The eight-strong team at Move On Sales & Lettings in Branksome are planning a year of fundraising events to support Dorset families suffering financial hardship because of cancer.

Move On recently became an official sponsor of Dorset Cancer Care Foundation (DCCF) – an organisation close to the heart of founder and MD Sharon Canning.

“I feel lucky to have watched the DCCF’s amazing work since it started almost 12 years ago, because my mum is one of its founding supporters”, said Sharon.

“In recent years, my staff have joined me in attending some of DCCF’s fun events.

Sharon Canning

“Now we want to take our support one step further and arrange some of our own.”

First up will be an open-to-all coffee morning at LEVEL 8IGHT The Sky Bar on the top floor of the Hilton Bournemouth, taking place next Wednesday 13th March from 10am to 12:30pm.

Tickets are £6 and include a hot drink and slice of cake, as well as entry to the raffle. All proceeds will be distributed by DCCF to Dorset families facing a cancer diagnosis.

It’s a job they’ve been doing since 2012, when three local nurses came together to launch the DCCF.

They’ve since raised more than £700,000 on behalf of cancer patients.

“I’ve met many people who have been helped by the DCCF when they needed it most”, Sharon added.

“People who’ve been able to go on much needed short breaks with their loved ones; people who would’ve lost their homes if they hadn’t had help to pay their mortgage; and even people who have been helped to pay for basics like petrol and parking, just to get back and forth from their cancer treatment.

“We’re really passionate about helping the DCCF because we know the charity’s trustees and supporters work on a voluntary basis, and that all the money we raise will go straight to local people who really need it.

“Most of our team have seen loved ones touched by cancer, and some of us have even lost family and friends to cancer.

“Like DCCF, our company is firmly grounded in the Dorset community, and we want to do all we can to help this small but vital charity help as many families as possible.”

In sponsoring the charity, Move On joins local businesses including Chez Fred, Steele Raymond LLP, Grandeur Properties, Colten Care, Atlas, South West Vehicle Auctions (SWVA) and Swan Productions Ltd.

Jannine Loveys

Jannine Loveys, charity manager, said: “There are many families here in Dorset who are facing the added stress of financial worries, on top of the already unbearable burden of a cancer diagnosis.

“This is only getting worse as the cost of living continues to rise.

“Move On Sales & Lettings, along with all our supporters, make a real difference to Dorset families who are going through their darkest days, and we’re incredibly grateful for their enthusiasm and support.

“We would love to talk to other companies interested in supporting us in any way they can, from a one-off donation, to sponsoring one of our events, or by choosing us as their charity of the year.

“Everything people do for us directly helps a local family.”

• moveonsalesandlettings.co.uk
• dccf.co.uk

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