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The Willow Foundation is dedicated to giving ’special’ days to seriously ill young adults aged between 16 and 40. Seriously ill is defined as any condition which is life-threatening and to date has included all cancers, motor neurone disease, heart disease, CJD and the later stages of muscular dystrophy. Every special day is entirely individual. It could be a treatment with a beauty therapist or a day at a health farm; a visit to a pop concert or football match; a night at the theatre or even a much longed-for weekend break - any request, however imaginative, is considered, and the Foundation does its best to make that request a reality, and with real style.

Whilst there are many organisations working to grant a wish to seriously ill children, older teenagers and young adults have, until now, been all but forgotten. The Willow Foundation is one of the most vibrant and successful young charities in the UK and is committed to making a difference to the lives of these young people at a time when they - and their families - most need an escape from the day-to-day problems that long-term illness brings with it. And it works. From providing 17 special days in its first year, the Foundation expects to provide 400 in this, its sixth year.

The Charity was founded by Bob Wilson and his wife Megs after the death of their daughter Anna at the age of 31, who spent the last five years of her life living with cancer. During Anna’s illness the anticipation of a special day helped alleviate symptoms and she would always feel much better when she had something to look forward to.

The aim of the Foundation is to offer much-needed respite through its special days to seriously ill young people all over the country, raising smiles amongst those people for whom the ability to smile is challenged daily.

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The Lord's Taverners mission is to 'give young people, particularly those with special needs, a sporting chance'.

The Lord’s Taverners started life as a club founded in 1950 by a group of actors who used to enjoy a pint watching the cricket from the old Tavern pub at Lord’s. Key early figures were Martin Boddey, the Founder, and fellow actors and friends like John Mills, Jack Hawkins and John Snagge, the sports broadcaster. In the early days, the money raised each year was given to the National Playing Fields Association, whom the Taverners still support, to fund artificial cricket pitches.

Since then The Lord’s Taverners has developed into both a Club and a Charity. We have in total over 4,000 members. These include The Lady Taverners (founded 1987) as a separate fundraising arm and The Young Lord’s Taverners (founded 1988).

Since 1950 we have given away more than £36 million in grant aid. This is now distributed in the following proportions:

50% to youth cricket;

35% to supplying recreational transport (minibuses) for organisations supporting disabled young people;

15% to supplying sports and recreational equipment for young people with special needs.

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Stephanie Moore MBE established the Bobby Moore Fund, in partnership with Cancer Research UK, in 1003. The fund was set up in memory of Stephanie’s late husband, West Ham Utd and England legend Bobby Moore OBE, who sadly died from bowel cancer, aged just 51.

The Bobby Moore Fund raises money for research into bowel cancer and also public awareness of the disease. The funds are spend on high quality bowel cancer research carried out by leading scientists working across the UK. The money raised to date has funded 15 Bobby Moore Research Fellowships and a new bowel cancer laboratory at St Mark’s Hospital in London.

Click here for the Bobby Moore Fund website