Since 2008 Maggie’s has received £29,994,991 in unrestricted funds, thanks to the continuing support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery
This incredible amount has allowed us to be there for millions of people living with cancer, as well as family and friends, by responding to local need, developing our programme of expertise and growing our network of support across the UK.
The continued generosity of players has been transformational - helping us to extend our network of support and reach more people living with cancer. We are so grateful to players for their ongoing support.
– Dame Laura Lee, DBE
We are also very proud to continue to work in partnership with such an innovative organisation as People’s Postcode Lottery for 17 years.
Raising money and awareness
People’s Postcode Lottery has been supporting charities in Britain since 2005, launching in Scotland in 2008. In that time, players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised more than £1.4 billion for more than 126 long term partners and awarded thousands of community grants.
In 17 years of partnership so far, Maggie’s and People’s Postcode Lottery have continued to find creative ways of working together and we look forward to a future filled with even more exciting opportunities.
In 2023 Postcode Lottery Ambassador Matt Johnson surprised our Cardiff centre with a cheque for £1 million towards our £5 million campaign to build the new centre. Watch the short film above
In the same year our Chief Executive Dame Laura Lee, DBE, spoke to the Mail Online about the impact of support from players. Read the full article here
Michelle and James' story
I don’t know where we would have been without Maggie’s, and I feel so thankful for the support of players of People’s Postcode Lottery as I know their generosity means Maggie’s can continue to help many more people like myself and James.
Michelle and James got married in July and say it's unlikely their nuptials would have happened without Maggie’s support.
Michelle, 51, from Rutherglen, near Glasgow, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012.
The diagnosis and treatment had a big impact on their relationship and they both reckon it was support from Maggie’s that got their relationship ‘back on track’.
James explains: “We’d been together for four years before Michelle’s diagnosis and we’d been through a lot during Michelle’s treatment and physical recovery.
"But it was a few months past her treatment that Michelle shut down with regards to talking about her feelings, she was starting to keep it all in and I didn’t know what to say to her either. We were both going through a rocky patch.
"That’s when I arranged to have a few sessions at Maggie’s, where Michelle was already being supported.
"The cancer support specialist talked things through with me and I felt so much better because there were things left unsaid to Michelle and worries I had that I didn’t want to speak to her about.
"I believe it was through that help at Maggie’s that Michelle and myself were able to get our relationship back on track again."
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