tenovus 2013/2014 supporter review

Supporter Review 2013/2014

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we have made a difference to so many people

Thanks to you


Welcome to our second Supporter Review. If you’re reading this, it’s because you have kindly volunteered or supported us. So firstly, we’d like to say a very big thank you.

What a spectacular twelve months it has been! We celebrated our 70th birthday in style, expanded our services into even more communities and were able to help more people than ever before. We couldn’t have done any of it without your support. The breadth of our research increased, with projects across eleven institutions, looking at improving the ways cancer is diagnosed and treated, as well as how we can support people living with cancer today.

Thanks to your hard work, commitment and generosity, last year we raised over £9 million to help support cancer patients and their families. We wouldn’t have been able to achieve this without you. Each and every bake sale, abseil, lottery ticket, donation or Christmas card has helped us make a real difference. We simply couldn’t have done it without you.

Thank you

Dear Supporter,Our thanks to you

Claudia McVie,Chief Executive

Richard Sims, Chair of the Board of Trustees

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When you have five kids, family life is busy and going through chemo meant I had to slow down and take it easy. I found this really hard, especially when so many people rely on me.

I was really lucky to have all of my treatment on Tenovus’ Mobile Cancer Support Unit. Parking was a dream compared to the hospital and the atmosphere on board was so friendly. It was lovely to see the same staff and you get to know each other so you really feel like they’ve been on the journey with you.

Having so few patients at a time, meant that I never had to wait long. Whether it was advice, a cup of tea or just a chat, I knew they were there if I was worried about anything and it all helped make my treatment much more bearable.

Nothing can make cancer and chemotherapy easy to cope with, but Tenovus helped make life miles better for me and my family.

Thank you so much

Thanks to you, we’ve been able to change people’s lives

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Meet Louise from Cardiff who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 when she was just 37.

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Every year we spend around £1 million funding the researchers of tomorrow who are looking for a cure, as well as those who are trying to find the best ways we can care for and support people affected by cancer today.

This year we celebrated our history of cancer research and the thousands of people it has meant we can treat, help and support. We now fund 25 PhD students across Wales who are looking at cancer prevention as well as how cancer is diagnosed and treated. Their projects focus on a range of cancers including breast, prostate, bowel and liver.

Tim lost his mum to breast cancer when he was a child, which has helped drive him to want to understand cancer better and improve how it’s treated.

Thanks to your generosity, we can fund this vital research, which helps people living with cancer today and gives hope for the future.

we fund research that gives hope for the future

Meet Tim, one of our PhD students.

Tim’s project looks at how prostate cancer can be better diagnosed and understood, as well as preventing recurrence.

Thanks to you,

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we’re here 365 days a year for anyone worried about cancer

Our Freephone Cancer Support Line is open 8am – 8pm, 7 days a week, so by 8am I’m in the office, at my desk with a cuppa, ready to take calls. Many of the people I speak to are worried about their diagnosis, the side effects of their treatment or want to know what their treatment will include. It’s surprising how a short conversation can make someone feel much better.

We also take a lot of calls from people who are concerned about a family member or friend with cancer and want to know more about it, what to expect, as well as how Tenovus can help them.

Quite often when someone is worried about a loved one, they completely forget about themselves. After we chat and work through their questions, I make sure I ask how they’re doing. I remind them that at Tenovus, we’re here for anyone affected by cancer. If someone wants to talk about their feelings with someone outside their family and friends, we’re here.

At 5pm I hand the Support Line over to a colleague who’ll be there to answer calls until 8pm. You’d be surprised how many people phone outside normal office hours. Luckily, thanks to you, we’re open 365 days a year, ready to listen.

Meet Jane, one of our Cancer Support Nurses.

Worried about cancer?Call us free 8am - 8pm, 7 days a week

0808 808 1010

Thanks to you,


Thanks to you...

Our Freephone Cancer Support Line

handled nearly 9,000 calls

We now fund 25 PhD

students who are looking for a cure, as well as trying to

find the best ways to care for and support people affected

by cancer today

We spent around

£1 million pounds

on vital cancer research


look at what we’ve beenable to achieve

Our Cancer Support Advisors helped our clients access over £1.6 million in benefits and other

entitlements

Our counsellors

listened for

1,302 hours

Our Mobile Cancer Support Units saved our clients 45,000 miles of travelling to and from

hospital

This year really was fantastic, but we still need your support!

Please go to tenovus.org.uk

to make a donation


We’re so grateful to you and all our supporters for your amazing efforts this year. From raffle tickets, to running; bucket collections to bike rides.

We help Tenovus because of our need to support those living with cancer. For hope given by research and innovative ways to deliver treatment. For the joy people get from wonderful support groups like the choirs and for the pleasure gained in the community from our fundraising events.

Need, hope, joy and pleasure;all good reasons to be part of Tenovus.

Betty Fitzgerald Secretary of Radyr Friendsof Tenovus group

I was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2000 and Tenovus were there for me then. They’re so much more than a cancer charity though; they are a wonderful group of people doing a wonderful job. Thankfully fourteen years later I still benefit from being involved and now fundraise for Tenovus. It gives me a great amount of satisfaction to be able to give

something back. It’s wonderful to know my fundraising means that Tenovus can be there to help someone elsegoing through a frightening time, just as Idid, fourteen years ago.

Mike Evans, Tenovus fundraiser, Bridgend

and all our amazing supporters!Thanks to you,

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We all worry about what will happen to our loved ones after we’re gone, and writing a Will is one of the best ways to look after them.

But did you know, leaving a gift in your Will is also one of the most powerful ways you can support Tenovus? A gift to Tenovus in your Will means you’re not only taking care of your loved ones, but helping to improve and even save the lives of millions of cancer patients, for many years to come.

By choosing to leave a gift to Tenovus and supporting our ongoing work, you could fund vital research into better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. You could also help us improve cancer services in your own community, so that everyone has access to the advice, support and care they need.

We are hugely grateful to anyone who supports us, however they choose to do so; but gifts left in Wills mean we can continue our vital work as well as helping us plan for the future.

As a thank you to our supporters, we’ll be running a number of ‘Free Wills’ campaigns over the next few months, offering those who are over 50 a free ‘simple’ Will, through local participating solicitors. Whilst there’s no obligation to leave a gift to Tenovus, we sincerely hope that you will be able to.

If you’d like to find out more about our Free Wills Campaign please call our Legacy Officer for a confidential chat on 029 2076 8859.

a gift for the future?Could you leave us


we’ve been able to change people’s lives.

Meet Marcia, a volunteer in our Maesteg shop. In early 2013, Marcia’s mother-in-law was diagnosed with terminal cancer which came as a huge shock to the whole family. Marcia was helping to care for her when a nurse at the local hospital suggested she call our Freephone Cancer Support Line.

When a member of your family is diagnosed with cancer you feel lost and helpless. That’s when you’re glad Tenovus are there for you, at the end of the phone. It was such a difficult time and after my mother-in-law passed away,

I decided that I wanted to give something back to thecharity. I started to volunteer with Tenovus in June 2013and I haven’t looked back.

Thank you so much

Thanks to you,

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Thank you so much for your support over the last twelve months. We really couldn’t have achieved it all without you. We need to keep funding our vital research, keep our Mobile Units on the road and keep our Freephone Cancer Support Line open seven days a week. There’s lots of fun and easy ways you can support Tenovus, throughout the year. Send Tenovus Christmas cardsOur fantastic new range of cards is available now. With a choice of designs and prices, you can wish your loved ones a Merry Christmas, knowing that you’re supporting a great cause. Order online, pop in to your local Tenovus shop or call us on 029 2076 8850 for a catalogue. VolunteerSet up by ten volunteers in 1943, Tenovus now involves nearly 2,000 volunteers who offer their support, day in day out. There are loads of ways to get involved from working in our shops, to helping at events or on our Freephone Cancer Support Line. Volunteering is rewarding, fun and you get to make a real difference. Sign up for an eventWhether it’s a pink day in the office for Breast Cancer Awareness Month or the challenge of a marathon; signing up to an event is one of the most rewarding and fun ways to make a difference!

for everything you’ve done! But we still need your help.

For more information visittenovus.org.uk

Thanks to you,

£10 could help keep our Freephone Cancer Support Line open 7 days a week. We’re there to listen when someone is worried about cancer, ready to support them and their loved ones.

£40 could help pay for counselling sessions so someone with cancer always has someone to talk to. We can provide this face to face, by phone or by Skype.

£100 could help keep our Mobile Cancer Support Units on the road so we can bring treatment closer to people’s homes, saving them stressful and costly journeys to and from hospital.

£150 could help fund a PhD student so we can continue our research into the best ways to diagnose and treat cancer, as well as making it more bearable for patients and the people who love them.

look at what we could doWith your help,

Last year, our Cancer Support Teamhandled nearly 9,000 calls£20,000

In 2013/14 we saved cancer patients

To do this journey would cost nearly

of travelling tohospital..nearly twice thecircumferenceof the Earth

45,267

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Patient support 43%PhD Studentships 18%Support groups 13%Mobile Units 12.7%Scientific advice 8%Innovation 5%Other research 0.3%

this is how your money helpedThank you

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October 2014October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and that means we’re going pink! Take part in our Big Bucket Collection or put on your own event.

November 2014Send Season’s Greetings to your friends and family with Tenovus Christmas cards.

December 2014Remember that little black dress you loved so much? Don’t leave it in the wardrobe this Christmas. Donate it to your local Tenovus shop and give it another chance to party!

Why not challenge your friends or colleagues to a Tenovus charity shop Secret Santa? Set a budget and see who finds the best gifts!

Save the date and get inspired!Whether you want to walk, run, cycle, bake or sing; there’s something to get involved with at Tenovus. Take a look below at some of our highlights over the next twelve months as well as other ways you can support us. Head to tenovus.org.uk for full details.

buy Tenovus Xmas cards

Sign up for a 5k???

20th SKYDIVE!

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February 2015It’s Free Wills Month and we’re offering our supporters the opportunity to make a Will, free of charge through participating local solicitors.

April 2015Join Team Tenovus at the London Marathon or the Tenovus 10k in Carmarthen.

May 2015Light up the night with our 5 or 10 mile Goodnight Walk, taking to the streets of Cardiff to celebrate, support and remember.

September 2015Kids grown out of their old school uniforms? Donate your old shirts, jumpers and skirts and send them back to school too!

Whether you want to walk, run, cycle, bake or sing; there’s something to get involved with at Tenovus. Take a look below at some of our highlights over the next twelve months as well as other ways you can support us. Head to tenovus.org.uk for full details.

buy suncream!!!

buy Tenovus Xmas cards

New year clearout

Sign up for a 5k???

Easter

Secret Santa

Back to school

Thanks to you!

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