Today, 8 March, is International Women’s Day and to mark this special day, we’re celebrating the fantastic women behind Friends of Rosie.  As a volunteer led charity, we simply couldn’t do what we do without the support of our network of volunteers, Trustees, and scientific advisors. And so today, we want to shout out to all the women within those groups who give their time, commitment and support to Friends of Rosie.  Without them we wouldn’t be able to fund the vital childhood cancer research projects that make a difference to children with cancer.  And most of these fantas ..read more

On Saturday 9 December we joined forces with three other fantastic children’s cancer charities to host a special Christmas party for the children of Ward 86 at The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.  It was a truly wonderful day, not only because it gave the children and their families some time away from the ward to create some special memories together. But also because it demonstrated the kindness of so many people in coming together and volunteering their time, support and money to make this event a success.  From the venue space, which was kindly donated by Bruntwood SciTec ..read more

Our huge thanks to the wonderful Altrincham Concert Orchestra for putting on a fabulous festive Christmas concert last weekend, Sunday 3 December. Together with the support of those who attended, they raised a fantastic £889 for children’s cancer research. Our special thanks go to Dorothea Livesey for organising the raffle and catering for the event and for being a wonderful supporter of Friends of Rosie. It was a very special afternoon enjoyed by all who attended. Thank you to everyone who kindly donated.  The post Christmas concert raises lots appeared first on Friends of Rosie ..read more

Friends of Rosie has joined forces with three other Manchester children’s cancer charities to create a special Christmas party for children currently undergoing cancer treatment on Ward 86, the oncology ward at The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. The Friends of Rosie Children’s Cancer Research Fund, Milly’s Smiles, Holly’s Hearts, and The Joshua Tree Foundation have all come together to jointly host this special event. Each charity exists solely to support children with cancer and together they wanted to do something special for the children and their families. The invitation-only eve ..read more

As a small, volunteer-led charity, we are always looking for the volunteer support of willing and skilled individuals who want to give back. There are lots of ways to volunteer your time and effort that will make a huge difference to children with cancer. These include: Administrative support Marketing & PR support Graphic design Video production and editing Business planning / strategy Social media support Governance advice Fundraising   Our aim is simple: To raise as much money as we can to funnel straight back into vital and underfunded children’s cancer research. We want the m ..read more

Our annual print newsletter is out now, giving all our supporters an update on the work of the last year and our focus looking ahead. We purposely issued the newsletter to coincide with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month as we wanted to focus on the importance of collaboration and partnerships to tackle childhood cancer. One of our priorities over the past two years has been about building our network and our partnerships with other like-minded charities for the good of children with cancer. As a small charity, we know that we’ll have far greater impact if we collaborate with others. That col ..read more

We are delighted to announce that Lisa Larkin, the founder of Friends of Rosie, has been awarded an MBE for charitable services in His Majesty, The King’s Birthday Honours List for 2023. A Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) is awarded for an outstanding achievement or service to the community by an individual. Lisa has worked tirelessly over the past 32 years to raise funds and awareness for children’s cancer research since losing her four-year-old daughter, Rosie, to the disease in 1991. Lisa decision to use her daughter’s death as a force for transforming the life chances of chi ..read more

Friends of Rosie has joined forces with another like-minded charity, Megan’s Rose of Hope, to fund research into the use of a revolutionary new blood test to diagnose Ewing Sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer. In 1 in 4 children or young people with Ewing Sarcoma there is little chance of survival because the cancer has already spread by the time it is detected with present methods. We have jointly awarded £70,000 for a second year of research looking for a reliable diagnostic blood test. The first year’s research was also funded by Friends of Rosie in partnership with another children’s cance ..read more

Donate during our Big Give Christmas Challenge and your donation will be doubled! We’re very excited to let you know that Friends of Rosie has been selected to participate in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2022, the UK’s largest match funding campaign. Last year, thanks to generous supporters like you, the campaign raised over £22 million for participating charities. Donations to our Christmas Challenge will be matched for 7 days from 12pm on 29th November, to 12pm on 6th December. One donation, twice the impact. We’ll be raising money to kickstart more vital children’s cancer research proje ..read more

Our huge thanks to the Asda Foundation and customers at the Asda store in Altrincham for voting for Friends of Rosie in their Green Token Giving scheme. Thanks to your votes we’ve received a £300 donation from the Asda Foundation. Our special thanks also go to the Asda Community Champion, Catherine Massey, for all your hard work on behalf of the Asda Foundation helping small, local causes like ours. The £300 Green Token donation will go towards our children’s cancer research projects in 2023 helping find kinder and more effective treatments. Thank you. The post Green token success thanks to As ..read more