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Lace up your trainers for #TeamPASIC

We’re eagerly looking ahead to some post-lockdown fundraising. Could you join #TeamPASIC and take part in a running event this year? Like the rest of the charity sector, our community fundraising took a hit last year with the cancellation of most fundraising events. That’s why this year we need your help more than ever! All […]

It’s time to get crafty with our free creativity packs!

Exciting news! PASIC have been working with artists and play specialists to bring a free creativity pack to the doors of families with children currently receiving cancer treatment. We were pleased to be able to collaborate with The Toy Library to produce the packs, who work to provide children and young people with the opportunity […]

Fancy a coffee and a chat? PASIC have joined the Zoom boom!

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic we’ve aimed to respond to the needs of the families we support.  So, when parents told us they’d like the opportunity to connect with others via Zoom in our recent Covid Support Survey, we jumped at the chance to help. On Tuesday 9th February a group of parents whose children were […]

PASIC Launches New Legacy Campaign

A gift in your Will could make a big difference to the many young people with cancer PASIC support.  After remembering your family in your Will, you may like to consider leaving a legacy to PASIC. With the launch of our new legacy giving campaign we’re asking supporters to consider their legacy and whether they […]

New Marketing & Fundraising Officer joins PASIC

It hasn’t all been quiet in lockdown here at PASIC.  Behind the scenes we’ve been working hard to put plans in place for an extra team member in the new role of Marketing and Fundraising Officer. We welcomed Harriet Bettany to this much-needed position at the start of the year and have already seen an […]

PASIC lockdown support invaluable, say families

We asked our families about the difficulties they faced in the first Covid-19 lockdown to identify what extra support PASIC could offer. The majority of parents confirmed that caring for a child with cancer is a very lonely time, a feeling exacerbated by the pandemic. Other common areas of concern voiced included: the balancing of […]

PASIC Christmas Appeal

This Christmas, many of us will be hoping to catch up on the hugs we’ve missed out on during a year of being separated from loved ones. But what if your child is battling cancer? Can you imagine having to suppress the overwhelming urge to hold and comfort them and their siblings? Because doing so […]

Families visit Twycross Zoo & Yorkshire Wildlife Park

We were really excited to finally have a safe outing our families could enjoy. In the past month, we have provided over 400 tickets to either Twycross Zoo or Yorkshire Wildlife Park for families receiving treatment for childhood cancer. Tickets were sent to families allowing them to visit safely in their own bubble. Families aren’t […]

PASIC on the road across the East Midlands

Social distancing, local lockdowns and other restrictions meant PASIC had to rethink how to get together with families over the summer.  Packed programmes with outings to a range of attractions had to be cancelled.  Not to be beaten, the team got their thinking caps on and rose to the challenge to make sure families still had fun and in August PASIC hit the road with Pop-up-PASIC in Nottingham, Northampton and Leicester.   Pop-up PASIC sessions offered families a chance to touch base with our support workers,  have fun […]

Help track down top-of-the class fundraisers

Schools are back, but sadly, children with cancer won’t be. This year Covid-19 means families are finding it harder than ever to cope with the additional stresses of having a child with cancer. We’ve seen over a 50% drop in donations.  Community fundraisers and planned fundraising events have been cancelled. That’s why we need your help!  Schools say they love fundraising for us, working […]

Sophie makes face masks for PASIC!

We’re very lucky to have an army of supporters here at PASIC and thankfully this hasn’t stopped during the coronavirus pandemic. Sophie,14 is an absolute inspiration and has shown real entrepreneurial spirit by making and selling face coverings to help raise funds for PASIC. When Sophie shared what she was doing on Instagram she received an incredible response and has made over 200 face coverings. So far this means Sophie has smashed her target, raising over £1180 […]

International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 

Do you know that every day, 11 children and young people in the UK find out they’ve got cancer? Nowadays most young people respond well to treatment but an average of 2 out of every 10 diagnosed, still don’t survive 5 years. September has been Childhood Cancer Awareness Month #CAMM. This year the Coronavirus outbreak is making life even tougher for families living with […]

Our families need us – We need you!

We’ve missed seeing our supporters face to face recently, but it’s been wonderful to catch up with fun photos and videos of the fantastic fundraising you’ve been doing for us in lockdown. PASIC receive no statutory funding, so your support is vital to keep our services running.  Donations of any size make a big difference […]

Locked down. But not out.

PASIC responds to Covid-19 Cancer doesn’t stop for coronavirus and there’s been no stopping the PASIC team from the day lockdown started, making sure our families get the support they need. We’ve adapted our existing service to offer help remotely.  We’re busier than ever, thinking outside the box to support our families in every way […]

New support worker measures up!

There’s no stopping our new Family Support Worker despite the latest lockdown in Leicester.  After all, she’d already got stuck into helping families in the unusual circumstances of starting work in the second week of the national lockdown. Introducing Toria, our new support worker based at Leicester Royal Infirmary.  She’s currently helping families of children […]