Kirsty is proud to announce…
Crochet
for Cancer!
My name is Kirsty. I am ten years old. I live in Tunbridge Wells and I have a brain tumour. His name is Terry. I’m having chemotherapy to make him smaller. But don’t worry about me – I’m going to be fine!
Lots of other children get diagnosed with cancer, and need help. I’m raising money for Children with Cancer UK by crocheting 70 bunting triangles – one for each week of my chemotherapy.
If you think this is a good idea and you'd like to help me, here's how we can raise oodles of money!
Kirsty's campaign in numbers:
277 donors
7500 households being leafleted by
50 volunteers
£6000 raised!
Donate!
This is the easiest thing you can do. So far I've raised over £5,000 but I want to raise more. Much, much more!
If you can spare anything, I'd be so grateful. You can donate on my JustGiving page.
Post leaflets!
I want everyone to know about my story, and my fundraising. Could you deliver leaflets to the houses in your road? Here's how to do it:
Step 1: check which roads have already been taken on my map
Step 2 Let us know which road(s) you'll do, using button below
Step 3 Either print the leaflets yourself or – if you're in Tunbridge Wells – request to get some from Dad
Step 4 Post them through your neighbours' doors!
Spread the word!
Do you have another idea about how I could boost my total? Maybe you could have leaflets or a poster where your work, or at your shop?
You can download a poster; or get leaflets or send us your idea using the form.
About me
Last November, I was diagnosed with a brain tumour. I had an operation to remove some of it – we call him Terry! I was in hospital for two weeks, and then began 70 weeks of chemotherapy.
This summer, my mum and dad are cycling from London to Brighton to raise money for Children with Cancer UK. I wanted to raise money too. I taught myself to crochet just before I went into hospital and I've been doing it ever since! So I decided to crochet 70 bunting triangles, one for each week of my chemo.
How much money would I like to raise?
As much as possible!
What will I do to make it happen?
Anything it takes!
Children with Cancer UK
I chose this charity because they're doing brilliant things to help children like me.
For example, they provide Beads of Courage: you can see some of mine in the picture. Every time I go for treatment, I get a different coloured bead for everything that happens: injections, scans, clinic sessions and loads more.
They are also funding lots of research into brain tumours and how to treat them.
This website is our best-effort attempt to raise money for Children with Cancer UK, and is not official. Any data collected from you will only be used as described and to help Kirsty raise money. For any queries, please use the contact form.
I want to help!
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