Welcome to your November newsletter. As we head towards the end of the year, we're taking a moment to celebrate the difference you're making in our shops and local communities.
Before we look ahead to this month's news, we'd like to say a huge thank you for your fantastic support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) throughout September. By going yellow and gold in shop windows, you’ve helped raise awareness and showcase our commitment to supporting children, young people and their families affected by cancer.
This month, we're celebrating the winners and runners-up from this year’s Volunteering Excellence Awards. Read on to discover their inspiring stories and join us in recognising their outstanding contribution. Finally, November is Lung Cancer and Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, so we're sharing links to the relevant About Cancer webpages.
Julie Byard, Director of Trading
Cancer Research UK
We’re delighted to share the winners and runners-up of this year’s Volunteering Excellence Awards! Our Volunteering Excellence Awards recognise and celebrate the exceptional volunteers who go above and beyond to support our mission to beat cancer. We received over 150 inspiring nominations and our judges greatly enjoyed reading about your incredible efforts, contributions and achievements.
After careful deliberation, the judges have chosen our well-deserved winners, including our Shop Volunteers of the Year and Shop Volunteer Teams of the Year.
We’re continuing to partner with The Rest Is Science podcast, hosted by mathematician Professor Hannah Fry and science and education YouTuber Michael Stevens (aka Vsauce).
Over the past 50 years, our pioneering work has helped double cancer survival in the UK. With our help, The Rest Is Science explores some of the research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer and our ability to beat it.
In October, Hannah and Michael delved into the search to understand inherited cancer risk genes. Listen here to find out how our scientists helped solve a long-standing mystery: why breast cancer was more common in some families. And there’s plenty more to come, so look out for future episodes to hear more about the research we’re funding.
A moderated discussion forum where you can talk to others affected by cancer, share experiences and get support.
As one of our shop volunteers you have access to tailored, free and confidential health and wellbeing support.
Find useful information and resources for volunteers and stay up to date with the latest news and updates.
If you received a link to this information by text message it is because you volunteer in one of our shops. If you’re no longer volunteering with us, please email us at volunteering@cancer.org.uk.
