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How your fundraising helps
There are currently almost 3.5 million people living with cancer in the UK today. It's Macmillan's goal to be there for everyone from the moment of diagnosis, but we can't do this without your support.
From the price of lunch to your £250 target, every donation makes a difference:
£10.50 could pay for 50 copies of our credit-card sized resource explaining the signs and symptoms of some common cancers. This has become one of our most popular resources and is particularly popular with men, who are often reluctant to pick up other materials.
£36 could pay for a Macmillan Nurse for 1 hour, helping people living with cancer and their families receive essential medical, practical, and emotional support.
£100 Every £100 we spend on our phone service could lead to our welfare rights advisers on our Macmillan Support Line helping people affected by cancer to claim £3,055 in benefits they are entitled to.
£270 could pay for a Macmillan Information and Support Manager for 1 day, giving people living with cancer the opportunity to ask questions and talk through their concerns.
£315 can cover the costs of room hire for a year and refreshments for a cancer support group to provide peer support in a community.
£720 could help run our Online Community forum for 1 day. In this time, 1,927 people affected by cancer in the UK can give emotional and practical support to each other on anything to do with cancer – from treatments, to coping with everyday life, to the death of a loved one.
For information on how to access our support services, visit our main website.
Ready to kick-start your fundraising? Head over to our resources section for some inspiration to help you reach your fundraising goal.