23,000 supporters
We depend on more than 23,000 supporters who contribute more than 95 per cent of our income. Last year they helped us raise over £3 million.
What’s your challenge?
There are many ways you can work with us to raise funds. Our thanks go to the thousands of men, women and children who give so much time and commitment to our work.
Ron Pattenden sailed the entire coast of the UK in a 13ft laser dinghy. And our biggest team ever of 150 ran in the Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne – including energetic employees from Leamington Spa accountants, The Graham Fulford Partnership.
At the Flora London Marathon, our team of nearly 100 intrepid runners raised over £100,000.
David Hillier was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer at the exceptionally young age of only 37. Three years on, he is one of our most successful individual fundraisers. He has raised over £200,000 for our research, support and awareness work.
A clear match
Sean Derrig is National Franchise Manager for Snap-on Tools, who chose us for their Charity of the Year in 2005:
"Our customers are almost exclusively male and it struck us that we could really do something to help. We’re asking all our 420 mobile tool dealers to speak to our 150,000 customers about the disease. Anything we can do to put the word on the street is a good thing, and we aim to raise at least £40,000 next year.
It lets us give something back to the community, using the platform we have to do something really positive. And – because The Prostate Cancer Charity is still relatively small – our money will make an incredible difference. We could fund a year’s work by a specialist prostate cancer nurse. That’s really motivating for everyone here. I’d recommend working with them to anyone."
Snap-on Tools provided a £5,000 prize for our Real Man Test during Awareness Week 2005. The general knowledge test – including a prostate cancer fact – appeared on half a million beer mats in a thousand pubs in UK cities.
Could your company work with us? Please call Denise Bailey on 020 8222 7640 to see how you can help us, and put the word out to your staff and customers at the same time.
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