This September we are aiming to raise funds and awareness for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM).
Each year we join many other children’s cancer charities across the UK and beyond to help raise awareness of childhood cancers.
Like last year, we want to turn Yorkshire gold! Leeds City Council buildings will light up gold, as well as Leeds Direct arena on the 1st and 30th of September to help mark the international campaign.
We’ll be campaigning throughout the month to encourage families and supporters to help raise awareness about the signs and symptoms of childhood cancer. These include: unexplained weight loss, increased swelling or persistent pain in the bones, joints, back or legs, development of excessive bruising, bleeding or rashes.
As well as raising awareness, CCAM is also a great way to raise the vital funds we need to be able to support children and families through a cancer diagnosis as well as investing in vital research. We would love supporters to try a gold-themed fundraiser, which you can find more about here: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Thanks to support from existing and budding fundraisers and families supported, this year’s CCAM campaign is bound to shine gold across the region, with families at Leeds Children’s Hospital already donning their best #GoGold attire, including a giant gold ribbon!
If you or anyone you know would like to support Candlelighters during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, please visit their website www.candlelighters.org.uk/how-you-can-help/fundraise/childhood-cancer-awareness-month/ to find out more or make a donation online.
