Thank you for taking the time to visit our fundraising page.

Kings Chambers is delighted to be associated with CLIC Sargent who we have chosen as our corporate charity partner for 2008.

CLIC Sargent is the UK's leading children's cancer charity, supporting children and their families through cancer and leukaemia every step of the way. Your support, however small, will help contribute to a better standard of living for those children and their families who are affected by this terrible disease.

We have a team of 17 running this year in the BUPA Great Manchester Run 2008 consisting of the following;

Frances Patterson QC   Debbie Andrés
Paul Chaisty QC             Steve Loxton
Lesley Anderson QC     Gary Young
Neil Berragan                 Mark Ronson
Ruth Stockley                  Gwen Tripcony
Mark Harper                    Samantha McLaughlin
Martin Budworth              Matthew Sharrock
Emily Duckworth 
Cheryl Dainty 
Rachel Galloway 

Please give generously, your support is invaluable to all of us at Kings, to CLIC Sargent and most importantly the children and their families who are directly affected by this terrible disease.

For further information about this very worthwhile charity and the work they do, please click on the link below;

www.clicsargent.org.uk

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor our team: CLIC Sargent will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

We would like to thank you in advance for your very kind generosity and have detailed below an insight in to how your money may be used by the charity you are donating to.

With best wishes
Debbie Andrés

What your money can buy.

• £10 – provides parents with CLIC Sargent’s ‘Little Denim Book’. Many parents find the filofax indispensable as it contains useful hospital information, charts for blood counts and space to record other key facts about their child’s treatment.

• £20 – helps buy several blood sample kits that CLIC Sargent Nurses can use on a home visit, saving a family making a round trip to hospital to have a simple blood test.

• £30 – will buy a computer game to keep young people occupied during long periods in hospital, away from their friends. Many ‘toys’ on wards are for younger children, with little interest to teenagers.

• £50 – means that a CLIC Sargent Social Worker can be there soon after diagnosis, talking to a family one-to-one. Every family is different, so they will assess their individual needs and tailor services to suit them.

• £65 – will provide half a day’s professional training for one of the care staff. This will ensure that they are equipped to help children with cancer and their families, whatever it takes.

• £100 – means a young person who has (or had) cancer or leukaemia can go on an activity weekend. After months in hospital it helps restore self-confidence and rebuild a social life.

• £200 – funds a CLIC Sargent Care Grant which helps families with the extra costs of caring for a very sick child, such as bigger phones bills, travel costs and heating bills.

• £450 – funds a CLIC Sargent Family Support Worker for a week.  When a sick child is in hospital they help at home, pick up siblings from school, organise activities and keep everyday life as ‘normal’ as possible.

• £720 – will fund a CLIC Sargent Social Worker for one week.  They help the whole family understand and to face up to what’s happening offering emotional and practical support needed at a difficult time.

• £1000 – means that a family can enjoy a relaxing holiday together, taking a break from the trauma of treatment, at Malcolm Sargent House in Ayrshire, It may be the first family holiday in years.

• £2000 – will fund a CLIC Sargent Play Specialist for one month. They use toys and photos to explain to children what will happen during treatment and to overcome their fears. If a child is calm, treatment can be easier and more effective too.

• £3,300 – will fund a CLIC Sargent Nurse for one month.  As well as caring on the ward, CLIC Sargent’s nurses visit children at home when they leave hospital.  So families get to know their nurse and the standard of care is consistent.