Candlelighters Trust

Save the date! 🎀 It's two months until Pink It Up kicks off! We need our supporters to be as ambitious, creative, and PINK as possible from the 2nd to the 8th of June to raise vital funds for children with cancer. Can you help us make Yorkshire as PINK as possible? Plus, we're giving you the chance to win a very special Candlelighters branded goodie hamper and a VIP meet and greet cheque presentation with our mascot, Champ! 🐘 These fabulous prizes will go to the best pink fundraiser - so get planning yours! Let's get ready to Pink It Up - check out website here: https://bit.ly/4ku4V9V to see how you can get started or get in touch with us at info@candlelighters.org.uk to get your Pink It Up fundraising pack! 💞

Did you sign up for our 5 Miles a Day in May challenge? 💪 Challenge yourself to complete 5 miles every day in May, however you like. You could walk, run, cycle or even swim! Take part from anywhere and raise funds to support children and young people facing cancer and their families. 🎗️ Plus, we'll send you a free challenge t-shirt for raising your first £10! To find out more and get involved, join the group here 👉 https://lnkd.in/enqRHeuh ⭐ Questions? Just drop us a message or comment on this post and we'll be happy to help!

Want to support children and young people with cancer this Easter? 🐣 To make this year extra special, we're suggesting a different way to share the joy. Instead of bringing Easter eggs, could you donate the cost of an egg or two to our Easter appeal? Of course, every child will still get an Easter egg (we usually have surplus!) but donations allow us to create a vibrant, fun-filled Easter with activities and events for everyone. ✨ Making a donation means that we can allocate much-needed resources in other areas, which will help to make the hospital a more enjoyable environment and ensure children and families are well supported. Let's work together to make this Easter in hospital as fun as possible.💛 You can donate now on our website: https://lnkd.in/eK8QG43

Last call to book on at the Candlelighters Business Collaboration Project! 🎗️ Don't miss this great event where you can network, build partnerships and drive positive change. Join us this Wednesday 26th March at the Dakota Hotel in Leeds to learn how your business can support families facing childhood cancer. 📅 Event Information: Date: 26th March 2025 Time: 5:15PM Location: Dakota Hotel, Leeds See you there! https://lnkd.in/eH6A237c

#SupporterSunday 💕 A big thank you to the incredible team at The Two Pointers in Woodlesford. Candlelighters supported the landlord's family many years ago and they wanted to give back, as they remember warmly the support they received. 🌟 Over Christmas the pub took donations, all in the name of supporting Candlelighters and families affected by childhood cancer. They also had a card machine for donations, which would turn on the snow machine at the front of the pub - when someone donated, the snow machine was turned on, which the local children loved! ❄️ This wonderful fundraiser raised £1344 in total! And excitingly, The Two Pointers are eager to support Candlelighters over Christmas again and are already planning for new decorations and lights for 2025! 🎉 Thank you again for all the wonderful effort and bringing joy to so many! 🤩

We're approaching Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness Month and we'd like to share your stories and experiences. 🎗️ If you've faced cancer as a teenager, your story matters. Sharing your journey can make a powerful impact and bring awareness to the unique challenges teenagers face when dealing with cancer. If you'd like to share, please DM or email us at marketing@candlelighters.org.uk. 🌟

As we approach Easter, so many wonderful supporters like to collect and donate Easter eggs to children currently in the hospital. This gesture, while kind, often means we are inundated with surplus eggs! 🐣 This year, we're asking our supporters to instead consider donating the cost of one or two eggs to our Easter appeal to help us fund other support for children in the hospital, such as crafts and activities and Easter events. Your donations will make sure we have all the resources we need to make the hospital a fun and happy environment around Easter. 💛 Don't worry: we'll make sure all the children staying in the hospital will get an Easter egg! ✨ Making a donation means that we're able to allocate much-needed resources in other areas, which will help to make the hospital a more enjoyable environment and ensure children and families are well supported. You can donate now on our website: https://lnkd.in/eK8QG43

Candlelighters is hiring! 🌟 We have the wonderful opportunity for you to join our team as the new Executive Assistant & Volunteer Coordinator. This exciting role involves: ✅ Providing dedicated support to our Chief Executive ✅ Assisting the Board of Trustees & Senior Management Team ✅ Recruiting, supervising & managing our incredible volunteers If you love high-level admin, enjoy working with people, are highly organised, proactive, tech-savvy and and want to make a real difference for families facing childhood cancer, we’d love to hear from you! 📩 Apply now or find out more please check out the listing on our website: https://lnkd.in/emAaEi9p Please share with anyone who may be interested! 🫶

Introducing the 5 Miles a Day in May challenge! 💪 Challenge yourself to complete 5 miles every day in May, however you like. You could walk, run, cycle or even swim! Take part from anywhere and raise funds to support children and young people facing cancer and their families. 🎗️ Plus, we'll send you a free challenge t-shirt for raising your first £10! To find out more and get involved, join the group here 👉 https://lnkd.in/enqRHeuh

#SupporterSunday 💕 We recently celebrated with Bettys Tea Rooms in Harrogate their remarkable achievement of raising over £7,378 for Candlelighters as their Charity of the Year for 2023/24! It was an inspiring and emotional morning to hear the other branches’ personal connections with their chosen charities and the difference they have all made from their fundraising activities. The wonderful team at the Harrogate Tea Room got involved with a range of different fundraising activities such as marathons, quiz & bingo nights, raffles and a 20 mile circular walk of Harrogate 🎉 We can't thank Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate enough, for being such amazing charity partners throughout the year-long partnership and for the lovely hospitality they provided. Their support has made an incredible difference in helping families affected by childhood cancer in Yorkshire. 💚