Scottish High Tea

We were pleased to meet many of you in Scotland for Afternoon Tea at the Millennium Hotel in Glasgow on October 22nd. It was an enjoyable afternoon. On behalf of Greg Anderson and the Cancer Recovery Foundation - UK team we would like to express our thanks for your continued support of our work helping adults, children and their families living with cancer in Scotland. In 2009 we will be providing more funding and more support to more hospitals and hospice’s in Scotland, working with businesses and other organisations to help people with cancer and families suffering through this difficult time. We hope you enjoy the photographs taken during High Tea and at the conference and we look forward to meeting more of you in 2009.

High Tea at The Millennium Hotel

The first photograph above, shows Greg and Linda Anderson with Mr and Mrs Wright, who will soon be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

The Gallery shows more photographs: http://www.cancerrecoverycommunity.org/scottishhighteaphotos

First Group Donates £6000 ‘Thank You’ to First Group, Scotland’s leading travel company. Alan Reid, Internal Communication Manager at First Group is shown presenting CRF-UK with a cheque for £6000 for children with cancer, when we met some of our donors for High Tea at The Millennium Hotel on October 22nd (pictured right). First Group are our first corporate sponsor in Scotland and we will be working with their staff to deliver the much loved Bear-Able Gift Bags to the many children with cancer who will be spending Christmas in hospitals in Scotland this year. Pictured are from right; Greg Anderson (CEO CRF), Alan Reid from First Group, Jim Moore and Ted Fawcett.

Speakers at the CRF-UK Glasgow Conference We were privileged to have first class speakers including Greg Anderson, our Founder and CEO, who is a world renowned authority on `Wellness`, and himself a cancer survivor. Grand national winning jockey Bob Champion also addressed an audience of people living with cancer and cancer professionals at the CRF-UK conference. Following a cancer diagnosis in 1979, he achieved his goal of winning the Grand National in 1981 riding Aldaniti. A positive attitude and setting of goals were considered to be a key part of recovery from cancer. The conference was opened by James Coleman and chaired by Jim Moulson (Rotary President Elect 2010). Pictured are from right; Jim Moulson (chair), and speakers; Greg Anderson (CEO CRF), Bob Champion MBE, Dr Anna Cambell and Dr Caroline Longmore.

STV News ran a story about the CRF-UK Glasgow conference held on October 23rd. You can view the coverage on the Community Website: http://www.cancerrecoverycommunity.org/glasgowstv

Scotland – The Future - More programmes to be delivered in Scotland in 2009

Jim Moore is our Director for Scotland and we will be working closely with him to help families access our Family Emergency Financial Assistance Fund. Expanding our free Tele-Support programme, so people can receive support from others with cancer from their home, bed or work via the telephone.

Developing new programmes on healthy eating for people with cancer, workplace support and work with schools to help to educate children about the importance of healthy eating to increase wellness and prevent illness.