Velindre Rose Tribute Fund
In recent years, an increasing number of people have asked us about ways to remember someone special by making gifts in their name to Velindre Cancer Centre. Often, they are families whose loved ones have benefited from our care and support. Many have told us that in doing so, they have found a very positive and meaningful way to keep the name, memory and spirit of their loved one alive and that it helps them find a way through the often difficult grieving path. With this in mind, we have established a very special programme called ‘Velindre Rose Tribute Funds’. Each Fund is personalised with the name of a loved one, e.g. ‘The Jane Jones Velindre Rose Tribute Fund’.
They are a simple, yet positive way of remembering a loved one whilst at the same time, in their name, helping to support the essential services provided by Velindre Cancer Centre.
Growing your Velindre Rose Tribute Fund
Once set up, it can be added to in so many different ways, as often as you like and by as many people who choose to make a donation. Some people contribute to their fund on special days such as birthdays, at Christmas and on special anniversaries and others may do fundraising events to honour that special person. If you decide to set up a Velindre Rose Tribute Fund, all the funds raised from any fundraising ventures can be paid into the fund and you will be taking on the challenge in memory or in tribute to the person who’s life you have chosen to celebrate!
The great thing about a Velindre Rose Tribute Fund is that it will continue to grow, even when you have completed your event and, if you decide to do something else, we can add that income to the fund. People do some amazing things in memory of some truly amazing people!
How to set up a Velindre Rose Tribute Fund
To set up a Velindre Rose Tribute Fund please contact the Fundraising Department.
Please call us on: 029 2031 6211, or 029 2019 6860
Our email address is: info@velindrefundraising.com
If you have any queries please contact us and we will be happy to help you.
Comments from fund holders:
"I met my husband in 2000 and he had already been diagnosed with T-cell cutaneous lymphoma. Although he had this problem it never got in the way and he always enjoyed life. Velindre hospital treated my husband with great care and respect, often changing his routine for treatments around special events, weddings etc so we could still get on with our lives. They gave him an extra 7 years of life for which I will always be forever grateful. This enabled him to see his daughter grow up to the age of 10 so she will always remember her daddy. The doctors and nurses at Velindre became our friends during David's illness and I always trusted that they would always do their very best for us. I thought that a cancer hospital would be depressing but it wasn't; the childrens room was a great sanctury for us when he was having treatment because we could still go here and have some sense of normality and family life. Cancer is a wicked disease and needs to be beaten. If anybody who is reading this can spare any money, no matter how small, please give so other people and families do not have to suffer like others do. David has left a gaping hole in our lives. He was the most wonderful, brave husband and father, and wanted nothing more than to live and watch his precious daughter Chloe grow up. Advances in treatment could make this possible for other families so please support Velindre." Mrs Louise Edwards
"My wife Patricia was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2004. She was treated by Dr Adams and his team at Velindre until her death in May 2007. During this time we found the staff at Velindre so caring and helpful that we were able to regard so many of them as friends. of course, it was a real blow when Patricia died but she wished to help all other people affected by cancer that she wanted to give to assist research into the disease." Mr Alan Whittaker
"Our wonderful, lovely sister Margaret was admitted to Velindre the week before Christmas having badly reacted to a dose of chemotherapy. The attention, not only to Margaret but to all the family, was excellent from all members of staff. When her condition became terminal, this care, love and attention changed to superb. As a family who loved her so much, we consider this Tribute Fund an absolutely wonderful way for us to say thank you and to never forget her love for us and our love for her, and the care she received." Ruth Honey
"When my sister Ann, only 45 years old, died from mesotheleoma, a deadly cancer from asbestos, I wanted a very special place for her to be at peace. We built a beautiful garden at the top of our land, and the foot of the mountain, in remembrance, 'Butterfly Garden'. When I received the 'Velindre Rose' after we gave our donation in lieu of flowers to Velindre, it was the perfect gift in return and an omen - a special message. We planted the rose in the corner of the garden where it has grown and bloomed. To establish a Velindre Rose Tribute Fund has been a way of doing something positive to keep us all remembering Ann, supporting an amazing place and helping others who suffered like my poor sister. Ann always supported cancer charities after we lost our grandmother from cancer, another reason to continue in her footsteps." Rhyan Parry |
Velindre Rose Tribute Fund
