Business bosses do ‘time’ to help people living with cancer
Leading business bosses across Tayside, Angus, Perthshire and North-East Fife will do ‘time’ to raise funds for cancer support charity Maggie’s.
The 'Jail or Bail' event, will see participants ‘locked up’ for a range of ‘crimes’ including ‘being too happy in the morning’ and ‘OCD in the office’ until they have raised enough money to be released.
The fundraising ‘inmates’ will be ‘locked up’ at a secret location where they will be placed ‘behind bars’, have mug shots taken and face a judge to have their ‘bail’ set.
Maggie’s Dundee Centre Head Karen said: “Jail or Bail will raise vital funds to help us support people living with cancer.
“The majority of our funding comes from voluntary donations so we are always looking for new, innovative and, of course, fun ways of engaging with companies who are looking to give back.
“Jail or Bail has captured the business community’s imagination and will help us ensure people living with cancer, as well as family and friends, will have the support they need at what is possibly the hardest time of their lives.
“We are so grateful to everyone taking part.”
The Jail or Bail event will take place on Friday 30th August, with updates on Maggie’s Dundee Facebook page so friends, colleagues, and everyone around Tayside, Angus, Perthshire and North-East Fife keep up to date on bids to raise ‘bail’ and help raise vital funds.
People can also support Maggie’s while also helping to free the ‘inmates’ by visiting the Jail or Bail Just Giving Page when it goes live on Friday 30th August . A link will be available on the centre’s social media channels.
For more information on Maggie’s Dundee , and for details on how you can help support the charity, visit https://www.maggies.org/our-centres/maggies-dundee/
For further information about Maggie’s Dundee please go to: https://www.maggies.org/our-centres/maggies-dundee/
Follow Maggie’s Dundee on Facebook on https://www.facebook.com/maggiesdundee/
About Maggie’s
· Maggie’s has nearly 28 years of experience providing free cancer support and information in centres across the UK.
· Built in the grounds of NHS cancer hospitals, the centres are warm and welcoming spaces run by expert staff who help people live well with cancer.
· In 2023 we had more than 310,000 visits* to our centres, 45,000 were visits from new people with cancer. Nearly 35,000 were visits from people newly caring for someone with cancer.
· The first centre opened in Edinburgh in 1996. Maggie's now has 24 centres in the UK and a growing international network.
· The majority of Maggie’s funding is from voluntary donations.
· Maggie’s President is Her Majesty The Queen.
· Maggie’s Chairman is Stuart Gulliver.
· Maggie's Chief Executive, Laura Lee was awarded a Damehood in 2019 for her services to people with cancer.
· “Every cancer hospital needs a Maggie’s” - Endorsed by 24 CEOs of NHS Hospital Trusts where there is a Maggie’s.
· For more information visit maggies.org
*visits refers to support facilitated by our programme staff and includes face to face; on the phone and online
Maggie's Centre Dundee
Maggie’s provides free practical, emotional and social support to people with cancer and their family and friends, following the ideas about cancer care originally laid out by Maggie Keswick Jencks.
