Action Cancer Fundraising Pack

1. Action Cancer Fundraising Pack A guide for Centra retailers School Action Programme Fighting Cancer Together

2. Did you know? • Cancer affects one in three people in Northern Ireland. • One in four people will die from cancer. • Cancer is due to overtake heart disease as the number one killer in NI in five years. • NI has 8,500 new cancer cases yearly. • One in eleven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the course of a lifetime. • Nearly 500 men are diagnosed with prostrate and testicular cancer each year. • Many cancers can be successfully treated if detected early. • Screening may detect breast and cervical cancer at an early stage. Action Cancer Action Cancer is a local charity which depends on donations to continue with its work. This includes pioneering new initiatives, such as the mobile detection service, supporting NI researchers working in the field of cancer, and supporting the Northern Ireland Cancer Genetics Service, which operates at Belfast City Hospital and in the cancer units at regional hospitals. Action Cancer must raise £2 million every year to be able to continue to support families and individuals affected by cancer. It receives no government funding.

3. The aim of the partnership between Centra and Action Cancer • More young people, and young women in particular, are taking up smoking. • It is difficult to get kids to eat those all-important 5 pieces of fruit and vegetables a day and to take regular exercise. • Action Cancer are promoting these healthy messages in schools across NI every day through its school programmes. A commitment has now been made by Musgrave SuperValu Centra to provide three year, long term support to Action Cancer in the delivery of this programme. • The school programme reaches an audience of 8000 secondary school children, and 6000 primary school children a year. • The programme currently visits approximately 150 to 200 schools per year, where the instructors give advice on eating, exercise, smoking cessation and care in the sun. • This is having an impact on young people, their families and the health of the community into the future. Centra stores are locally based and can help promote these healthy messages, saving lives in the future and impacting on families now. • Fundraising can be fun, and offers Centra staff and their customers the opportunity to play their part in supporting a local charity.

4. Contacting Action Cancer If you would like to speak to someone in Action Cancer to discuss the School Action programmes, ring the number shown below and ask for Schools Administration. Action Cancer 1 Marlborough Park Belfast BT9 6XS Telephone: 028 90 80 33 44 Action Cancer Shops Encourage your staff and customers to donate good quality clothing and bric-a-brac to their local Action Cancer Shop. This will help the charity to raise substantial funds for its vital services.

5. School Action Programme • Audience: Secondary school & education colleges. An extended range of School Action programmes for secondary schools and further education colleges is being launched for the new academic year and will include one off cancer prevention and healthy lifestyle sessions for both boys and girls from 11-18 years old. Aim: To heighten awareness of healthy living and early detection among secondary school & education colleges while applying a learning approach linked with the national curriculum. A qualified health promotion team are engaged by the charity to undertake the programme. On offer will be: • Single cancer prevention & healthy lifestyle sessions. These sessions cover strong, core messages on early detection and cancer prevention including the dangers of smoking and alcohol, the importance of exercise and a balanced diet. Information on the prevention and detection of testicular, breast, cervical and skin cancer will also be included. • Four sessions delivered weekly covering a range of health issues relating to cancer prevention • Smoking cessation programmes

6. School Action Programme • The Wally & Wise Roadshow • Audience: Primary School boys and girls aged 3-11. • Aim: To heighten awareness of healthy living among primary school boys and girls while applying a learning approach linked with the national curriculum. • Puppeteer engaged by the charity to undertake a programme of visits. • The puppet show is an interactive show, whereby the children speak directly to the puppets. It operates on the principle that the children are already aware of what is good and bad for them, so they are given the opportunity to educate Wally with the help of Wise. • Wise and the children have to teach Wally the dangers of playing in the sun without sunscreen, the dangers of smoking, why it is important to eat fresh fruit and vegetables and how much fun it can be to play outside.

7. What can you do in conjunction with your local schools? • Act as your local ambassador for the School Action programmes. Explain the link between Centra and Action Cancer. • Encourage local schools not currently availing of the service to contact Action Cancer and get their school scheduled into the roadshow. • Keep in touch with schools where bookings are made an attend the roadshow to present the Action Cancer certificate. You may also donate fruit to the children on the day of the roadshow. • Consider donating fresh fruit & vegetables to your local school for 1 week throughout the year to encourage healthier eating. • Do joint fundraising activities with the schools - Each Centra store has been set a fundraising target of £300 for Year 1. Incorporate your fundraising into your Local Marketing Plan. • All fundraising initiatives have valuable PR opportunities. If you do something shout about it - invite a local photographer along for the presentation of the cheque. Ensure this is done in conjunction with the school involved. Action Cancer have provided a standard press release overleaf. Please use this when contacting local press. Further copies can be obtained from MSVC Marketing Department. • When collecting a cheque from a school, it is the retailers responsibility to forward the cheque to Action Cancer, using the remittance slip included in this pack.

8. Why fundraise? • Musgrave Supervalu Centra is already putting £17, 400 into Action Cancer in support of this initiative in Year One. It is important that Centra stores also raise money to support this programme. • By being involved with this sponsorship you will benefit from: • Credit from customers, people you do business with and public representatives who will see your contribution and credit you for it. • Fundraising is a great way to build team and customer loyalty. • All of the funds raised for Action Cancer is spent in NI. Centra will therefore be associated with a local charity that impacts on the local community. • As an organisation we have a corporate social responsibility and through supporting a NI charity we show that we care. You will be seen as putting something back into the community. • Community based sponsorship offers substantial publicity opportunities.

9. Some fundraising ideas Sales/Fairs Bring and Buy sale Car boot sale Coffee morning Craft fair Jumble sale Car Wash Bag packing Fun ideas for sponsorship Backward walk Baked bean bath Beard shave Bed push race Hair shave Sponsored silence In-store Competitions Caption competition Guess the weight of … Guess the name of … Guess the number of … Word search competition Holiday photo competition Lotteries Painting competition Raffles Nights Out Bingo Quiz evening Karaoke evening Talent night Dances/dinners etc. Seasonal events Easter egg hunt Kids Events Teddy bears picnic Treasure hunt Family Fun Day/Wacky Races Arm wrestling Bouncy castle/trampolines Face painting Tug-of-war Wellie throw Wheelbarrow race Fancy dress competition Three legged race Balloon stall Food stalls Brick-a-brack stall Cake stall Lucky Dip

10. Action Cancer Fundraising Groups Fundraising groups are already in existence throughout towns and villages in Northern Ireland. Together you can help to support Action Cancer by organising additional events in your area. Fundraising groups act as ambassadors for the charity in their area, and are available to represent the charity at fundraising events. It may be a good idea for you to contact your local Action Cancer representative. There is a fundraising group in each of the towns and villages listed below. To make contact with a group in your area please telephone Lesley Wright at Action Cancer on 028 90 80 3343. Antrim Dromore Ards/Comber Greenisland Armagh Holywood Ballyclare Kells Ballymena Lisburn Ballymoney Lurgan Banbridge Markethill Bangor Marlborough Group, Belfast Carrickfergus Moneyreagh Coleraine Omagh Donaghadee Portaferry Dungannon/Cookstown Whiteabbey Draperstown Whitehead

11. Participating Schools The schools shown below are either currently involved, or have been involved in the past, with the Action Cancer School Programmes. ANTRIM Primary Schools Mount St Michael's St Oliver Plunketts Primary School Secondary Schools Antrim College of Further Education Antrim Grammar School Loughan Special School ARMAGH Primary Schools Clare Primary School Cope Primary School Lisnadill Primary School Mount St Catherines Primary School St Joseph Primary School St Joseph's Meigh Primary School St Josephs Primary School St Michaels Primary School Secondary Schools Armagh College of Further & Higher Education City of Armagh High School Markethill High School Royal School St Catherine's College St Joseph's High School Armagh Royal

12. BALLYCASTLE Primary Schools Ballycastle Primary School Secondary Schools Ballycastle High School Cross and Passion College BALLYCLARE Primary Schools Ballynure Primary School Secondary Schools Ballyclare Secondary School Ballyclare High School BALLYMENA Primary Schools Camphill Primary School Fourtowns Primary School Rasharkin St Anne's St Lois Convent Primary School Secondary Schools Ballee Community High School Cullybacky HS Slemish College St Louis Convent St Mary`s College St. MacNissis College Moorfield Primary School BALLYMONEY Primary School Straidbilly Primary School Secondary Schools Dalriada Grammar School North Antrim College BALLYNAHINCH Secondary Schools Ballynahinch High School St Colman`s High School

13. BANBRIDGE Primary Schools Edenderry Primary School Secondary Schools Banbridge Academy Banbridge High School Newbridge Intergrated College St Patricks College BANGOR Primary Schools Ballycrochan Playgroup Bangor Abbey Playgroup Bangor West Nursery Playground Homestart ( North Down and Ards) Pebbles Playgroup Secondary Schools Bangor Academy & Sixth Form College Bangor Grammar Bangor YMCA North Down & Ards Institute Other Bangor Abbey Mothers Union BELFAST Primary Schools Arellian Nursery Ballysillan Primary School Christ The Redeemer Primary School Dunmurry Primary School King's Park Primary School Kingspark Primary School Knockbreda Primary School Lead Hill Primary School Ledley Hall Playcare Club Oakwood Special School Our Lady of Lourdes Rosstulla Special School St Aidans Christian Brothers Primary School St Gerards Education Centre

14. Belfast Primary Schools (Continued) St Martin's Nursery School St Mary's Primary School St Patrick's Primary School St Patrick's Primary School St Peter's Nursey School St Therese of Lisieux Primary School Star of the Sea Primary School Belfast Secondary Schools Campbell College Corpus Christi College Dominican College Girls Model Grosvenor Grammar School Hazelwood Integrated College Hunterhouse College Knockbreda High School Lisnasharragh High School Little Flower Girls` School Model Girls` Secondary School Mount Gilbert Newtownbreda High School Our Lady of Mercy Rathmore Grammar Royal Belfast Academical Institution St Colm's High School St Dominic's High School St Gemma`s Girls` Secondary School St Patricks College St Roses's Victoria College Wellington College Other Oakwood School and Assessment Centre

15. CALEDON Drumhillery Primary School CARRICKFERGUS Primary Schools Acorn Primary School Carrickfergus Model Primary School Silverstream Woodlawn Primary School Secondary Schools Carrickfergus Grammar School Downshire Secondary School Ulidia Integrated College CASTLEDERG Primary Schools Bridgehill Controlled Primary School Secondary Schools Castlederg High School CASTLEWELLAN Secondary School St Malachy`s High School CLOGHER Primary School Carntall Primary School COLERAINE Primary Schools Ballyhackett Primary School Garvagh Primary School St Columbas Secondary Schools Coleraine College Coleraine Girls Secondary School Garvagh High School North Coast Integrated College COOKSTOWN Secondary School Holy Trinity College

16. CRAIGAVON Primary Schools Derryhale Primary School Edenderry Primary School Secondary Schools Brownlow College Craigavon Senior High School Lismore Comprehensive School Lurgan College Lurgan Junior High School Portadown College Upper Bann Institute of Further & Higher Education CRUMLIN Primary School Loanends Primary School DONAGHADEE Secondary School Donaghadee High School DOWNPATRICK Primary Schools Down High Prep Dept St Macartans Primary School Secondary Schools Down High School Down Academy East Down Institute of Further Education St Colmcilles High School St Mary's High School DROMORE Primary Schools Drumlish Primary School Tullymacarrett Primary School

17. DUNGANNON Primary School Laghey Primary School Secondary Schools Drumglass High School Integrated College Dungannon Royal School St Ciarans High School St Joseph`s High School St Patrick`s College St Patrick's Academy St Patricks School ENNISKILLEN Primary Schools Florencecourt County Primary School St Naile's Primary School St Patrick's Primary School Secondary Schools Enniskillen High School Erne Integrated College St Comhgalls Secondary School St Eugenes College St Eugene's College St Mary's High School HILLSBOROUGH Primary School Beechlawn Special Needs Primary School LARNE Primary Schools St MacNissi's Toreagh Secondary School Larne Grammar School LIMAVADY Secondary Schools Limegrove School St Marys High School

18. LISBURN Primary Schools Friends Prep School Queensway Creche Raggety Bap Preschool Secondary Schools Friends Grammar School Lisnagarvey High School St Patricks High School LONDONDERRY Primary Schools Eglinton Primary School Garragh Primary School Glendermott Primary School Groarty Primary School Secondary Schools Clondermott High School Faughan Valley High School Oakgrove Integrated College St Colums St Patrick & St Brigid's Intermediate School Patrick Chives MAGHERA Primary School Tobermore Primary School MAGHERAFELT Primary Schools Knocknagin New Row Secondary Schools Magherafelt High School Rainey Endowed Grammar School St Colm's High School St Mary's Grammar School NEWCASTLE Primary School Sacred Heart Primary School Secondary School Shimna College

19. NEWRY Primary Schools Kingsmills Primary School St Brigid's Primary School St Mary's Primary School Windsor Hill Primary School Secondary Schools Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School Kilkeel High School Newry & Kilkeel College of Further Education Newry High School Newtownhamilton High School Our Lady`s Grammar School Rathfriland High School Sacred Heart Grammar School St Mary`s High School St Paul's High School St. Mary's High School Sacred Heart Grammar School NEWTOWNABBEY Primary School St James's Primary Secondary Schools Belfast High School Glengormley High School Thornefield House School NEWTOWNARDS Primary Schools Comber Primary School Kircubbin Integrated Primary School Scallywags Day Nursery The Bees Nees Early Years Centre Secondary Schools Movilla High School St Columba's High School Strangford College

20. OMAGH Primary Schools Heatherbank Primary School Omagh Youth Centre Recarson Primary School St Patrick's Primary School St Patrick's Primary School Secondary Schools Loreto Convent Grammar School Omagh Academy Omagh High School St Joseph's High School Sacred Heart College PORTADOWN Primary School Heart Memorial PORTRUSH Primary School Carnalridge Primary School PORTSTEWART Secondary School Dominican College RANDALSTOWN Primary School Mount St Michaels Secondary School St Olcans High School STRABANE Primary Schools Evish Primary School St Theresa's Primary School Secondary Schools Strabane Grammar School Strabane High School