MAKE time for what matters in life by joining the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday, September 26, and help raise more than £20 million for Macmillan Cancer Support.

It's Macmillan's biggest fundraising event, where the charity asks people across the UK to hold a coffee morning and raise money for people living with cancer.

In 2013, 154,000 people signed up, raising a record £20 million. There couldn’t be an easier way to make a difference, simply gather together family, friends or colleagues, put the kettle on and tuck into some tasty treats.

The event helps fund the Macmillan therapists, nurses and support line workers who make sure people living with cancer have the best team in their corner, every step of the way.

So this year Macmillan need more people than ever to make some time for what matters in life. Whether it’s a coffee morning at work, an afternoon tea party with the girls or a great British bake off - every donation will help Macmillan’s ambition to provide support to everyone affected by cancer.

The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is not only Macmillan’s flagship fundraiser but it’s still the original and best charity coffee morning. Over the years, supporters have hosted many record breaking events from the heights of a jet engine to the depths of a tin mine. But however hosts hold theirs, they can do so in the knowledge that their cup of coffee and slice of cake really will make a huge difference.

Make time for what really matters by holding your own coffee morning. Visit www.macmillan.org.uk/maketime or call 0845 602 1246 or text COFFEE to 88080 to get your Coffee Morning Kit today.


How your donations help

• £25 could pay for a Macmillan nurse for an hour, helping people affected by cancer receive essential medical, practical and emotional support.

• £196 could pay for a Macmillan grant that helps a person living with cancer heat their home when they really need to.

• £8,000 could pay for 17,547 copies of The Cancer Guide. This Macmillan booklet can play a vital role in helping people feel more prepared for the future and confident they won't have to face cancer alone.

• There are 23 Macmillan professionals across the Greater York area.

• There are 21 Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialists based in York Hospital. They are nurses who specialise in the many different types of cancer including bladder, lung, urology, skin, breast, head and neck, and gynaecology - helping patients to manage pain and other symptoms and offer emotional and psychological support to the patient and their loved ones.

• At York Hospital, there is a Macmillan Information Manager based within the Cancer Care Centre who ensures that patients have access to up-to-date information and advice, or simply someone to talk to and have a cup of tea with. All of the Macmillan leaflets are free for people to take away and read when they feel that they are ready to.

• There is also a community nurse team in York who visit people in their own homes and offer medical, practical and emotional support to patients and their families and offer end of life support.