By Willliam Coleman
There are a lot of amazing charities out there but I feel that a cancer charity is something that a large portion in the UK can relate to. They say 1 in 3 people are some point will be affected by this terrible disease. So to hear that Caravan Guard have delivered an outstanding result in their latest charity effort really does bring a smile to my face.
The leisure insurance specialist have donated a whopping £58,000 to the Yorkshire Cancer Centre to help them reach their year’s target of £1,000,000. Now that this target has been reached the Yorkshire Cancer Centre can buy a new state of the art MRI Simulator. That to me is the definition of ‘the season of giving’.
The MRI Sim is not a cheap piece of kit at a tremendous £2.4 million. The machine will transform radiotherapy services for around 7,000 patients who undergo treatment each year at the Leeds Cancer Centre, where the machine is located.
It will allow doctors to help identify and define the areas of the body that need treatment, as well as areas that need to be avoided, in a much great visual quality. This makes the treatment and the saving of lives and lot easier. Last year Caravan Guard also gave £68,000 to the centre to help fund their pioneering NanoKnife treatment. Caravan Guard are clearly as interested people as they are your leisure vehicles.
Peter Wilby, Chairman of Caravan Guard and its sister company Wilby Ltd, was approached by the centre’s fundraisers and said the family were more than happy to offer financial support to the centre. Peter’s son and Managing Director of Caravan Guard, Ryan, said they were very proud to support such a worthy and life-saving cause. “Having met both patients and clinicians at the centre last year, we know how important appeals like this are to continue to provide life-saving treatment for cancer patients,” said Ryan.
“Care completely is one of our company values and this extends beyond our colleagues, customers and partners to very deserving charitable causes like this one.”
David Welch, Chief Executive of the Leeds Hospital Charitable Foundation, was delighted once again to receive the extremely generous donation from Caravan Guard, which meant they had reached their £1million fundraising target before Christmas 2017.
“The MRi Simulator is an immensely important piece of equipment for the Leeds Cancer Centre and reaching this milestone means we’re one huge step closer to reaching our total,” he added.
If you are in a position to give something back then it is always good to do so. Caravan Guard are really showing what companies can do to give back. Well done guys, an amazing effort for an extremely worthwhile cause.
