Selfless Southampton Woman Braves the Shave and Raises Over £1,800 for Macmillan Cancer Support
One selfless Southampton Home Care Worker braved the shave recently, to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and show the greatest admiration for her mum.
Apex Prime Care Southampton Branch Administrator Helen Johnston herself says she isn’t usually one for charity, that was until her mum began receiving support from Macmillan Cancer Support, who rely on donations from the public to support people living with cancer. With a target of £300 to reach, Helen set her sights on raising as much money as possible. There has been cake sales, lots of promotion online and via social media and in just two months Helen has trumped her target and raised over £1,800! Helens incredible effort will help people living with cancer to access specialist nurses, financial grants, or to speak to a Macmillan Buddy for emotional support during a time where they need it most.
First up in the fundraising was the cake sale, a cake sale like no other. Taking place at their brand- new office, the Southampton care branch invited local businesses and encouraged carers to pop in on breaks to purchase cakes, cookies, home-made and shop brought; it was all you would expect from your typical foodie fundraiser, until the cake smashing began… It’s not every day you get to smash a cake in not one, but three of your bosses faces, and when it’s raising money for such an amazing cause, it tastes even sweeter!
Apex Prime Care Chief Operations Officer Ben Patrick said
‘The whole Apex team is in awe of how both Helen and her mum have dealt with such adversity. Whilst it the first, and hopefully last time, I’ve had a cake smashed in my face, I have never felt prouder to be a part of such fantastic fundraising!’
A Tik Tok of the cake sale was created and shared with the rest of the team who couldn’t be there to witness the craziness in person.
Prior to the shave, which was live streamed on Facebook Helen wanted to say thank you to her colleagues, friends and family and her partner for their support and donations, but wished to say a special thank you, ‘To my darling mum, who I love dearly and who I’m doing this for. You are going through a rough patch but doing so with grace and dignity and such strength. I love you so much.’, said Helen.
Helen is already planning what adventurous ‘do to wear next, with talks of blue hair and much more!
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