Sherborne business supports national charity for the second year running, supporting children and young people with cancer

THE founder of a professional recruitment agency in Sherborne has given almost £4,000 to Young Lives vs Cancer.

Rowena Young, director of Coconut Lime, was keen to help the charity when she set up the company in 2018 by donating some of her profits.

The charity supports children and young people who have cancer and their families,
Rowena said: “I have been a 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.

“It’s been shocking to hear that the charity needed to recently set up a crisis fund as it was aware of some young people not being able to afford their travel to hospital for vital treatment like chemotherapy.

“I feel it’s important to give back to the community, so I was pleased when last year we were able to donate £2,085 to the charity via a scheme called Work for Good.

“This year to have donated £3,806 means we have donated almost £6,000 in the last two years.”

The Work for Good scheme is for small businesses to support the charities they care about.

Liz Blunt, senior fundraising engagement manager for Dorset at Young Lives vs Cancer, said: “A massive thank you to Rowena, who has been a fabulous supporter of Young Lives vs Cancer – CLIC Sargent – for so many years.

“We really appreciate her donations, which means we can help families of young cancer patients from Dorset with financial, emotional and practical support.

“The funds that Rowena has raised this year could have paid for ten grants of £350 each to help families struggling with financial costs as well as emotional costs.

“Without government funding we can only provide the support we do thanks to amazing supporters like Rowena, so a huge thank you to her for her generosity.”

Any small businesses which would like to get involved with the Work for Good scheme can find out more at www.workforgood.co.uk.