Willberry Wonder Pony (UK, 1166416) Browse events

In May 2015 Hannah Francis was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bone cancer. At the time Hannah was 17 years old and intent on pursuing her dream of riding at the top level of eventing. The diagnosis initially gave some hope with extensive use of chemotherapy, but, as Hannah says “now we know it is more likely to be a case of keeping on dreaming big, fighting hard and never, ever giving up – no matter what this evil disease continues to throw at us”. In the last year she has turned her overwhelming determination to, as she puts it, “#kickingcancersbutt” and inspiring people with her drive and determination. But she doesn’t do it alone. Shortly after her diagnosis Hannah was given a stuffed toy pony, to become known as Willberry the Wonder Pony. Now Hannah and Willberry devote much of their time and energy to raising money for charity and what started as a local effort to raise funds to buy Hannah a decent wig after losing her hair, is now a formal charity – Hannah’s Willberry Wonder Pony Charity – established and driven by Hannah to raise funds for bone cancer research and to grant equine related wishes to seriously ill people and their families. And she says that, long term, the charity will be her legacy, “Even when the day comes that I won’t be able to get up in the morning I want you to continue to keep fighting for me so together we can beat cancer.”

Jersey Cancer Relief (UK, 11) Browse events

Jersey Cancer Relief can offer financial assistance to Jersey residents affected by cancer in its many forms. Where there is a need we can help with Doctors fees, medicines, dressings, heating, travel, subsistence grants, nursing & home care and other expenses. www.jerseycancerrelief.org

Rotary Club of Nailsea & Backwell Trust Fund (UK, 1038467) Browse events

The Rotary Club of Nailsea & Backwell Trust Fund raises funds to support other charities and community causes both locally and worldwide. Thank you for visiting our profile page on MyDonate.

BSSA - British Sjogrens Syndrome Association (UK, 1101571) Browse events

Sjögren’s Syndrome is debilitating, distressing, under recognised and under treated. Glands that produce tears and salvia or secretions of the vagina, skin and bowel stop working, it causes muscle or joint pain, low mood and extreme fatigue. The BSSA supports sufferers and raises awareness.

Childrens Leukaemia Society (UK, 1008634) Browse events

A SMALL BUT ESSENTIALCARING CHARITY THAT HELP CHILDREN WITH LEUKAEMIA AND OTHER CANCERS COPE WITH THE TRAUMA OF TREATMENT AND THE AFTER EFFECTS BY PROVIDING GIFTS AND HOLIDAYS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY ONCE TREATMENT IS OVER AND ANY THING ELSE WE CAN HELP OR SUPPORT WITH

Leon Heart Fund (UK, 1140199) Browse events

Created via charity sign up service.

CORE (UK, 1166246) Browse events

CORE is a small and flexible organisation set up to research non-pharmaceutical treatment of chronic pain whilst improving access to osteopathy and providing expert mentoring to new graduates.

R K H Foundation (UK, 1156286) Browse events

The RKH Foundation is a new, registered charity set up by insurance broker RKH Group as a focus for its charitable fundraising. For our first year, we've chosen two great causes to support: the Hague School in Bethnal Green, a primary school close to  our London office, and Maggie's Cancer Centres, which provide free practical and emotional support to people with cancer, their families and friends. July 2014 John O'Groats to London Bike Ride Our next event is a gruelling 800 mile bike ride from John O'Groats to the Lloyd's Building in London, which departs on 4th July. More information on the ride and the latest fundraising news can be found on the RKH Foundation blog.

Hebridean Men's Cancer Support Group (UK, SC038829) Browse events

We provide support through weekly 'drop-in'' sessions for members and others and regular monthly business meetings, usually with a guest speaker on a cancer related subject. We provide support to Island cancer patients and their families through our group members and including a Benevolent Fund

Age UK Enfield (UK, 1063696) Browse events

We provide essential support services, activities and projects for older people in Enfield particularly those who are vulnerable. Funding through donations will enable our charity to survive and develop into the future following large scale withdrawals of public sector funding.

The Eden Galvani Trust (UK, 1136092) Browse events

Smith-Magenis Syndrome Foundation UK (UK, 1072573) Browse events

The Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS) Foundation is a small UK registered charity that supports families, who have children of all ages, with Smith-Magenis Syndrome and provides information for professionals working with these families.

The Dorset Cancer Care Foundation (UK, 1151603) Browse events

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Bedfordshire Downs Syndrome Support Group (UK, 1102599) Browse events

Bedfordshire Downs Syndrome Support Group provides friendship & support, Early development group, education workshops and seminars, group speech therapy,teen groups and adult group, workshops for carers and professionals, signing classes and lots more.

The Smile of Arran Trust (UK, 1161262) Browse events

Joining the fight against brain tumours

Mark Pollock Trust (UK, TaxID:499882) Browse events

We believe that the cure for spinal cord injury simply requires enough of the right people having the will to make it happen.Even if Mark doesn't walk again we believe others will if enough of us explore the gap between reality and fantasy in pursuit of a cure. It is time to disregard the impossible

White Feather (UK, SC042693) Browse events

We will assist the people of Scotland who are in need by reason of ill health, disability and other disadvantage. We will fund to provide supplies and equipment to offer care & support. We will strive to raise awareness of various health issues & purchase equipment crucial to detect early diagnosis.

Cardigan Cancer Care (UK, 1031281) Browse events

Cardigan Cancer Care is a local charity covering the town and local area of Cardigan.Based in Cardigan we have been serving the town and district as a care and support group for patients and families who have someone suffering with cancer for almost 20 years.We offer a listening ear and offer strictly confidential emotional support and friendship during times of stress for the patient or their family.We can provide practical assistance in the home, where necessary, to enhance the patient’s mobility and comfort together with financial assistance to make life easier.We can help with petrol costs and advise on transport to hospital appointments when there is no car available.  A great deal of our resources goes into transporting patients for treatment which can be a great burden both financially and practically for sufferers.All requests are dealt with almost immediately and all monies raised quickly go back into the community.We rely on the generosity of local people both through the donations we receive and the amazing fundraising tasks that are performed.

Bath Institute For Rheumatic Diseases (UK, 1040650) Browse events

BIRD – its history, purpose and current activity The Bath Institute for Rheumatic Diseases (BIRD) was established in 1975 by the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (the ‘Min’) and the University of Bath and became a registered charity in 1981. It raises funds to support programmes of research and education into several rheumatic conditions, in particular inflammatory joint diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. The main aim of the charity is to relieve sickness and to promote and advance medical knowledge with particular reference to rheumatic diseases. BIRD seeks to improve treatments for patients through promoting collaboration between clinicians and research scientists. Thus it provides a building with dedicated space and facilities for both clinical and laboratory-based research, and serves as a hub for research-active staff linking BIRD and the RNHRD, and for visiting doctors and scientists from the UK and overseas. It also organises educational programmes for doctors, health professionals, patients and the general public. Past achievements of BIRD include training of more than 25 PhD students, 20 clinical research fellows and 10 post-doctoral research assistants, many of whom now work in hospitals, academic institutions or the pharmaceutical industry in the UK and around the world. Research studies included disease mechanisms in RA, the biology of bone cells in osteoporosis and validating and optimising anti-TNF treatment for patients with RA, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Today, the Institute is an internationally recognised centre for characterising novel autoantibodies in patients with connective tissue diseases, in particular chronic muscle disease (myositis) in both adults and children. These studies are being carried out with support from the Myositis Support Group and involve active collaboration with a number of centres throughout Europe. In addition, BIRD is currently providing funds (1) to support a multi-centre international research project on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and (2) to undertake a study of joint and muscle problems arising in young musicians. The latter involves collaboration with schools (Wells Blue School), colleges offering Music degrees (Bath Spa University, Falmouth University College) and a leading conservatoire (Guildhall School of Music, London). Much current research in BIRD is supported by an extensive biobank of over 30,000 samples and linked to clinical databases that underpin a range of biomarker and genetic studies of arthritis and connective tissue diseases. This resource is a key element in a developing research collaboration between BIRD, the RNHRD and the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford. The Institute is managed by a Council of Management which meets quarterly, with day-to-day running in the hands of the Chair and a full-time Executive Director, supported by two part-time assistants. Core costs of some £125,000pa have to be met from unrestricted donations, legacies etc, from overheads on grants, charges from providing services to other charities and covenanted surplus from commercial activity (mostly laboratory tests) by our subsidiary Trading Company. Many of these sources of income are highly unpredictable from one year to the next. BIRD – its future vision and need for funds BIRD is committed to maintaining and promoting an independent research and education centre for bone and joint diseases in Bath following acquisition of the RNHRD by the Royal United Hospital. To achieve this, the Institute aims to enhance the value of its clinical and laboratory facilities through providing more support for research and, in particular, collaborative research studies that seek both to improve outcomes for patients and also to improve our understanding of the underlying disease. BIRD is seeking unrestricted sponsorship of its research and education programmes as follows: •     Support for the continuing growth of the biobank and clinical databases to answer specific research questions, such as evaluating the long-term effectiveness of biological therapies for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. The very nature of the biobank and databases requires continuous support for sample and data handling and storage. Funding in this area is also essential to allow development of new research partnerships, and hence more funding opportunities, such as that underway with NDORMS in Oxford and with many European centres. •     Research Training Awards to support the next generation of researchers and to ensure that bone and joint diseases remain a focus of medical research in the future. Rheumatic diseases remain a major cause of pain and suffering, and a considerable burden on the national economy through loss of work, etc. Cures for these conditions have yet to be found, although treatment of the associated symptoms has improved dramatically in recent year’s thanks in large measure to a better understanding of the underlying disease processes. Further research will lead to a greater range of effective treatments, and the opportunity to identify those factors that determine clinical responses and risk of toxicity in individual patients. Through its large groups of well-characterised patients, Bath can play an important role in these developments and offer a fertile environment for training young doctors and scientists in the future. •     Funding to undertake further educational programmes aimed at GPs, physiotherapists and other health professionals, patients, their families and carers. From the above, it is clear that the management of patients with chronic inflammatory joint diseases is changing rapidly for the better, largely through the ‘appliance of science’. This generates an increased need for updating knowledge for doctors, nurses and other health professionals. It is also very important to support patients and their families, friends and carers in their discussions with medical staff by providing news and information on recent developments. Our series of Patient Information Days is very successful* in achieving the latter and needs continuing support. * A self-help group for patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsAZZ) was recently established as a direct result of discussions at a BIRD Patient Information Day.

Rotary Club of Burnham Beeches (UK, 1073196) Browse events

The Burnham Beeches Rotary Club raises money for a variety of charitable purposes locally, nationally and international with an emphasis on supporting young people and donation to cancer care.

B.U.S.T (UK, 1117508) Browse events

BUST (Breast Cancer Unit Support Trust) is a Bristol based charity founded by patients for patients to support the work of the Southmead Hospital Breast Care Centre. Since 1991, BUST has spent £750,000 on equipment and resources to support innovation in diagnosis and treatment of breast disease.

Yorkshire Cancer Centre (UK, 1075308YCC) Browse events

Yorkshire Cancer Centre is the fundraising arm of St Jamess Institute of Oncology in Leeds. Our ongoing appeal directly benefits cancer patients in this excellent modern facility which opened in 2008. The Centre provides a range of cancer services to a catchment community of more than 2.6m people across Yorkshire. The Appeals focus is four-stranded: specialist medical equipment, research and education programmes, patient home comforts and the arts and gardens projects. Your contribution, no matter how modest, will enhance patient care to make this world-class facility a leading force in the early prevention, diagnosis, treatment and after-care of this indiscriminate disease that still affects one in three lives in the UK.

Lumos (UK, 1112575) Browse events

We are Lumos, the charity founded and chaired by J. K. Rowling. Taking children from their families and raising them in institutions harms their health and development. Lumos works so 8 million children in institutions worldwide can regain a family life.

Finley's Tracks Charity (UK, 1174) Browse events

Finley's Tracks is a new Charity set up in December 2014 which aim is to help all Manx sufferers of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. This is a devastating muscle wasting disease that starts taking effect at a young age, and rapidly develops leaving the sufferer in need of 24 hour care. We need a cure!

Be Child Cancer Aware (UK, 1141987) Browse events

Be Child Cancer Aware is dedicated to raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of all Cancers affecting Children and Teenagers Be Child Cancer Aware are also sole sponsors of the Beads of Courage programme in UK hospitals. This programme offers help, enCOURAGEment and support during treatment