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Ever wondered what happens at one of our volunteer training days?Here to tell you everything about 2024's training event, which was held towards the end of March in Birmingham, are Volunteer & Team Development Manager Krissi and newly anointed
About a year ago, the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust launched Bigger Impact, Brighter Futures - Our Ambitions 2023-2025. So, how are we doing?Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust CEO Frank Fletcher, Communications Manager Karenza, and Operations Manager
Since Hana was diagnosed with cancer, since she came sailing with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, life has been a whirlwind. On this episode of Sound Waves, she talks about her passion for environmentalism and how her diagnosis made her think
At the end of a trip, some young people talk to us about their week. We ask them about their time with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, how it’s helped, what they’ll take with them. Their words are all over our website, our social media, Inspi
You might have seen that Dame Ellen MacArthur, our patron and founder, recently met up with a young woman called Maxine, who was part of the first ever Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust sailing adventure 20 years ago in 2003. She was just 10 at the
Happy Pride month!It's important to understand how someone's cancer diagnosis intersects with their LGBTQ identity. Both are significant, both have their own communities, and there are bridges that can be built between the two. Three Trust grad
Our ‘Build Belonging’ Ambition says we will ‘be visible, relevant and accessible to every young person who has a cancer diagnosis in the UK and be somewhere every one feels they belong.’ It is so important young people feel they belong when the
It's the Trust's 20th birthday in July. What better reason to sit down with CEO Frank Fletcher, who's been involved since day 1, and have a gab about the last 20 years. From supporting five young people in 2003, to over 700 in 2023, so much has
Trip season is upon us! It goes without saying, but we cannot wait. In this episode, Luke and Heather reflect on their first-time trips, while looking forward to returning this summer for Round the Island Race. What difference have sailing trip
What we do and the difference we make aren't the same thing. Sailing is lovely, but at the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust, we want young people to feel better at the end of their time with us than they did at the start. That's what impact is. Joi
It was a night to remember when Dame Ellen MacArthur launched 'Bigger Impact, Brighter Futures - Our Ambitions for 2023-2025' at the start of March. These Ambitions detail how we plan to reach, inspire, and support more young people than ever b
When young people share their stories, they let others know that they're not alone in how they are feeling or what they are going through. That's why we speak to so many young people when they are here on trips: it's their voices that matter th
The Trust aims to be open to everyone who is looking for support, and for some, that isn’t a one-and-done thing. As young people feel more accepted, independent and optimistic, that might take place across their teenage years or into young adul
There are amazing people who donate to the Trust monthly. We call them Friends of the Trust. They provide long-term support to young people, which in turn leads to making a long-term difference to those young people’s lives. We thought, wouldn’
This summer, our bases in Largs and East Cowes were buzzing with hundreds of young people on their first Trust adventures and those coming back for more. Others joined us elsewhere all across the UK. It was a summer to remember. CEO Frank Fletc
It’s here! Our season starts this Saturday!CEO Frank Fletcher joins the pod to give us an overview and introduction to the summer ahead.He talks about a few other things too: research the Trust has done to make sure it’s having the best impact
Some young people really take to the sailing part of the Trust. That’s what happened with Emily. Being registered blind has impacted her life, she says, but she deals with it by throwing herself into a whole load of activities to prove to every
Ahead of the 2022 season starting later this month, we're taking it back to those first times, before you know what the Trust really is. You know there's sailing, hopefully you've seen some photos and videos, maybe you've even listened to this
We're so happy to welcome 2021's volunteer of the year to the pod - Juliet Sykes!After listening to this conversation, you'll know why she was nominated and won. She shares why she got involved with the Trust, what energy she brings to trips, w
Over the last three episodes we’ve looked at what young people have told us they’ve felt after spending time with the Trust. Accepted. Independent. Optimistic. Everyone who joined us for those episodes shared what those feelings mean to them, a
We’re continuing our run of episodes all about what young people say they feel after spending some time with the Trust. This time we're talking about feeling more optimistic.What optimism means is different for everyone, but it’s because of opt
Continuing on from last week’s episode all around the theme of feeling accepted, this time we’re looking at what it means to feel more independent after spending some time with the Trust. ‘Independent’ is another word we’ve been hearing when ta
Over the last few years the Trust has done lots research with young people, families, hospitals, charity partners, the wider Trust community. This series is going to be about the difference and the brighter futures you have told us the Trust ma
The Trust isn’t the only charity out there providing support to young people living through and beyond cancer, and that can only be a good thing. Young people benefit when we work together to provide what they need. That’s the thinking behind t
Isla, Bhav and Holly know the difference the Trust makes. They’ve all been supported by the Trust, and they’re also passionate about doing what they can to make sure every young person gets the same life-changing support.For Giving Tuesday, the
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