Candlelighters Trust

Katchr

Carol Parnaby
Team

Katchr

Team captain: Carol Parnaby

About

Here at Katchr, we like to do our part for the community. Each year, we donate a share of the company profits to a chosen charity and this year, we’re trying to take that a step further. Our chosen charity is Candlelighters and this year we are raising our game by setting a fundraising target of £10,000 towards this exceptional children’s charity.

Who are Candlelighters?

They support families facing the turmoil of children’s cancer, getting involved in all sorts of different projects to help during such a difficult time. Their vision is to bring light and hope to every family affected by childhood cancer, providing emotional, practical and financial support when it is most needed. In addition, they also fund research to improve treatment and outcomes for children with cancer, now and for future generations.

To give you an idea of what Candlelighters can do with the money we raise…

  • £5 could fund craft supplies for the hospital to make the medical environment less daunting for children.
  • £25 could fund a day trip for a patient or sibling to have some fun and enjoy being children.
  • £100 could fund a grant to make Christmas as special and magical as possible for a family.
  • £500 could fund 7 talking therapy sessions for a child to support their mental health.
  • £1,500 could fund a year of activities for children staying on the teenage cancer ward.

How Katchr are helping

We're holding an online auction from 10-12th December where we have lots of great items to bid on, including rugby and football hospitality tickets, spa days and a holiday in the Lake District. The link will be posted below in the update section once it goes live on the 10th December

From 13-16th December we will be donning our festive jumpers and novelty headgear to take part in our own Christmas Tour de Yorkshire - 380.5 miles over 4 days, same as the real event - but with a twist - we will be completing it all on the exercise bike!

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Funded

  • Target
    £10K
  • Raised so far
    £4,644
  • Number of donors
    130

About

Here at Katchr, we like to do our part for the community. Each year, we donate a share of the company profits to a chosen charity and this year, we’re trying to take that a step further. Our chosen charity is Candlelighters and this year we are raising our game by setting a fundraising target of £10,000 towards this exceptional children’s charity.

Who are Candlelighters?

They support families facing the turmoil of children’s cancer, getting involved in all sorts of different projects to help during such a difficult time. Their vision is to bring light and hope to every family affected by childhood cancer, providing emotional, practical and financial support when it is most needed. In addition, they also fund research to improve treatment and outcomes for children with cancer, now and for future generations.

To give you an idea of what Candlelighters can do with the money we raise…

  • £5 could fund craft supplies for the hospital to make the medical environment less daunting for children.
  • £25 could fund a day trip for a patient or sibling to have some fun and enjoy being children.
  • £100 could fund a grant to make Christmas as special and magical as possible for a family.
  • £500 could fund 7 talking therapy sessions for a child to support their mental health.
  • £1,500 could fund a year of activities for children staying on the teenage cancer ward.

How Katchr are helping

We're holding an online auction from 10-12th December where we have lots of great items to bid on, including rugby and football hospitality tickets, spa days and a holiday in the Lake District. The link will be posted below in the update section once it goes live on the 10th December

From 13-16th December we will be donning our festive jumpers and novelty headgear to take part in our own Christmas Tour de Yorkshire - 380.5 miles over 4 days, same as the real event - but with a twist - we will be completing it all on the exercise bike!