Coventry School take on Rudolph Run!

“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…

“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….

“Chemo Duck is a must every night at my house. It’s always around.  Thanks for this amazing idea… My husband is the person, in the family, responsible for Chemo Duck success among the twins.  At first it was introduced as an element of funny/silly behaviour at the medicines time, in the evening.  Soon it become a must.  We are Portuguese,…

Dining out in Leeds or Manchester this January/February? We’re delighted to have the support of Leeds restaurants East 59th, Issho, Angelica, Crafthouse and 20 Stories in Manchester! For the month of January and February, these restaurants will add £1 onto all diners bills to raise money for The Give A Duck Foundation. The charity partnership will run until the end…

Play Matters and that’s why we now work with over 25 hospitals and support community play specialists throughout the UK. On occasion, we receive direct requests of support from families where they attend a hospital not yet supported by Give A Duck.  When this happens we can send Chemo Duck and Huggable Hope sibling ducks directly out to them! “Thank…

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….

Curtins Staff Rally to Support the Give a Duck Foundation Dedicated staff at national consultancy firm, Curtins have rallied together to donate £330 to the Give A Duck Foundation. The Wakefield based charity, Give A Duck, provides support to children with cancer with their Chemo Ducks, which are fitted with medical lines to mirror those of the child. The ducks…

On 24 April 2022, sisters Holly and Emily will be taking part in the Glasgow ‘wee wander’ Kiltwalk, a 5 mile fundraiser to help raise vital funds for The Give A Duck Foundation. “We chose to support Give A Duck Foundation as they supported a good friend, Chloe, following her ALM Leukaemia diagnosis in Spring 2021. I know Chloe loved…

“Hi, the ducks arrived! Poppy and Emily absolutely love them. They love the little outfits and have picked one for PJ’s and the other for going to nursery and school which they proudly done yesterday. They feel like they are with Corey on this journey when he’s getting his medicine and receiving treatment. Their ducks will help him they said….

We are beyond excited to announce that our Leeds 10K team 2021 will be joined by… Alex Lincoln, who plays James Tate and Emile John, who plays Ethan Anderson from Emmerdale!!! They are joining fellow cast member Lawrence Robb, Mackenzie Boyd, to take on the challenge. Wohooooo! “We are grateful to Alex, Emile and Lawrence for supporting us. As well…

Introducing…The Blinks Golfers! In just under two years, these wonderful golfers have raised a phenomenal £3,580 for Give A Duck! Chris Penston, from The Blinks said: “The boys have always been very generous in donating a sum to charity each year and for the last 2 years we have nominated Give A Duck as our charity. Having a Give A…

On Friday 14 October, we finally made our first visit to Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital to meet the wonderful Play Specialists. The first of many trips! Thank you to Play Specialists Jennie and Lily from Safari Ward for such a warm welcome. It was great to hear the positive difference we make in helping and supporting families facing childhood…

Big thank you to April, Andrew and Clair for taking on the Leeds 10K and raising a fantastic amount, funding 44 Chemo Ducks for children diagnosed with cancer. You raised £1,116.25. You are amazing!   “When we realised, we couldn’t attend a different annual event, we decided to challenge ourselves to something new and enter the Leeds 10K instead! With…

We came, we paddled, we got wet! Proud to be part of the Dragon Boat Challenge 2023 organised by The Rotary Clubs Wakefield Chantry, Normanton,  Horbury & Ossett Phoenix. Grand total of £1,353 raised by our Builders in a boat! Special mention to our brave Drummer, Fundraising Manager Elaine Dunning – volunteering to take up the very precarious position at…

Meet Isla & Chemo Duck! The Give A Duck Foundation are proud to share Isla’s story as part of the ‘Give A Duck this Christmas’ appeal, highlighting the incredible impact and amazing support Chemo Duck provides to children with cancer… “Isla was age four when she was diagnosed with stage one high risk Wilms tumour on her left kidney. Isla…