Fundraising Stories
Reaching exhilarating new heights to raise money for charity
21-year-old Ben Saunders from Eastbourne in East Sussex is gearing up to take part in an epic skydiving challenge to raise money for Leukaemia & Myeloma Research UK (LMRUK), in memory of childhood friend, William Pearce. William was diagnosed with leukaemia at the...
Myeloma patient raises extraordinary funds for charity and local support groups
Restaurant owners, Elaine and Peter Kinsella have raised an impressive £15,000 in three months for Leukaemia & Myeloma Research UK (LMRUK), West Lancs and Merseyside Myeloma Support Group (WL&M Myeloma) and the Liverpool Haematology Patient Support Group...
To the peak of Snowdon and back again for charity
With two half marathons under his belt, Daz Martin from Whittington in Shropshire has decided to lace up his running shoes once again and take on his biggest challenge yet. This July, Daz will be running the epic Xterra Snowdonia Trail Marathon to raise money for...
Every penny counts thanks to Aviva employees
Employees at general insurer and a leading life and pensions provider, Aviva, have been making every penny count by raising over £17,000 for our charity. Aviva’s ‘Pennies for Good’ scheme enables colleagues to opt-in to charity donations by rounding down their monthly...
From Putney to Guildford – Tim’s Virtual London Marathon to help beat blood cancer
Tim Emburey, a 48-year-old Senior Care Assistant from Haslemere, a town in Surrey, is currently training for this October’s Virtual London Marathon, raising money for Leukaemia & Myeloma Research UK (LMRUK). The Virtual London Marathon took place for the first...
Father and son duo run over 300km to raise money to fight blood cancer
Paul Kellett, 59, and his son Marc, 33, took on an epic running challenge earlier this year in memory of their wife and mum, Lorraine. Paul and Marc challenged themselves to run 10km a day throughout March from Hindley Green, where they live, to Wigan, Bolton and...
Cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats for charity
Chris Smith, a 46-year-old Maths Teacher from Manchester, is taking on an epic cycling challenge this summer to raise money for Leukaemia & Myeloma Research UK (LMRUK). Chris is preparing to cycle almost 1,000 miles starting at Land’s End in Cornwall and finishing...
Damian’s Hertfordshire Half Marathon to raise awareness of Myeloma
Damian Basey, 38, from Hertfordshire is running his first Half Marathon this June to raise money for Leukaemia & Myeloma Research UK (LMRUK) after a close family member was diagnosed with myeloma. Damian’s cousin Lorna, a healthy mother of two young boys, was...
Jacob’s click and collect charity cake sale
At the age of six, Jacob Haygarth started selling delicious homemade cakes at the end of his drive in the village of Tebay in Cumbria to raise money for Leukaemia & Myeloma Research UK. Now two years later, eight-year-old Jacob has adapted his family bake sale to...
Shantelle’s Blood Cancer Fundraising Mission
Shantelle Taylor, a 30-year-old Solicitor in Manchester, is on a mission to raise money and increase vital awareness of blood cancer in memory of her Grandad, Derek Wilde who passed away aged 77 from Acute Myeloid Leukaemia in July 2015. Here is Shantelle’s...
