Celebrating a Milestone

Give A Duck Trustee Craig and his youngest son Oliver are taking on the Great North Run on 11th September! It’s a first time for both of them! Both Craig and Oliver are long standing supporters of Give A Duck, both taking on the Leeds 10K in 2019 and 2021, raising over £700. Craig said: “The GNR is a huge…

“Leo absolutely loves his Chemo Duck aka Dave. The nurses all involve Dave when taking bloods etc to help reassure Leo, play is a huge part of making Leo feel safer. A big squeeze from Dave helps reassure him. Leo loves playing doctors with Dave and re-enacting what happens in hospital and Dave loves coming to the park with us….

🚨 Exciting Announcement! 🚨 Calling all Junior Doctors! 🩺 We are thrilled to introduce a special gift for our brave little warriors. Register your Chemo Duck today and receive an amazing toy medical kit from The Give A Duck Foundation, made possible by the wonderful support from the Morrisons Foundation! Starting from August 1st, 2024, each family that registers a…

“It was one of the best charity golf days I have attended”– golfer, Give A Duck golf day 2021 …we’ll take that as great feedback from our first charity golf day! On Tuesday 28th September we held the first Give A Duck golf day at Rudding Park Golf Club. The day was a huge success and we feel very honoured…

On 2 April 2023, Claire Gillman, a Play Specialist at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital will be running the London Landmarks Half Marathon!     This will be Claire’s third half marathon having completed the Royal Parks half in 2016 and the London Landmarks half in 2021. She is in full training mode and is looking to also gain a…

Kelly is training for the Edinburgh Christmas 10K which takes place on 5th December in honour of her niece.   “My amazing niece is currently undergoing chemotherapy in Glasgow Sick Kids Hospital for acute myeloid leukaemia. It is a gruelling treatment and she will be staying in hospital for the duration of her treatment including her first birthday. Inspired by…

Hi, I’m Sandra, In 2015 a cousin who would become one of the first Blue Light Babies Blokes told me about a new Facebook Group for crafters that had been set up by his colleague, Jo Owen. I joined straight away and was the 8th person to sign up. We now have over 6,000 members. Our first project was making…

In March 2022, Elodie age was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).   Chemo Duck was introduced to Elodie by her Oncology Nurse at her local shared care hospital Glan Clwyd Hospital. Her brother Harry received a Huggable Hope to be his support and companion whilst Elodie spends time in Alder Hey Children’s Hospital for her cancer treatment. “Elodie loves…

FROM 2ND TO 22ND APRIL, WE’RE INVITING YOU TO HOST A… DUCK DAY! And yes, you guessed it – the day involves mini rubber ducks! Organise a…Bake sale / Dress down day / Raffle / Quiz / Wear Yellow Day – the choice is yours. The aim of your Duck Day is to raise a minimum of £100 to fund…

On 14 April, Business Works UK held a Duck Day and raised £305! This amount will fund a flock of 12 Chemo Ducks for children with cancer here in the UK including children receiving treatment at Leeds Children’s Hospital here in Yorkshire. Here’s what their Duck Day involved… 🌟  Staff dressed in yellow 🌟  Jo made cheesecake Easter eggs 🌟 …

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended and supported our annual Ladies Lunch at Fleur! Together, we raised an incredible £4012 to help provide chemo ducks for children in need. The event was made even more special with our charity co-founder Karen Phillips joining us! Thank you Karen. The day was filled with lots of laughter and joy, making…

Razzamataz Theatre Schools Newcastle raised £££’s at their annual Live Lounge on 18 March 2023!   What an absolutely remarkable evening we had! Our school community, including staff, students, parents, and Razz families, came together in an amazing show of support for one another and raised funds for not one, but two extraordinary charities! It was a night filled with…

We attended the 48th National Association of Health Play Specialists Annual Conference 2023 Here’s what we learnt: Chemo Duck is loved and well known by UK Health Play Specialists Chemo Duck is used every single day by Health Play Specialists in hospital Huggable Hope is loved by siblings and is a great support tool The duck outfits bring so much…

“Venus absolutely loves her Chemo Duck.  She can completely relate to her duck with the portacath, wiggly and headscarf, as this resembles her present condition. Venus suffers from NF1 and has an optic pathway glioma. She had her portacath fitted in February and then started her chemotherapy treatment the day after. We live down in Sussex and Venus attends Royal…

“Oliver has received his medical kit and absolutely loves it. He has since been gathering blood, giving injections, and making Ducky (Oliver names him) say ‘Ow’ when the port comes off. He loves listening to his heartbeat as well. Ducky has been so useful during Oliver’s treatment; the wonderful nurses have demonstrated finger pricks and scans using him. It has…