Charity News 2023

Leeds based courier company, Mailbox Express, have chosen to support The Give A Duck Foundation, as their nominated charity. The charity provides Chemo Ducks to children with cancer, throughout the U.K. Chemo Ducks are used by Play Leaders to prepare children for the many challenging treatments they have to endure. In addition the charity support siblings by giving them Huggable…

Today, on National Siblings Day, we celebrate the unbreakable bonds that carry us through the toughest of times. Here’s to the heroes who stand by their siblings fighting childhood cancer, spreading love, hope, and courage every step of the way. Meet Koda and Mia A dynamic duo facing childhood cancer with unwavering strength and love. At just 2 years old,…

Wynyard Golf Day raised an incredible £13,497 The sunshine joined us for a fantastic day of golf on Friday 13 September 2024 at Wynyard Golf Club. It was great to see Gary Pallister, ex-Manchester Utd, Middlesbrough & England footballer attend the golf day and our trustee Chris Burton was delighted to introduce Gary to Chemo Duck and Huggable Hope! We…

“We’re sure you reading this will know someone close to you, who has gone through the same or is on their journey right now.” – Team Give A Duck Team Give A Duck set out to raise £1k but… they smashed this and raised a staggering £3,275 = 131 Chemo Ducks!  “Recently we have come to need the help of…

We’re registered with the Fundraising Regulator, an independent body that regulates charitable fundraising. What does this mean for Give A Duck? Access more fundraising opportunities – people are more likely to give to organisations that have registered with the Fundraising Regulator and display the badge to prove it. Comply with charity law – promoting openness and transparency Protect the good…

It’s been a whirlwind two weeks since our charity founders Karen and Andrew received a One Big Thank you from Martin Kemp on BBC’s The One Show. Did you watch? Watch here ! (skip to 11:45) We’re thrilled to share a grand total of £3,560 was received in donations – whilst the feature aired and in the days that followed….

Jacob was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) when he was 3 years old. The Give A Duck Foundation are supporting Jacob’s family…        “Just wanted to email and say a huge thank you for Chemo Duck for my son and Huggable Hope duck for my daughter Kaitlin, they love them. My son uses Chemo Duck all the…

The Newcastle Hospitals Charity have awarded The Give A Duck Foundation a £4,500 of grant funding, via the Great North Children’s Hospital Foundation, for 120 Chemo Ducks and 60 Huggable Hopes for patients on the oncology ward at the Great North Children’s Hospital, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.  T-H-A-N-K-Y-O-U! Jon Goodwin, Head of Grant Programmes at Newcastle…

On 11 November 2022, Molly age 22 months was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. “This is just so amazing. Molly loves her Chemo Duck who she has called Pluto! Molly gets Pluto dressed every morning and gives him his medication via his port, while I get Molly dressed and give her medication via her NG tube. Chemo Duck has helped…

On 6 May 2021, Lexi age 11 was diagnosed with a brain tumour. “We have been trying to talk Lexi into having a port for a while now and as soon as the nurse specialist brought the Chemo Duck in and showed her how it would all be done she instantly agreed. Here is Lexi with Chemo Duck the day…

On Tuesday this week the lovely Gordon from Mailbox Express collected a van full of duck orders… 161 Chemo Ducks 89 Huggable Hopes These special ducks are now on their way to hospitals across the UK, ready to be introduced to families facing childhood cancer. And there’s many more orders going out next week! Thank you for your donations. Because…

The 2023 Give A Duck Golf Day in Wynyard grand total is £6,300!     It was a great day for golf at Wynyard Golf Club on Friday 29 September 2023. Huge thank you to everyone who attended and supported the event, a fantastic amount raised which will help Give A Duck support 252 families facing childhood cancer in the…

There ain’t no party like an EC Party! We can’t believe it’s been a whole month since we attended the National Entrepreneurs Circle Convention at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham. The early bird catches the worm, as did Chemo Duck! made friends and influenced people checked out some new wheels with The Car Lady got into a stand off with…

On Wednesday 25 January, Eve and Elaine attended the Newcastle Hospitals Charity first Charity Forum at Newcastle United.   The forum was engaging and informative and provided a great opportunity to network with other charities. There is something special about in person meetings and Eve and Elaine loved introducing Chemo Duck and Huggable Hope to the forum attendees – they are…

Celebrating a Milestone: 10,000th Outfit Knitted with Love! (April 2024) We are immensely grateful to Sandra and everyone at Blue Light Babies, who have supported us along this incredible journey. Your generosity and dedication touch the lives of countless children and families, spreading warmth and hope in the midst of adversity. Thank you for all that you do – your…