One in three of us will get Cancer. That is really short odds and such a scary thought, one which we probably don’t want to dwell on that much. What these stats mean is that if you haven’t had the diagnosis yourself, you will probably know someone who has. In my family, my dad died from cancer, my mum survived breast cancer and two other immediate family members also died from this awful disease. I know how much the Macmillan team helped my mum after her diagnosis. The fact is the team help many more people, like my mum, every day. The help they provide is completely invaluable, yet more funds are needed, so they can ensure they are there for the next person who needs their help.
Each year the Macmillan team ask us to organise a coffee morning to raise funds for their charity. An excuse to drink tea and eat cake, perfect! Macmillan have discovered that the average Brit will never be more than half a mile away from a Macmillan Coffee Morning. On 26th September, over 5 million cups of coffee will be drunk and 10 million slices of cake eaten. Will you be eating your share?!
So why not host your own coffee morning? Now this really is an excuse to get your bake on! Get some friends together, bake a couple of cakes and all pop some money in the gift aid tins. There are lots of tips and resources here to help make your event pretty and yummy.
If you cannot host your own, you can go along to another. Simply pop in your details here and you will find all the events in your local area.
Last year’s Coffee Morning helped to raise £20 million for people living with cancer.
If you still need convincing, hear from the team how coffee mornings help them.
If you need baking inspiration, I have just the recipe for you. Cat Dresser, from the Great British Bake Off has given us her Midnight Chocolate Loaf Cake recipe, which sounds amazing! You can download the printable here.
Disclosure: I have not received any compensation for writing this post.
It is simply a matter close to my heart.