East of Scotland
Teenage Cancer Trust has launched its £1.6million fundraising appeal to develop services for teenagers and young adults in the East of Scotland.
Teenage Cancer Trust currently has one unit in the East of Scotland at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh for young people aged 13 to 16
Your support will enable Teenage Cancer Trust to fund:
- A unit at the Western General Hospital for young people aged 17 to 24
- A unit at the New Children’s Hospital in Edinburgh for young people aged 13-16
- Specialist clinical staff to provide the very best care and support
- A Support Network for friends and family who need support too
What we're doing in Scotland
Latest news
News from around the East of Scotland...
RBS Business Banking team, Scared Fitless, raises £1479.47
Back in June the ‘Scared Fitless’ team from The Royal Bank of Scotland’s Business Banking Team completed The Great Highland Hike and raised a whopping £1479.47 in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.
The team faced a gruelling steep climb to the top of The Devil’s Staircase, and hiked the 23 miles of the West Highland Way but all the effort was worth it to raise such a great amount!
Our supporters...
Margaret Evans Art
Margaret has very kindly offered us 50% of the proceeds of sales of the original artwork from one of her books 'Pastels'. This is a tremendous opportunity to purchase original art at very reasonable prices
You can read more about Margaret on her website
See the album of art for sale
Please email any enquiries to Siobhán O’Hara
Appeal brochure
East-of-Scotland-Appeal.pdf (397 kb)
Contact Us
For more information about how you can get involved please contact:
Christine Jason
Head of Fundraising Scotland and Northern Ireland
Teenage Cancer Trust
PO Box 23934
Edinburgh
EH7 9AP
07943 314 966
Louise Stirton
Regional Fundraiser – East of Scotland
Teenage Cancer Trust
PO Box 23934
Edinburgh
EH7 9AP
07944 312502
Messages of support ...
“Teenage Cancer Trust units combine an expert team and the best possible therapy with the best possible environment for teenagers and young adults. By focusing on quality of life, they can change a teenager’s outlook and give them the fight and attitude they need to beat cancer.”
Professor Tim Eden
"This is a truly remarkable charity whose work in partnership with the
NHS enables the quality of health to be significantly improved for young teenagers who have been diagnosed with cancer.”
Edith Bowman Regional ambassador
Edith Bowman is the official ambassador for the East of Scotland. Edith was born in Fife, studied at Edinburgh University and still has close family in the area.
“I’ve been involved with Teenage Cancer Trust for a number of years now and I helped launched the East of Scotland appeal in Edinburgh, so I’m really pleased to be the official East of Scotland appeal patron. The appeal is doing well but we still have a long way to go. Teenage Cancer Trust needs to raise £1.6 million to build two units in Edinburgh where young people with cancer can be treated in a home from home environment alongside others their own age. It’s such an important factor that allows them be themselves, creating a positive attitude to fight cancer. Every teenager in the area who needs access to one of these units should have that right. We have a long way to go to raise the money needed but together we can make this a reality.”
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Royal Hospital For Sick Kids - Edinburgh
Find out more about how Teenage Cancer Trust is supporting young people with cancer in the East of Scotland.
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Anna Thomson
Anna from Edinburgh was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma aged 21, and endured six months of chemotherapy only to discover the cancer had returned a second time. A Teenage Cancer Trust unit was not available for Anna to be treated in and she wants things to change for future patients.
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Looking for Greetings Cards?
Leone Shaw is donating 20p from each of her greeting cards to Teenage Cancer Trust. Leone says ‘I first heard about Teenage Cancer Trust through the aunt of a teenage girl who tragically didn’t survive cancer. I was so moved by her story that I decided to support the charity’.
With hundreds of different designs, Leone’s greeting cards can be purchased through galleries, retail outlets and also for personal use direct through LST Photography.
Check out the latest range...
Donations
Any funds raised in excess of development needs will be redistributed to support young people with cancer through existing or new services in the local area or elsewhere.
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