National Ventilation supported World Cancer Day on 4 February to thank Young Lives vs Cancer for the support the charity has given Alfie Bills throughout his cancer journey.
Alfie, the son of Andy Bills, a specification manager at National Ventilation, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in 2019 at just three years of age. With the family gaining support both emotionally and financially from Young Lives vs Cancer at such a difficult time, Alfie’s father, Andy began fundraising for the charity forming Alfie’s Army. To add to this fundraising, National Ventilation then stepped in to support the charity too as part of a group-wide initiative, which named Young Lives vs Cancer as its charity of the year and has so far raised £5,766.
National Ventilation and its group have undertaken a variety of fundraising activities for Young Lives vs Cancer, formerly CLIC Sargent, which is a cancer charity for children and young people that is solely funded by donations. Highlights during the year include both Easter and Halloween bake sales, where staff baked a range of delicious cakes; sponsored walks, including the 25K South Coast Challenge walking from Eastbourne to Alfriston in East Sussex; and the Young Lives vs Cancer Challenge 60 virtual event for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, where participants were challenged to jog, run, cycle, walk or swim 60 miles.
Alfie was diagnosed in May 2019 and has undergone a very intense, relentless regime of chemotherapy for three and a half years. This has been an immensely difficult time for the Bills family.
Andy Bills said: “I’m so grateful for the help we have received from Young Lives vs Cancer throughout our journey. They’ve supported us both emotionally and financially during this very tough time. Through our fundraising we have been able to give something back to this amazing charity.”
“National Ventilation is delighted to support Young Lives vs Cancer,” said Robin Francis, managing director at National Ventilation. “At National Ventilation we have seen first-hand how Young Lives vs Cancer helps young people and their families. The charity has supported Alfie and his family throughout their journey as well Matt Dyer who works at the company who also had cancer as a child, so we know just how important the work of this charity is.”
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