Muddy Duckers, Yorkshire – 2023

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…

Meet Hattie & Duckie! The Give A Duck Foundation are proud to share Hattie’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… “Hattie was 6 when she was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma and was introduced to Chemo Duck in hospital. She loves that he…

“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…

Meet Bea & Hope! Bea (Beatrice) age 8, was given a Huggable Hope duck when her sister Rosalind (Rosie) was diagnosed with cancer at just 2 years old. Rosie died when she was 4, just before coronavirus arrived in the UK. We are so grateful to Annette, Beatrice and Rosie’s mum to share the support (Huggable) Hope has given to…

Every week, Clair volunteers at Give A Duck HQ and is quite simply a ray of sunshine!   Of course, our Tuesdays together always start with a nice cuppa and a check in with each other. Here’s what a typical day volunteering might involve: pack hospital duck orders and direct Chemo Duck requests from families reply to Duck Registrations (post…

Meet Louise! Louise has never… ❌  Fundraised before ❌  Ran more than 2k ❌  Taken part in a mass challenge event But in September Louise has… ✅  Raised over £1,100 ✅  Ran 10k ✅  And challenged herself to do something new!     Here’s what she said… (sharing with permission from Louise) “I’m not one for over sharing and have…

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…

BIG thank you to our Muddy Duckers 2023 who raised an incredible £1,003.75 inc. gift aid by taking on Tough Mudder this Summer! This amount will fund 40 x Chemo Ducks for children with cancer. Amazing! A muddy round of applause to…Jess Hine, Luke Phillips, Andrew Phillips, Harry Phillips, Harry Clayton, Jack Crilly, Hannah Phillips, Kris Jepson, Jack Kay, Harry…

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…

Meet Henrietta & Debbie! The Give A Duck Foundation are proud to share Henrietta’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…   “I love taking Debbie Duck into hospital with me. Debbie is very huggable at night. Debbie has a port just…

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…

“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…

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….

  JCT600 are proud to announce that we are supporting The Give A Duck Foundation by donating a year’s supply of Chemo Ducks to both the Leeds and Sheffield Children’s Hospitals. The Give A Duck Foundation is a UK-wide children’s cancer charity which supports children who have been diagnosed with cancer by providing them each with their very own Chemo…

With all the love shown for our duck face masks, we thought it only right to introduce you to the lady behind the masks! “Hi! I’m Louise, I’m originally from Cheshire but now live just north of York In a village called Sutton on the Forest. I’m married to Roger and have 2 children – Kelly and George. I work…