Newsletter #3 hot off the presses
It’s been a busy time, so our latest edition puts the NEWS in Newsletter. A new trustee, new donations in new countries and new fields… plus some feedback on our Everesting challenge. All that and more when you click on the pic!
Climbing Beyond Cancer – ‘allez UP’ at Rocheplane!
We were approached at the start of the year by the Centre Rocheplane near Grenoble in France, with a view to networking at the outset. But as we got chatting, and with our ‘10 projects for 10 years’ target in mind, one thing led to another… … and the Centre submitted a project, which we […]
Tanzania grant: so no child dies needlessly
Tanzanian NGO Tumaini la Maisha (TLM) provides both clinical and non-clinical support to Tanzanian children with cancer and their families. Its mission is to ensure that children with cancer in Tanzania have appropriate access to quality services, aiming for cure rates comparable to resource-rich settings, with the vision that no child in Tanzania suffers or […]
Climbing Beyond Cancer – 2 projects funded in Alberta, Canada
It’s going to be busy at the Calgary Climbing Centre, where two new projects have set up ‘home’ ! 1 – PEER Project Here’s how Kids Cancer Care (KCC) presented themselves and their Paediatric cancer patients and survivors Engaging in Exercise for Recovery (PEER) project to us: “KCC is located in Alberta, Canada, where 237 […]
Nepal grant: improving the quality of paediatric radiotherapy
The aim of this project, coordinated by UKIGCN’s Nepal Action Group, is to improve radiotherapy for children with cancer in Nepal. The main objective is to ensure that in future, children with cancer in Nepal will be treated by a Clinical Oncologist who has received specific training in paediatric radiotherapy. A secondary objective is to […]
Boulder UK – it’s all about community and collaboration!
We had a video chat with Boulder UK co-director Tanya Meredith recently while she was on a rest day from projecting in Rodellar! The wall has been a stalwart in terms of raising funds and awareness for CAC for several years, and has no intention of stopping! Tell us a bit about Boulder UK? Boulder […]
More CAC news – newsletter 2
Thank you for your feedback on our first newsletter, which encouraged us to go for a second issue! You can read all about what we’ve been up to during the first quarter of this year, with new grants being presented, exciting collaborations starting up, and a new fundraising challenge you can join in on, this […]
Bike 8,848m for Everest Climbers Against Cancer
The concept of Everesting originated with cycling, with successful attempts rewarded with a place in the coveted everesting.cc hall of fame! To record a cycling Everest, you need to pick a hill that has a Strava segment, ride up and down it until you reach the height of Everest, without any sleep. But, you can […]
Wow! You fundraised and donated £46,000 in 2023 – Thank you so much!
Your CAC Trustees have been looking back on 2023, and WHAT A YEAR! Like any organisation (even a tiny one like Climbers Against Cancer) it takes a while to pull together the official charity accounts, but a first look at the numbers from last year are AMAZING! Thanks to the generosity and commitment of our […]
The CAC newsletter that’s been missing from your life
One of our New Year’s projects was to create a newsletter, summarising all the CAC info and posts you may have missed on your different social media feeds, and the website articles you perhaps wanted to read then forgot to go back to. Our new website will be coming soon (we’re pretty excited), and newsletter […]
Calling all volunteers
Got more CAC T-shirts than there are days in the week? A bit strapped for donation cash? We get it! So perhaps you’re wondering how you can help your favourite cancer charity other than financially? Good news! You can become a CAC volunteer! We are often approached by clubs and halls who are organising an […]
The Rucksack Club supporting CAC – How could your Club get involved?
We’re featuring a huge CAC THANK YOU! to The Rucksack Club who have raised over £10,000 for Climbers Against Cancer over the last couple of years. Here’s a few of the fundraising ideas they’ve come up with: We’ve worked together to combine the well known CAC logo of Climbers Against Cancer with The Rucksack Club’s ‘Get […]
