Author Archives: aclark
Jake’s Story
21 year old Jake Damms and girlfriend Lisa Bottomley, both from Sheffield, recently moved into one of Impact Living’s Wilfred Drive properties and have been together for the past 3 years. They have a unique and emotional story to tell of which Young Heroes are most grateful to the couple for sharing with us. When […]
Continue readingFundraising Idea: Come Dine With Me
When it comes to fundraising, one of the most popular ways of getting people interested is by offering them food. People love home-cooked food products and there are numerous inventive easy ideas to help you raise the funds you need. Whether you’re the person creating the foods, or simply the one arranging the buying of […]
Continue readingGovernment find extra £50 million for cancer drugs.
Britain is providing an extra £50 million to pay for cancer medicines from October, bringing forward a government promise to give access to drugs even if they have not been approved by the NHS cost watchdog. The new money will allow doctors to prescribe treatments on the state health service that may have been rejected […]
Continue readingFundraising idea:Car Wash
Car wash fundraisers are a proven money-maker in. All you need are willing volunteers, a high-traffic location with good visibility, and some attention grabbing signs. You can put a car wash fundraiser together on short notice, but they work best with a little planning. Here’s how to get started… Getting Ready To Wash Cars Weather […]
Continue readingAugust 2010 Newsletter
Welcome to the August edition of the makeabigdifference newsletter; Young Heroes’ one stop shop for all the latest charity and fundraising news. In this edition we are specifically focusing on the fundraising aspect of the charity and are appealing for people up and down the country to help make a big difference to the lives […]
Continue readingFundraising idea: Bingo
Bingo is popular all around the world. It’s a really sociable game, lots of fun and easy to organise and makes a great fundraiser for churches, schools, sports clubs and work places. Choosing your venue This of course depends on how many people you think you will attract to your event. Church halls, school halls, […]
Continue readingTeenagers get sunburnt on purpose
More than a quarter of teenagers will get sunburnt on purpose this summer in the belief that they will ultimately get a suntan, a survey has found. The Teenage Cancer Trust discovered that 26 per cent of young people aged 13 to 19; plan to get sunburnt on purpose this year. Almost a third of […]
Continue readingKaties Corner July 2010
Through my treatment there were a lot of tough times, but also some good ones too, this is thanks to charities like Impact Young Heroes who support young people with cancer and people like you who fundraise and donate to make a BIG difference to help young people with cancer enjoy their good days through […]
Continue readingJuly 2010 Newsletter
Welcome to the July edition of the makeabigdifference newsletter. In this mid-summer edition, we bring you the latest fundraising stories from up and down the country, including sponsored walks and marathons, fancy dress fundraising collections and the success of the medieval event in Sheriff Hutton. There is also the latest cancer news which this month highlights the […]
Continue readingKaties Corner June 2010
Summer is here at last Three quick and easy puddings! In preparation for my Dad’s special birthday next month me and my Mum have hunted out our favourite recipes for the family barbecue. We hope that the weather is good and you enjoy these desserts as much as we do! J Easy peasy cheesecake Base: […]
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