Muddy Duckers come together

  Our new fundraiser for 2022 is now LIVE!!! From 2nd to 22nd April, Duck Day events will be taking place across the UK and we’re super excited! We cannot wait to see and hear all about your Duck Day plans. Please comment below to let us know what you’re up to or e-mail us info@giveaduck.org.uk We’d love to share…

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 🌟 …

Meet Joseph & Dave! The Give A Duck Foundation are proud to share Joseph’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… “Joseph has never been a boy that’s been attached to anything he was never really in to cuddly toys or had…

On 23 February 2023, Aashna was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia and received her Chemo Duck via the Play Team at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.   “Aashna got her Chemo Duck on the 5th day post her diagnosis with ALL. We are still in her induction phase and just like any other family, cancer struck us out of nowhere….

Meet Ellis The Give A Duck Foundation are supporting hundreds of families throughout the UK, providing children diagnosed with cancer a Chemo Duck and Huggable Hope ducks for their siblings.  Thank you to Ellis and his family for sharing their story…   “Ellis was 4 years old when he was diagnosed with Burkett Lymphoma Leukaemia the beginning of February 2021,…

Have you ever seen such clever reindeers?      On 12th December 2023, Christ the King Catholic Primary School Coventry held a Rudolph Run and raised an incredible £3,853.   “The Give A Duck Foundation holds a very special place in our hearts as over the last 12 months they have supported two members of our Christ the King family”…

When VISUALSOFT signed up to be a CORPORATE PARTNER, they were keen to find out what volunteering opportunities we had to offer! Cue Elaine, our Fundraising Manager with a rather large delivery of porridge oats, eco-friendly red and green sprinkles, mini red organza bags and tags! Primary schools in Yorkshire are taking part to raise awareness and funds for The…

“In September at the age of 3 Anastasia (Mimi as we call her) was diagnosed with a fast-growing form of brain cancer known as atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumour (ATRT). After an emergency CT scan revealed her tumour was bleeding, causing it to expand and suffocate her brain, she underwent life-saving surgery, where more than 90% of it was removed. It…

Jack received a Huggable Hope recently from The Give A Duck Foundation. His brother Henry is currently receiving treatment for leukaemia.   “Henry loves showing what his port and needle do on his Chemo Duck and the Huggable Hope gives Jack the same duck to hold and play with just like his big brother. To have something to find comfort…

And the winners of the Advent 2022 Prize Draw are… Sandra Harvey-Smith = Surprise Hamper Jodie Brown = A year’s supply of Yorkshire Gold Tea Dawn Roberts = Haribo Hamper Terry Ryan = Free Wealth Check with Prismatic Wealth  Sandra Harvey-Smith = Bottle of Champagne Muzzammil Amjad = New 9ct Gold Double Heart Pendant and Chain Congratulations to all the…

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…

Could you run 10K this month? How about running 10K… Every… Single… Day… for a whole month? Adam is reaching half way of his incredible challenge, running 10K every day in October. Yep, you got it that’s 310km!!! Target set: £300 Target raised so far: £1,205 “Throughout October I am going to set myself the challenge of running 10k a…

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…

Joe ran the Conquer Crystal Palace Half Marathon on 20 March 2022 and has raised over £4,040 for The Give A Duck Foundation in honour of his daughter Emily.   On 15 July 2021, Emily age 5 was diagnosed with Leukaemia. Emily received a Chemo Duck via the Play Team at The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton) and her younger sister…

We’re not quite sure how to say this but these amazing people have raised a staggering…   💥 Ten 💥 Thousand 💥 Pounds YES!!! 💥 £10,000 …raised through sponsorship from the 2021 Leeds Half Marathon and Leeds 10K that took place on 5 September. 💥 This equates to 400 Chemo Ducks for children diagnosed with cancer in the UK. We…