Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust has announced a fundraising partnership with agricultural firm CJ Cox – with £100 from every tractor going to the charity for the next year.
The Dorset-based charity, which raises awareness of bowel cancer, particularly in the young, has teamed up with the 40-year-old family-run business based in Sturminster Newton.
The company provides farmers and contractors with top quality agricultural products and first-class service. The company is a certified dealer of Valtra Tractors.
CJ Cox owners Chris & Val Cox said: “We are really pleased to be able to support Ducks & Drakes, which is a local charity very close to our hearts. We hope to raise some much-needed funds to help them continue their invaluable work supporting young bowel cancer patients and raising awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer.”
Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust was founded in 2012 by the Drake family. The trust also raises funds to financially support bowel cancer patients and their families and local cancer services.
Nettie Drake, co-founder of Ducks and Drakes, said: “This is a brilliant initiative, and we are so grateful to CJ Cox and Valtra for their generosity in supporting the trust in this novel way. We are based in the heart of the rural community and farming is a way of life for so many of our supporters. Hopefully, they will buy lots of new tractors!”
By Miranda Robertson
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