We are just going to keep going, you can’t put a price on what these units provide for people going through cancer
Joanne York was met with unfortunate news at the start of 2024, after being diagnosed with breast cancer. The first thing that Jo asked when finding out this news was whether she could receive her treatment on board the Gloucestershire mobile cancer care unit known as ‘Helen’.
For Joanne, regular trips to Cheltenham Hospital were exhausting and time-consuming, with journeys totalling two-hour round trips with an hour and forty minutes of treatment in the middle of it all. Living in Cinderford, once she was given the all-clear to be treated on board the unit, travel times were cut massively with the unit parking up just seven minutes down the road from her house.
Fundraising runs in the veins of Jo’s family, with her mother Jenny Green being involved in Charity fundraising for over 40 years, raising money for Hope for Tomorrow since 2016. It is an infectious passion for Jo, with seemingly everyone that comes into contact with her catching the bug and raising money in their own way, such as her business partner, Nix, who shaved her head in 2024 to raise money for the units.
When the idea came about to raise money for Hope for Tomorrow over an extended period of time, the initial target was £5,000, but not too soon after starting it had already reached £4,000, the potential for great success was very visible for Jo, and she wanted to achieve it.
From coffee mornings to fashion shows, Jo & Jenny put on a vast selection of fantastic events and experiences for everyone to get involved with – and they did just that. Their incredible efforts raised over £18,000 for Hope for Tomorrow, although it doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon.
We are extremely grateful for the efforts of Jo, Jenny, Sue Matthews and everyone who has either been involved in the organisation or attending of the countless great events put on over the past 12 months.
Since I discovered it takes £45,000 to keep a unit on the road for a year, I can’t think of giving up the fundraising.
We are just going to keep going, you can’t put a price on what these units provide for people going through cancer
Joanne York was met with unfortunate news at the start of 2024, after being diagnosed with breast cancer. The first thing that Jo asked when finding out this news was whether she could receive her treatment on board the Gloucestershire mobile cancer care unit known as ‘Helen’.
For Joanne, regular trips to Cheltenham Hospital were exhausting and time-consuming, with journeys totalling two-hour round trips with an hour and forty minutes of treatment in the middle of it all. Living in Cinderford, once she was given the all-clear to be treated on board the unit, travel times were cut massively with the unit parking up just seven minutes down the road from her house.
Fundraising runs in the veins of Jo’s family, with her mother Jenny Green being involved in Charity fundraising for over 40 years, raising money for Hope for Tomorrow since 2016. It is an infectious passion for Jo, with seemingly everyone that comes into contact with her catching the bug and raising money in their own way, such as her business partner, Nix, who shaved her head in 2024 to raise money for the units.
When the idea came about to raise money for Hope for Tomorrow over an extended period of time, the initial target was £5,000, but not too soon after starting it had already reached £4,000, the potential for great success was very visible for Jo, and she wanted to achieve it.
From coffee mornings to fashion shows, Jo & Jenny put on a vast selection of fantastic events and experiences for everyone to get involved with – and they did just that. Their incredible efforts raised over £18,000 for Hope for Tomorrow, although it doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon.
We are extremely grateful for the efforts of Jo, Jenny, Sue Matthews and everyone who has either been involved in the organisation or attending of the countless great events put on over the past 12 months.
