Where your money goes
As with any charitable organisation, you the supporter wants to know how much money is being raised and, more importantly, how & where that money is making a difference. Obviously, you can read about what we fund under the 'We Fund' section of this website and further info is outlined in our 'Helpful Information' section also.
If you wish to hold an event to fund/purchase something specific then do please let us know.
- GAH Rock & Roll Night '07 - £2,515.00
- GAH Sunday Lunch '07 - £38,342.25
- GAH Golf Day '07 - £13,250.00
- Press Clubs NOD '07 - £10,053.43
- GAH Ball - £140,000.00
- Chris Halshaw's Bike Challenge - £6,000.00
- Helen Spencer Ball, Feb '08 - £20,000.00
- GAH Golf Day, June '08 - £13,255.00
- GAH Gala Ball '08 - £49,000.00
We're proud to say that the monies raised in recent years have allowed us to provide a unique FREE complementary therapy service for our cancer patients.
- Acupuncture/Reike/Chinese Massage (Darren Rudge)
- Aromatherapy/Reflexology (Kelly Bartlett)
This costs approx. £14,820 per annum for a total of 19 hours per week.
The administrative running costs for the charity are approx. £30,000 per annum.
2008 has seen us fund several research projects into head & neck cancer, polyps & thyroid disease, including the funding of a Data Entry post for a further 2 years @ £9,000 pa and hopefully some state-of-the-art medical equipment totalling around £50,000.
Several small grants of approx. £1,000 have been given to doctors and nurses continuing their studies in this speciality or have requested help with attending specific courses which would aid the care of our head & neck patients on East Ward 5.