in support of

TURNING LOVE INTO HOPE

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Charity No. 1049751

Your Hope Tribute FundThank you so much for choosing to keep alive the memory of your loved one with a Christie Hope Tribute Fund.

A Hope Tribute Fund is a simple andeffective way for you, your family andfriends to demonstrate your continuing loveof someone special and, in their name, raisevital funds to support the work of The Christie. The tribute fund is owned byyou, which means it can be as flexible asyou want it to be – you grow it inwhichever way suits you best.

You might want to add to your tribute fundon days that were special to you or grow itslowly by setting up a monthly gift by directdebit. Or why not gather your friends andfamily together to celebrate the life of yourloved one by organising your ownfundraising events in their name?

The Christie’s Appeals Team will give you allthe support you need in your fundraisingactivities and keep you up to date on itsprogress.

If you have any questions about your fundor you’re just in need of a little inspirationplease do get in touch. We’d love to hearfrom you.

Read on to find out more about your HopeTribute Fund and how it will help TheChristie work towards a future withoutcancer.

We were the first UKhospital to be accepted

as a member ofOrganisation of

European CancerInstitutes in 2007

At the heart of the North West since 1901

The Christie

The Christie has a proud record, spanningover a century, of providing the higheststandards of patient care to the people ofGreater Manchester, Cheshire and beyond.Today, we use our years of experience andexpertise to make sure that over 40,000patients a year receive the best possibletreatment.

And we don’t stop with caring for peopleaffected by cancer today. Through ourgroundbreaking research, The Christie isworking towards a future without cancer.

Cancer research in Manchester, 85% ofwhich is undertaken on The Christie site,has been officially ranked the best in theUK. And with many world firsts to ourcredit we are recognised as an internationalleader in the field of cancer research.

While we are proud of everything we haveachieved over the years, we must continueto look forward. And that’s why your HopeTribute Fund is so very important as weexpand and develop our services. Thank youfor joining us

The Christie was rated as one of the top five hospitals in the country in the 2008 national patient survey

Growing yourHope Tribute FundWe want you to get as much joy as possible fromyour Hope Tribute Fund and the best way ofachieving that is to put you firmly in charge.

Every decision regarding your tribute fund isyours to make – how you grow it, whenyou add to it, who you involve, how muchyou raise ... you choose. However youchoose to grow yours, our Appeals Teamwill give you all the support you need inmaking sure your fundraising efforts are asuccess.

Many of our supporters tell us they get ahuge amount of satisfaction from raisingmoney by organising their own fundraisingevents. Often, these events bring togetherfamily, friends and communities toremember someone special. Over the years we have made note of thebest fundraising ideas and added a few ofour own. Together, they make up the

fundraising toolkit that you will find in thispack. But if you would like to grow yourHope Tribute Fund through a quiet andmore private means, you’ll find Christie’sDirect Debit form in your pack too.

If you need any further help at all with yourfundraising or would like more forms pleaseget in touch with our

Appeals Team on 0161 416 3988 or at hopefunds@christies.org

Clinical trials are research studies to findbetter ways to prevent, diagnose or treat

cancer. They aim to find out if atreatment is safe, has side-effects, and

works better than established treatments.

We want you to get as much joy as possible fromyour Hope Tribute Fund and the best way ofachieving that is to put you firmly in charge.

Growing yourHope Tribute Fund

Over the years, The Christie has built a veryspecial relationship with many, peopleacross the North West of England andbeyond – people with a connection to TheChristie because we cared for someone theyloved.

Last year, those people – our friends –raised over £13 million to help us fund vitalresearch and expand our patient careservices.

To make the task of fundraising a littleeasier for our supporters, The Christie hasproduced a range of How to guides.Offering a range of practical advice andfundraising ideas, the How to guides areavailable online in pdf format atwww.christies.org/fundraising

If you would prefer to receive selected Howto guides by post, or need any further helpor advice about planning and organisingyour event then please do not hesitate toget in touch by email or phone us on 0161 446 3988.

Around 2,400 patients a year will be treated at our new clinical trials unit - double the number we currently treat.

TURNING LOVE INTO HOPE

Just one example of how your tribute fundwill help to improve patient care services atThe Christie is our planned new PatientTreatment Centre.

When this project is completed the newcentre will be the largest Clinical Trials Unitin the world from where the latest cancertreatments will be pioneered, includingmany ‘first into man’ trials which willultimately benefit cancer patients in the UKand around the world.

Clinical trials are research studies to find better waysto prevent, diagnose or treat cancer. They aim to findout if a treatment is safe, has side-effects, and works

better than established treatments.

Paying into your Hope Tribute FundTo make fundraising for your Hope Tribute Fund even easier, you can create yourvery own page at www.christies.org/hopefunds . Just follow our easy step-by-step guide to personalise your page with photographs and your own messagesof thanks to people giving to your tribute fund.

Sending chequesWhen sending cheques to The Christie foryour Hope Tribute Fund, please make thempayable to The Christie and remember towrite the name of your fund on the cheque(e.g. The John Smith Hope Tribute Fund forThe Christie).

If you do this, it will help us make sure themoney is paid into the correct fund.

Gift AidAnyone can make their donation taxeffective through Gift Aid providing theypay income tax or capital gains tax equal tothe amount The Christie will reclaim ontheir donation.

Gift Aid is so important to the work of TheChristie because it increases the value of thegift by almost a third at no extra cost toyou.

To reclaim Gift Aid on a donation from asponsor, they must tick the Gift Aid box andsupply their name and home address(including postcode). If any of these detailsare missing, we simply can’t claim the extramoney.

So please, if you are collecting sponsormoney, do gently remind those sponsoringyou of how much more their gift will beworth if they simply tick the Gift Aid boxand give their name and full home address.

Important note aboutyour Hope Tribute Fund

As the named contact, The Christie willcorrespond with you alone about individualgifts to your Hope Tribute Fund.

If you’d like others to be able to correspondwith the Appeals Team about your tributefund, please write to us granting permissionand giving us the names of other contacts.

in support of

TURNING LOVE INTO HOPE

Every penny you raise in the name of yourloved one will be used to provide thehighest standards of care and research intotreatment of cancer. Regardless of howambitious you intend to be with your HopeTribute Fund or how you go about raising money for The Christie, we are grateful for your support.

To show our gratitude we have our veryown ‘Tree of Hope’, which is situated in aquiet garden at The Christie. The tree is tohonour those no longer with us by thankingtheir families and friends in a permanent and personal way for their incredible generosity and support.

Funds that have raised more than £15,000will have the name of their loved oneengraved on a leaf as a special thank you,and to give the family a place to come andremember them.

Appeals OfficeThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust Wilmslow Road Withington ManchesterM20 4BX

Telephone: 0161 416 3988 Email: hopefunds@christies.org Web: www.christies.org

Thank you for your supportThank you so much for supporting The Christie with a Hope Tribute Fund.

Charity No. 1049751