected by breast cancer. Visit www.breastcancercare.org.uk or call our free helpline on 0808 800 6000.
CancerWise
(UK, 290574) Browse events
YTD Raised: £16,052.79CancerWise provides information, emotional support and practical lifestyle advice. This help extends not only to the patient, but also to the family and to the carer. There is always a warm welcome at Tavern House in Basin Road, Chichester.
BackCare
(UK, 256751) Browse events
YTD Raised: £15,629.81BackCare is the UK’s National Back Pain Association. Back pain doesn’t kill, it tortures – destroying lives and livelihoods. It accounts for half of all chronic pain and is the leading cause of sickness absence from work. Help us stop back pain from destroying someone’s life today!
Ovacome
(UK, 1058026) Browse events
YTD Raised: £14,596.04Ovacome is the UK's only nationwide support group for those affected by ovarian cancer. Ovacome offers its services free of charge to sufferers, family, friends and health professionals. Ovacome offers support, information and awareness-raising opportunities. It has over 4,000 members. Help Ovacome to continue to really make a difference.