Hope Against Cancer Newsletter Spring 2021

Research Funding

Despite the adverse environment and the task of funding the building of the new Hope Cancer Trials Centre at Leicester Royal Infirmary, Hope has recently announced and confirmed more vital funding to help our partners continue to provide life-saving research and care for local cancer patients.

£40,000 will be committed this year once again in support of the work of the Hope Nurse at the new Centre. Our Hope Nurse provides extra care and support to cancer trials patients passing through the new Centre on their treatment journey.

Sheila Willson from Oadby was the first patient to access the expanded and refurbished Centre. Sheila, who is receiving treatment for myeloma, has been visiting the Hope Cancer Trials Centre since June 2017. She receives weekly treatment over a five week cycle, which has continued throughout the whole pandemic. She said: “Hope’s expansion is lovely; it has more room, is very spacious and looks really nice. The Centre means a lot to me. I feel very comfortable there, and everyone is so nice and helpful.”

Funding support of £15,000 per year for three years (total of £45,000) was also announced to part-fund a Hope PhD Studentship. The College of Life Sciences at the University had offered to fund two thirds of a PhD Studentship if our Centre partners were able to match fund with £15,000. With the aspirations of becoming a cancer theme in the BRC as mentioned in the CEO’s introduction, Hope is extremely keen to help the Centre expand critical basic research mass wherever possible. Matched funding is a great way of deploying our donations as it means other funding avenues are opened up by our initial investment.

Now onto even better news… The Hope Cancer Trials Centre has reopened at Leicester’s Hospitals, following a circa £1.5 million expansion. As you may know, this facility gives patients opportunities to trial new medicines to treat a range of cancers.

This means more cancer trials can take place in Leicester and even more patients can benefit from access to potential treatments not currently available on the NHS.

The expansion will mean that ‘early phase’ cancer trials can go from strength to strength in Leicester. Cancer treatments are rapidly changing, and the Centre is currently focused on developing research using ‘bio-specifics’, a new generation of treatments that – unlike traditional chemotherapy - target cancer while leaving other cells in the body with little or no damage.

couldn’t have been done without our fabulous Hope Supporters, who have helped

raise these crucial funds over the past year. So, for that, we thank each and every one of you! You can read more on our website!

Reboot, reset, renew - Hope for the future

As we put 2020 behind us, many charities large and small are feeling the negative effects of the pandemic. Although it has been an unbelievably challenging time, our charity is delighted that we have been able to raise the funds needed to complete our Hope for Life Appeal and contribute to an amazing transformation of new facilities within our local hospital. The Hope family of supporters, including institutions, local businesses and loyal individual donors have been fantastic in rising to the challenge of getting this done. In such unprecedented times, our focus now needs to be on continuing fundraising to ensure we are able to support ongoing research locally, that will help the new Hope Cancer Trials Centre to uncover potential new drugs and treatments.

Charities like Hope, with urgent missions can never stand still and so to the future we look. We need to continue to contribute funding to our partners’ research aspirations over the next two years The Leicester Centre is in the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)/CRUK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre network. Despite the Covid pandemic and the fact that many researchers are undertaking clinical work and in some parts of the UK being redeployed, excellent progress continues to be made against objectives.

Leicester also hosts an NIHR Biomedical Research Centre which currently has themes in Diabetes and Lifestyle, Cardiovascular Medicine and Respiratory Medicine. Later this year the renewal process will start for the national Biomedical Research Centres (BRC) network. There is an opportunity to develop new themes for existing networks. A cancer precision medicine theme is being developed which would become part of the Leicester BRC case. Currently there are only six cancer themes in existing BRCs with the largest being held at the Royal Marsden in Greater London. This is clearly an extremely competitive area but if successful, the funding associated with it would be transformational for the delivery of cancer research in Leicester. Once again, Hope will step in, as always, to support this aspiration and hopefully help draw in larger national research investment into Leicester.

Farewell to Tracey

Some Hope for Life key donors and partners.

This past year has been incredibly difficult, and our appeal has benefited tremendously from the generosity of key institutions, businesses and individuals and we list some below. If it were not for your donations, we might not be where we are now, so we wish to thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

We are sad to announce that after almost four years, Tracey, our Corporate and Events Fundraiser will be leaving us to take up an exciting opportunity in the commercial auto-trade sector within her family’s business.

In her time here, Tracey has done fantastically well for us at Hope. Professional and committed, through some major and key events, she has helped build lasting and fruitful relationships with the local business community in a variety of ways. We will miss her!

However, to help ensure a smooth handover to her successor and a transition from Hope, she will be with us for a little while yet we are pleased to say, on a part-time basis. Thanks for all your hard work Tracey and good luck from Team Hope!!

You can find out more about how to support us by visiting our website: www.hopeagainstcancer.org.uk

Elkington Charitable Trust

Hope Through Business

Sherwin Hall

We’d like to say thank you to Sherwin Hall for their donation of £150 ! Their team turned ‘Dress Down Friday’ on its head by introducing a ‘Dress Up Friday’ in order to raise money for Hope and spread some much-needed positivity! If you have an idea for a creative contribution, let us know!

James Sellicks

Thank you to our wonderful Hope trustee, James Sellicks, from James Sellicks Estate Agents and Lettings for raising and donating £695

Throughout 2020 their clients have been encouraged to leave a review of the service their agency has provided with the added incentive that £5 would be donated to HOPE. A fabulous idea!

Barratt Smith Brown

Huge thanks to Barratt Smith Brown for their wonderful donation of £5,867 ! They have implemented various ways for employees to donate to our charity that you could easily copy. These include office fines, dressing down days and charity vending machines.

BHIB

Mocha

1,000 miles

The team at Mocha Marketing recently took on a 1000-mile challenge in April. Whether they choose to run, walk or cycle - each team member took part! They managed to raise an impressive £1,617 with the funds being split between Hope Against Cancer and The Bodie Hodges Foundation.

We are delighted to announce that our Charity Christmas Single – ‘It’s Christmas (Santa’s On His Way)’ - managed to raise a staggering £7,000! A HUGE thank you goes to Tommy Reid and Sam Halden from BHIB Insurance Brokers, who worked alongside 10 local businesses to write and record this special Christmas charity single in support of Hope.

Another shout out goes to local R&B legend, Mark Morrison (best known for his hit song ‘Return of the Mack’) for kindly helping to produce this single and allowing us use of his recording studio.

We are lucky to have such high calibre members in our business club and are very grateful for all of the support we have seen during the pandemic. Read on to see what some of them have been up to.

Joint Promotions

As you might well know, Hope Against Cancer has a partnership with Charitable Travel! As a social enterprise, they put charitable objectives above profit, and they allow you to book holidays while donating 5% of the price to us at no extra cost. Hopefully you will all be able to use this once we’re safe to travel.

We are delighted to announce that Hope Against Cancer and SimplyTakeout have joined forces! You can now help to raise funds at the click of a button... It’s so simple, download their app via the App Store or Google Play, register, and every time you order your food with SimpleTakeout they will make a donation to Hope Against Cancer!

We have recently teamed up with local lingerie business, Roshni Desai Designs in a bid to raise money for life-changing cancer research. Roshni Desai of Roshni Desai Designs has been busy creating a soft post-surgery bralette for breast cancer patients and survivors. Roshni has very generously opted to donate 25% from the bralette and pin sales to Hope Against Cancer.

We are delighted to have joined forces with Gourmet Luxe, who provide Unique & Personalised Luxury Food Gifts - perfect for every occasion, whether it be for a birthday or corporate gifting! Simply mention HOPE in the charity reference field on the shopping basket page and a £5 donation will be made from your purchase to Hope Against Cancer.

Looking to buy a Birthday card? When you buy your cards or e-cards through makingadifference. cards you can support Hope Against Cancer as every card bought will donate!

Quote ‘Hope’ for any service at Cross Productions and they will donate £50.

Paradigm Wills and Legal Services are offering 40% percent off all services when you quote HAC1020 with a 10% donation coming to Hope.

Looking for ways that you can support us whilst involving your business? Have a look at our amazing joint promotions going on at the moment!

Local Community

LCWFC Challenge

Unfortunately, due to lockdown, Leicester City Women’s Football Club Reserves, like so many local teams, have been unable to attend any of their training sessions and matches until recently.

So, as a team, they decided to complete a distance challenge to raise money for Hope! This saw the wonderful ladies running a total of 651 miles (1041KM) in just 5 weeks! This route saw them run via all of the stadiums that are planned on being used for the Women’s Euros in 2022 – they managed to raise a total of £430 Thank you ladies!

Variety Show

The Variety Show Live is an evening of fantastic entertainment, a 3 course meal, and a fabulous disco at Bistro Live! Why not get up and party, treat colleagues or just yourself at what promises to be a night to remember and at the same time help us raise funds for Hope!

Tickets are just £35.

Thank you to Roger Collins of RDC Networks for organising this.

Mike Dewis

A huge thank you goes to Mike Dewis, his pupils, friends and AMAZING GUEST STARS for their special YouTube Christmas concert. This featured an amazing array of local amateurs, brilliantly talented, brilliantly taught and megastar professionals giving their voices and their time to raise money for Hope. The total amount raised was £800

Top Tier Physio

We would like to say a huge thank you to Keith Burland from Top Tier Physio. He was going to take his team out for a Christmas party but instead he donated the money they would’ve spent to Hope Against Cancer. What a fabulous gesture - and a great idea for other businesses!

Over the next few months, the lovely Michelle Carter will be fundraising for Hope Against Cancer by taking on the Leicestershire Round, which is a 100-mile walk. Due to the current restrictions, she will be walking alone. Michelle has been raising funds for Hope ever since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015.

Huncote Harriers

A huge thank you goes to the runners from Huncote Harriers who ran half a marathon through Leicester in memory of all those who have lost their lives to cancer or are fighting cancer during the pandemic. This half marathon included a lap around the Leicester Royal Infirmary and raised a total of £2,122

We are fortunate to have the support of our local communities. On these pages, we take a peek at those who are pulling out all the stops to raise funds for our Charity.

Greetham Village Christmas Dinner

peeling sprouts for 100 people?!

For several years in Greetham village community centre, Sally Cluley, on the last Sunday in November, has cooked a Christmas dinner for over 100 villagers with the hall and tables beautifully decorated. Can you imagine peeling sprouts for 100 people?! It was always the complete meal with all the trimmings, followed by Christmas pudding, tea/coffee and her delicious home-made mince pies. The neighbour’s daughters, Lucy and Catherine provided pavlovas as an extra pudding. She was very ably helped by husband, Graham and friends Jane, Lorraine and Pam. The monies made from these meals and from a raffle have always been given to Hope.

Sadly, because of the pandemic, last year’s event had to be cancelled. Instead, Sally and members of the church held an outside Christmas bazaar and fortunately it was a dry day. The proceeds were to be shared equally between Hope and the church.

As usual, Sally was given many cash donations and her final amount raised for Hope was £855

Greetham Village Christmas Raffle

At the same event, Jenny Smith, a Hope volunteer since 2002, organised a raffle for a Christmas hamper full of donated seasonal goodies.

It made £850!

The total raised by Greetham Village came to £1,705.

Can you imagine

Thank you to all, your donations will make a great difference!

A BIG thank you goes to ...

Matt & Michelle Williams for raising £1,670 by undertaking a Rutland Spring Half Marathon.

Chase The Sun cycle ride has raised £11,144.26 by cycling 330 km (total so far in their journey).

This Girl Can have raised a total of: £1,620 by having Hope as their nominated charity for ‘Move this March Event’.

For each ThriftBox you fill, they will make a £20 donation to Hope Against Cancer.

In Memoriam

In memory of a remarkable woman...

Bogumila (Bohdanka, Danni) Madylus (née Domaradz)

12th October 1954 - Górowo Iławeckie, Poland - 7th January 2021, Leicestershire

Words seem utterly inadequate to say something which honours enough the incredible person that was my mother. She overcame many adversities throughout her lifetime and was always so courageous in the face of adversity, strong and graceful with an unparalleled zest for life. The very personification of joie de vivre.

On New Year’s Eve of 2011, my mother was involved in a horrendous car accident. She passed out whilst driving due to pneumonia and crashed into the back of a bus. Incredibly, nobody was seriously injured. She sustained some deep bruising to the left side of her chest where, a year later, she developed breast cancer. We witnessed my mother experience eight years of intermittent hospital appointments, biopsies, surgery and treatment. She very rarely complained of the pain and discomfort and whenever one type of treatment ceased to be effective, she would always ask, “OK, what next?” At times, it was a very difficult journey both physically and emotionally, but we shall be forever grateful for the pioneering treatment made available to her. As one professor told us, it is becoming more and more possible to live with certain cancers, as long as the growth can be contained. This is, of course, thanks to all the vital ongoing research and trials.

One of the many things my mother taught me is that life

is incredibly precious, and we should never, ever give up hope, no matter how many curve balls the universe decides to throw our way. She leaves behind family and friends who will forever cherish the unconditional love and warmth which she embraced us in everyday of our lives. We will

miss her more than can ever be expressed. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend and boss.

Blackfriars Bakery 1988 - 2021. Crustys Coffee Shop and Restaurant 1984 – 2000.

Our forever glamorous Queen B.

In Memoriam

Gifts in Wills are the foundation of many charities across the UK. Without them, many would not exist. Without the past lives of some amazing people, we would not be able to do our cutting-edge research for the future lives of others.

Making their memory last

Making a donation in memory of a loved one is a wonderful way to celebrate their life, to cherish their memory and to support the valuable work of a cause and charity which was close to their heart. We would like to thank families and friends for their kind donations, made in memory of all the people mentioned here:

Jean Margaret Allen Steve Clissold Betty Cooper David Cooper Patrick Cooper Robert Cory Paul Crawford Joan Franklin Hellen Gamage Sylvia Higginson

Ronald Hill Pearl Howe Jimmy Hunter Merril Lewis Chris Morgan

Anne Read Joan Ridley Norman Sansom Maureen Smalley Alison Smith

8th

Dates for your diary We need your help!

BIKE FOR HOPE

Seeing as though our Wild Atlantic Challenge has been postponed - we thought we’d introduce a ‘little’ warm up event in August! Can you take on 60 miles for Hope? This cycle ride will see you to take in various highlights across Leicestershire.

September 2021 2nd

CORPORATE SPORTS DAY

Time to see your competitive side and get your workplace involved for some good old-fashioned fun! We’re organising a Corporate Sports Day where you can take part in exciting activities, from a three-legged race to a classic tug of war!

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October 2021

3rd

RUN FOR HOPE

This year the London Marathon has gone virtual! To join in the fun and run 26.2miles locally, please get in touch before the 12th of July to secure your place.

May 2022 27th

LUFFENHAM HEATH GOLF DAY

Luffenham Heath Golf event is now postponed until the 27th May 2022 - but it’s not all doom and gloom because this gives us more time to find some wonderful sponsorships! June 2022 22-24th

September 2022 16-21st

TOUR DE HOPE

Our Wild Atlantic Challenge is the latest in a long line of fantastic Tour de Hope events! Join us on this spectacular event to cycle the scenic routes of the Ring of Kerry in Southern Ireland.

November 2022 3rd

THE FULL MONTY

14 intrepid, brave, maybe even crazy, local businessmen have signed up to bring ‘The Full Monty’ to Leicester for the first time. This unique show is to help promote awareness and prevention of male cancers. For tickets, sponsorship or further information about any of the events featured on this page, please visit www.hopeagainstcancer.org.uk or contact tracey@hopeagainstscancer.org.uk or call 0116 270 0101

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Did you know by confirming your gift aid eligibility we can increase your donation by 25p on every £1 you donate? Gift Aid is reclaimed by Hope Against Cancer from the tax you pay for the current tax year. Your address as detailed above is needed to identify you as a current UK taxpayer. Please notify us if your address changes, you want to cancel this declaration or you no longer pay sufficient tax on your income / capital gains.

c I want to Gift Aid my donation of £ and any donations I make in the future or have made in the past four years to Hope Against Cancer.

I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on my donations in that tax year, it is my responsibility to pay the difference. c (please tick)

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