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Fundraising idea : All things English
Fundraising idea All things English Below are some basic ideas but to turn them into real moneymakers don’t forget to add as many extra bits as you can manage. The Full English Breakfast Start the day just right by offering a Full English Breakfast in your local hall, school diner, works canteen, local pub etc. […]
Continue readingMarch 2011 Newsletter
Welcome to the March edition of the makeabigdifference newsletter; Young Heroes’ one stop shop for all the latest charity news and events. We dedicate this months edition to the memory of Alex Albiston; the amazing young hero who passed away one year ago after a most courageous battle with cancer. Alex’s family and friends are […]
Continue readingNew Leukaemia Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials
New leukaemia vaccine enters clinical trials UK scientists have launched an early clinical trial – phase-II – of a new cancer vaccine designed to help patients with leukemia to fight the disease. The DNA vaccine, which Cancer Research UK scientists helped to develop, is different from vaccines that help to prevent infectious diseases. Instead it is […]
Continue readingFebruary 2011 Newsletter
Welcome to the February edition of the makeabigdifference newsletter; Young Heroes’ one stop shop for all the latest charity news and events, fundraising and cancer updates. In this issue we share the latest installment of ‘Cancer Controversies’; Do medical X-rays cause cancer? Does eating well done meat really cause bladder cancer? Does breastfeeding lower my […]
Continue readingJanuary 2011 Newsletter
A very warm welcome to the January edition of the makeabigdifference newsletter and on behalf of Young Heroes I wish you all a very happy new year. The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to take control of your health and in this month’s newsletter you can read our ‘6 steps to […]
Continue readingDecember 2010 Newsletter
Welcome to the very festive December charity newsletter. It’s hard to believe that Christmas is yet again upon us, the last 12months have simply flown! In this special end of year edition we take a look back at 2010; the highlights of the year, the amazing people who have helped Young Heroes make a big […]
Continue readingEating watercress every day could stop breast cancer tumours from growing
Eating watercress every day could help to prevent breast cancer, researchers have found. The ‘super food’ can help to ‘turn off’ a signal in the body and thereby help starve the tumour of essential blood and oxygen, according to experts at the University of Southampton. The found that volunteers who ate 80 grams of watercress […]
Continue readingTrial results show dramatically improved survival for relapsed childhood leukaemia
Trial results show dramatically improved survival for relapsed childhood leukaemia A new treatment increases survival to almost 70 per cent for children whose acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) returns, according to the results of a trial published online. The results of the trial – funded by Cancer Research UK and Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research2 – were so […]
Continue readingNew Year celebrations and resolutions
There are plenty of fun and challenging ways you can raise money for Young Heroes through your New Year celebrations and resolutions. Why not take a look at our ideas to help kick start your fundraising campaign. Lose lbs, gain pounds If your New Year’s resolution is to loose those extra Christmas party pounds, then […]
Continue readingKatie’s Christmas Corner 2010
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you all! I hope you enjoy my Christmas quiz. What is the Irish custom of “feeding the wren” or “hunting the wren” on December 26th? A) Taking one’s in-laws out to dinner B) Carrying a wren door to door, to collect money for charity C) Leaving a […]
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