In the current financially strapped climate, it is not always easy to put charity to the fore, yet so many people and small businesses in Dorset somehow manage to rise to the challenge.

This determination to help others works as a lifeline to numerous charities that are in constant need of funding.

One such small firm is Coconut Lime, a Sherborne-based professional recruitment agency set up in 2018 by Rowena Young. Having seen the devastation a cancer diagnosis can bring, director Rowena decided to support Young Lives vs Cancer (formerly CLIC Sargent), a charity that supports children and young people who have cancer and their families, helping them find the strength to face everything that diagnosis can throw at them.

Rowena, who donated some of her firm’s profits to the organisation, said: “I have been a long-term supporter of Young Lives vs Cancer since 2010, as I have several friends who have had children with cancer and heard about the difference the charity makes at such a difficult time.

“They have all said that Young Lives vs Cancer is amazing and have been hugely grateful for the enormous amount of support they’ve received from them,” she added. “I feel it’s really important to give back to the community and am really pleased that in the past year, we’ve been able to donate £2,085 to them via a scheme called Work for Good.”
Work for Good enables small businesses to support the charities they care about.

Liz Blunt, Senor Fundraising Engagement Manager for Dorset at Young Lives vs Cancer, said: “We are really grateful to Rowena for her generous donation. Last year, there were 60 children and young people from Dorset who were being treated for cancer, it’s not something you expect as a parent and many families need a lot of support at this time.”
She added: “My colleagues based on the Piam Brown Ward and Teenage and Young Adult Ward at Southampton Hospital (the specialist hospital for the majority of young cancer patients from Dorset) do a fantastic job at providing support that is practical, emotional and financial for the whole family.

“As a charity we don’t receive any government support and can only provide the vital support that we do thanks to wonderful supporters like Rowena.”
If you’re a small business and want to get involved with the Work for Good scheme, visit https://workforgood.co.uk
www.younglivesvscancer.org.uk

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by Lorraine Gibson