Would you like to become a Parent Trustee and make a difference in early-stage children’s cancer research?
When 5-year-old Rosie was diagnosed with cancer her parents were told there was no cure. When she died, they asked what they could do to prevent such tragedies. The doctors told her parents the only answer was research. Guided by researchers and clinicians they set up Friends of Rosie, a unique charity which funds early-stage research into potential treatments and cures for childhood cancer. An international team of scientists and clinicians decide which projects are worth supporting and the Trustees fund as many as they can afford.
Friends of Rosie is now recruiting a new Parent Trustee with relevant lived experience of a child going through cancer or a bereaved parent to join the rest of the Board. This is a volunteer position; Trustees are not paid and do not claim expenses. But we can guarantee the opportunity to make a real difference for children with cancer.
Over the past 30 years, we have raised £2.75 million to fund new research. We judge success by the project results being good enough to publish and then attracting more and bigger funds which will eventually result in cures and breakthroughs.
95% of the money we raise goes directly into research. We are deliberately small with only one part-time employee and no expensive overheads but, as the scientists will tell you, we make a big difference. Join us and help support life-changing and life-saving children’s cancer research.
