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Teenage Cancer Trust Partnership

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Robert Half International has chosen Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) as its corporate charity. 

The aim of the partnership is to raise £100,000 in 12 months - a challenge we have named Mission: Possible. The funds will enable TCT to install a Day Room in the new children's cancer ward currently being built for the Birmingham Children's Hospital. To achieve our goal, Robert Half Finance & Accounting consultants and staff will be dedicating their time and energy into fundraising efforts throughout the year.

The Day Room will be a place where the teenagers can relax with friends whilst they undergo their cancer treatment. The room will contain everything that teenagers today want - plasma screens, DVDs, games consoles, pool tables, Ipods and, crucially, the opportunity to be with other young people to share experiences and draw support. 

We hope you will support us in our efforts by donating to the boxes in our reception areas and participating in the events our consultants organise.

About Teenage Cancer Trust  

Each day in the UK, 6 teenagers will find out they have cancer. Many get a raw deal, receiving hospital treatment alongside children or adults.

TCT provides specialist units in NHS hospitals for teenagers with cancer. As well as superior medical facilities and state-of-the-art equipment, units provide an environment where teenagers can meet others in a similar situation, allowing patients to build friendships and mechanisms to cope with their disease.

TCT has built 7 units. The concentration of medical expertise can improve chances of survival by 15%. Each costs over £2 million and TCT needs 22 in the UK so that every teenager with cancer has access.

As well as building units, TCT funds an education team to visit schools to talk about TCT and cancer, a Professor of teenage and young adult cancer medicine and a support network for bereaved families.

Link: Teenage Cancer Trust Website

Contact Us

For more information please contact:

Nicolette Snowden
Robert Half International
020 7331 2222