Tom’s Trust invites you to Go Grey in May for brain tumour awareness. The Cambridge-based children’s brain tumour charity is aiming to raise £3,335 during the month of May from supporters Going Grey for May. This money will fund a clinical psychologist to support one child and their family for a whole year.
How you can Go Grey in May
- Pick a day in May for you and your school / team / colleagues to dress in Grey. Donations can be made on the day
- Share Tom’s Trust’s social media posts and cover yours with a Grey filter
- Hold a bake sale or a Tea for Tom – Earl Grey at the ready!
- Host a quiz, throw in a Grey round
- Organise a sponsored event. Hopefully participants won’t look too Grey at the end!
Donations can be made via the JustGiving campaign page: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/gogreyinmay
More information, posters, logos and fundraising ideas can be found at: www.tomstrust.org.uk
Childhood brain tumours in the UK
Around 600 are children diagnosed with a brain tumour in the UK every year. Sadly, 1/3 of these children will die and of those that survive, 62% will be left with life-long disabilities (such as blindness, hearing loss, lost motor-function or learning disabilities). Tom’s Trust is proud to support hundreds of children with brain tumours, and their families, in the East, North-East and North-West. The charity’s mission is to reach children with brain tumours, and their families, in every area of the UK that needs it by 2030. Go Grey in May will help to move them one step closer.
Kirsty Keegan, Head of Fundraising & Marketing at Tom’s Trust says: “A brain tumour diagnosis is devastating for the whole family. Having a Tom’s Trust Clinical Psychologist to support a family from diagnosis, through treatment and then reintegrating into their new normal provides such a lifeline to families. The money raised through Go Grey in May - £3,335, will fund a clinical psychologist to support one child and their family for a whole year. This includes one-to-one support, vital cognitive assessments, school liaison reintegration, whole-family support, group work and a detailed plan of how to support each child depending on their needs.”
Tom’s Trust families say:
- “We cannot put into words how grateful we were for the intervention of Tom's Trust. Our daughter finally had a dedicated team, with a set of unique skills that were able to support both her and the wider family.”
- “When my son was first diagnosed with his tumour, my fear of the unknown was so great. I was so worried that I didn’t understand anything about brain tumours, even with a medical team standing in front of me. Once I had Tom’s Trust’s support, I knew I had found something really special. Our Clinical Psychologist saved us in so many ways.”
- “Since our little boy’s surgery he has suffered with anxiety. He has struggled with his sleep, has a phobia of sickness, has a lot of anxiety around noises and smells as well as travelling to different places. If it wasn’t for our Clinical Psychologist, we would have had no one to turn to.”
