Ducks & Drakes Cancer Trust
Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust was founded to help save lives and promote well-being by raising awareness of cancer and specifically Bowel Cancer in young people, aged 18 to 40 in Dorset and UK and to support Bowel Cancer patients and their families through the provision of specialist medical equipment and financial aid. The Trust was founded in 2012 by Andrew Drake and his family following the bowel cancer diagnosis of Andrew, aged 24. The Trust is registered with the Charity Commission No: 1147024.
The Trust was founded to:
Create and boost awareness of bowel cancer in young people, aged 18 to 40 in Dorset and the UK.
To provide personal financial grants to people and their families to help with the costs of day-to-day living.
To support bowel cancer patients and their families through the provision of specialist equipment.
To fund local cancer related charities and organisations in the Dorset area..
The Trust was founded to:
Create and boost awareness of bowel cancer in young people, aged 18 to 40 in Dorset and the UK.
To provide personal financial grants to people and their families to help with the costs of day-to-day living.
To support bowel cancer patients and their families through the provision of specialist equipment.
To fund local cancer related charities and organisations in the Dorset area..
Don't duck the issue!
Do you know the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer?
If you have any of these symptoms go see your GP right away!
The symptoms of bowel (colorectal) cancer can be:
Bleeding from your bottom and/or blood in your stools.
A change in bowel habit lasting for 3 weeks or more – especially to looser or runny stools.
Unexplained weight loss.
Extreme tiredness for no obvious reason.
A severe pain or lump in your tummy.
The symptoms of bowel (colorectal) cancer can be:
Bleeding from your bottom and/or blood in your stools.
A change in bowel habit lasting for 3 weeks or more – especially to looser or runny stools.
Unexplained weight loss.
Extreme tiredness for no obvious reason.
A severe pain or lump in your tummy.
Apply for a grantNeed help with day-to-day living costs?Are you a bowel cancer patient, aged 18 to 40, living in Dorset, needing financial help?
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"I cannot thank Ducks and Drakes enough for the support my family received when my fiancé was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer at 29.
Not only did they offer huge emotional support and advice but on top of that, thanks to their generous grant, myself and my children got to spend some amazing times making memories with their Daddy that my children and I really will treasure forever.
Ducks and Drakes, you really were a shimmer of light when life was so dark. Thank you so much."
Becky, Dorset.
"Our heartfelt thanks to all at Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust for their extraordinary support. This wonderful donation takes the total they have donated in support of Dorset County Hospital to over £200,000!"
Simon Pearson, Head of Charity, Dorset County Hospital.
“Ducks and Drakes have supported us from the beginning of the Cancer Appeal and we are very grateful to them for their very significant donation of £75,000. The money they raised has helped us to reach our Appeal target and will allow us to continue to provide the best possible care for all our patients at the new Robert White Centre in Dorchester.”
Simon Pearson, Head of Fundraising, Dorset County Hospital Cancer Appeal.
"I am writing to thank you and the Ducks & Drakes Cancer Trust very much for your further kind donation of £5,000 towards the reflexology which the Fortuneswell Cancer Trust fund for local cancer patients. We are very grateful for your charity’s continued support and your donation will help to make a big difference to local cancer patients and we thank you on their behalf."
Marjorie Brewer, Joint Honorary Secretary, Fortuneswell Cancer Trust.
"Mosaic is extremely grateful for the very generous donation from Ducks & Drakes. This funding will help us to continue our essential support in Dorset for the children, young people and their families. Ducks & Drakes have kindly supported Mosaic for many years, and we are so appreciative of this."
Wayne Butcher, Head of Funding, MOSAIC.
Not only did they offer huge emotional support and advice but on top of that, thanks to their generous grant, myself and my children got to spend some amazing times making memories with their Daddy that my children and I really will treasure forever.
Ducks and Drakes, you really were a shimmer of light when life was so dark. Thank you so much."
Becky, Dorset.
"Our heartfelt thanks to all at Ducks and Drakes Cancer Trust for their extraordinary support. This wonderful donation takes the total they have donated in support of Dorset County Hospital to over £200,000!"
Simon Pearson, Head of Charity, Dorset County Hospital.
“Ducks and Drakes have supported us from the beginning of the Cancer Appeal and we are very grateful to them for their very significant donation of £75,000. The money they raised has helped us to reach our Appeal target and will allow us to continue to provide the best possible care for all our patients at the new Robert White Centre in Dorchester.”
Simon Pearson, Head of Fundraising, Dorset County Hospital Cancer Appeal.
"I am writing to thank you and the Ducks & Drakes Cancer Trust very much for your further kind donation of £5,000 towards the reflexology which the Fortuneswell Cancer Trust fund for local cancer patients. We are very grateful for your charity’s continued support and your donation will help to make a big difference to local cancer patients and we thank you on their behalf."
Marjorie Brewer, Joint Honorary Secretary, Fortuneswell Cancer Trust.
"Mosaic is extremely grateful for the very generous donation from Ducks & Drakes. This funding will help us to continue our essential support in Dorset for the children, young people and their families. Ducks & Drakes have kindly supported Mosaic for many years, and we are so appreciative of this."
Wayne Butcher, Head of Funding, MOSAIC.
