Events
Cavendish Cancer Care has a wide range of fundraising events each year - the highlight being the Diamond Ball. We are always looking for people to help organise and manage these events. So, if you cannot make a regular commitment to us, you might be able to help out occasionally to sell raffle tickets, collect money, distribute tickets and make sure things run smoothly. Events Diary
There are lots of things you can participate in, getting sponsorship for all of your hard work and effort.
Skydiving and Parachuting with Skyline
Skydiving is an amazing experience that you can do for FREE by supporting us!
All you need to do is sign up with us and raise a minimum sponsorship level to cover the costs of your skydive. There are 3 types of jump available at over 20 centres across the country so there is bound to be one near you!
Tandem Skydiving
A tandem skydive is the most popular jump type and you only need to raise £395 for your jump to be free. You do not need any formal training for this jump as you'll be strapped to a fully qualified instructor. You jump from a minimum of 10,000 feet and experience freefall. This truely is a once in life time thrill!
Just use the button below to order your free information pack or you can book online now!
Static Line Parachuting
This is your opportunity to complete a parachute jump and put youself in control, just raise £360 for your jump to be free. You'll need to train for the jump over 1 day after which you make a solo parachute jump from 3,000ft. You parachute will deploy automatically and you'll navigate yourself back to the drop zone for landing!
Simply click the button below to order your free information pack or you can book online now!
Accelerate Freefall
This is the first level in training to become a fully qualified skydiver. You'll need to raise £550 for your jump to be free! After a days training you'll make a solo skydive from 10,000ft accompanied by two instructors, one either side of you. You'll deploy your own parachute a decend back to the drop zone for landing. you will then be on your way to becoming a skydiver!
click on the button below to order your free information pack or you can book online now!
A sky dive with the Red Devils sky diving team is the experience of a lifetime, all Red Devils sky dives are organised on our behalf through a company called Click and Jump.
Jumping from a perfectly serviceable aeroplane takes a good deal of courage, if you are interested in doing a tandem sky dive with the Red Devils please you can download an application form here
We are also able to offer skydiving through another company called UK Skydiving Adventures who offer a range of differrent ideas,ways and reasons to jump out of a plane. you can download a fundrasing pack for UK Skydiving Adventures here
Just ask your friends, family and work colleagues how much they are prepared to pay not to jump out of an aircraft, and put that money pledge to Cavendish Cancer Care
Overseas Challenge
We can offer you a number of exciting overseas challenges. In the past, people have walked the Great Wall of China and The Himalayas. Cavendish patron and ITV weather presenter Kerrie Gosney has trekked the Great Wall of China on one of our overseas challenges and to Macchu Picchu raised over £8000 in the process. Also Nikki Skinner who conquered one of the highest peaks in the Nepalese Himilayas Ama Dablam. "Ama Dablam" or "Mother of Pearl Necklace" stand 6812m, Nikki completed this feat in 2007 and raised more than £1500 .
We work in partnership with a number of experienced overseas challenge providers who offer a number of opportunities to undertake exciting adventures around the world. Please get in touch with the fundraising team at the centre if there is something you ahve always wanted to do.
There are lots of opportunities to take part in sponsored runs on our behalf. This is a really effective way of raising funds and keeping fit at the same time.
Keep an eye out for the various events, from short fun runs to full length marathons and go for the one that you can manage best.
Sheffield Half Marathon
A lot of our supporters took part in this very successful 2011 race raising more than £3000. Including our own Ann Hetherington and her daughter Charlotte,
Walking
We can offer you a range of fundraising walks –in some of the region’s most scenic locations.
At the easy end we have walks at Chatsworth house for all abilities, unfortunatley we were not lucky enough to secure permission to hold on this year but hope to continue to be supported in the future
At the harder end, we can offer advice and experience on walking the Pennine Way. Pictured (right) are Garry Scotting and Mark Tamblyn of the Gilder Group who trekked the Pennine Way as part of their winning contribution to the Halliwells Cavendish Corporate Challenge. Mark and Garry raised almost £20,000 as an incredible contribution to our work. More recently Garry completed this feat again having decided to walk with our Corporate Partnerships Manager, Sally Eustace. Sally and Garry again completed the walk in 13 days
"Completing the 286 mile long Pennine Way in under two weeks was tougher than we could've imagined, but we’ve had the privilege of meeting some fantastic characters and seen some of the most incredible scenery along the way. And, most importantly, the money raised will hopefully be enough to make a difference to the lives of those that really need it.” Garry Scotting - CEO, Gilder Group
Challenges
These are for people who like to combine fundraising with feats of endurance. The following are some examples of what people have done for us that may insipre you to some even greater feats on our behalf.
Coast to Coast Cycle Ride - From Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay – a RAF ROTC team recently did this in 24 hours.
Coast to Coast - Top to Bottom Walk - Peter Scott (above), a friend and supporter, recently walked both Coast to Coast and John O'Groats to Lands End on behalf of a number of local charities who had helped his wife Sarah. Peter raised more than £5000 for Cavendish Cancer Care in total.