Today, is World Cancer Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of a disease that will affect one in two people in the UK during their lifetime – a statistic that touches every family, workplace and community.
This World Cancer Day, Clan has been actively raising awareness across our communities. Across the north-east, Moray, Orkney and Shetland, our teams have visited local businesses, hosted awareness-raising stands and shared information about the support services available at Clan, ensuring people know help is there when they need it most.
How Clan Cancer Support can help
Clan Cancer Support provides free, lifeline physical and emotional support to more than 2,300 people across the north-east, Moray, Orkney and Shetland who are impacted by a cancer diagnosis.
Our services are available to people of all ages, with any type of cancer, as well as to family members and friends supporting a loved one. We understand that cancer affects far more than the people diagnosed.
Our free support services include:
• Listening and support service
• Telephone and digital support
• Clan accommodation
• Children and Families Services
• Health and wellbeing service
• Complimentary therapies
• Support groups
How you can support Clan
As the largest commercially independent cancer support charity in the north of Scotland, it costs £2.7 million each year to continue providing our services free of charge.
We rely heavily on the generosity of individuals businesses within our communities to help us reach this vital funding target.
If your organisation would like to explore ways to support Clan Cancer Support — whether through fundraising, partnerships or other initiatives — our dedicated corporate fundraising officer, Lynn Dawson, would be delighted to hear from you.
Lynn can be contacted by email at lynn.dawson@clancancersupport.org or by calling 01224 434924.
Thank you for your continued support
On World Cancer Day, we are reminded that support, kindness and community matter more than ever. Whether you share our information, partner with us, fundraise or simply help spread the word, your support ensures that no one faces cancer alone - and that Clan is there for when people during one of the most difficult times in their lives.
