https://www.xperience-group.com/news-item/thousands-raised-for-cancer-research-uk/
Xperience Group raised £5,763.58 in aid of their chosen charity of 2016, Cancer Research UK, to support life saving research into preventing and treating cancer.
Each year Xperience Group sponsors a charity selected at random from suggestions put forward by staff. In 2016, Cancer Research UK was a chosen charity of the year and the Group held a raft of fundraising activities dedicated to this cause, raising a total of £5,763.58.
100 employees across all four Xperience Group office locations, got involved to support funding for scientists, doctors and nurses and help beat cancer sooner. The activities included bakes sales, raffles and a donation in place of sending Christmas Cards.
Jo Marriot, Local fundraising Manager at Cancer Research UK, commented, “We’re very grateful to everyone at the Xperience Group for choosing to support Cancer Research UK. We don’t receive any government funding so every penny we receive is donated by the public. Our progress relies on the generosity of people to bring us closer to beating cancer.”
Iain O’Kane, Managing Director at Xperience Group, commented “This amazing result wouldn’t be possible without the outstanding support from our employees who took time to bring a range of fantastic bakes which we all enjoyed – a bit too much! I’m delighted for the total we raised and am glad the Group has joined the fight against cancer”.
The Alzheimer’s Society is the nominated charity for 2017. Details of the 2017 fundraising challenge will be revealed soon. Keep up to date with latest news on out Twitter feed.
Cancer Research UK pioneers life-saving research to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured. Its ambition is to accelerate progress and see three-quarters of people surviving the disease within the next 20 years. Over the years, the charity have saved millions of lives by discovering new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, and survival has doubled over the past 40 years. www.cancerresearch.org