The charities
The Artemis Charitable Foundation has nominated two charities to benefit from the event. Reflecting the company's Edinburgh connection, and clients in the UK and around the world, the company's staff have selected one local and one national charity partner for 2010:
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading charity dedicated to cancer research. We carry out scientific research to help prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. We have discovered new ways of beating cancer that together have saved hundreds of thousands of lives across the world.
We provide life-changing information to patients, their families and friends, and run cancer awareness campaigns to help people reduce their risk of the disease. Our campaigning and lobbying helps keep cancer at the top of the political agenda.
One in three of us will get cancer at some point in our lives. Our groundbreaking work, funded almost entirely by the general public, will ensure that millions more people survive.
CHAS
The Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) is a Scottish charity established to provide hospice services in Scotland for children with life-limiting conditions.
A children’s hospice offers professional care, practical help and emotional support to the whole family usually from the day they are referred until the death of their child and beyond.
Rachel House, Scotland’s first children’s hospice, opened in Kinross in July 1996. Robin House in Balloch opened in August 2005. Both hospices are purpose-built and each provides ongoing support for up to 200 families across Scotland each year. The CHAS at Home Team helps children and families in the Highlands by providing support to them in their own homes. The Team also provide homecare support to families across Scotland when they need it most.
