Businesses, schools and other organisations across Huddersfield are urged to wear a bit of gold in September to help a Huddersfield charity and raise cancer awareness.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Ruddi’s Retreat is asking people to wear a gold or yellow bow in their hair or a pair of gold or yellow socks on their feet for just one day during September and make a minimum donation of £1 to Ruddi’s Retreat.

The campaign is called Bows Or Toes and contact Ruddi’s Retreat for a free fundraising kit by emailing ruddisvicki@gmail.com or calling 01484 766050.

Ruddi’s Retreat was inspired by Ali’s son, Ruddi Waterworth-Jones, who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer when he was just six months old.

During the two years Ruddi battled through intensive cancer treatment the children’s cancer charity Candlelighters gave Ruddi and his family a week’s holiday at Primrose Valley Caravan Park in Filey.

Ruddi, who turned 17 on August 3, took his first steps there and it gave his family the chance to spend some special time together.

Ali decided other families should also have that same opportunity so she set up Ruddi’s Retreat which meant others could go to the caravan park for a badly needed break.

The charity now owns four caravans at Primrose Valley with a fifth at Marton Mere Holiday Village near Blackpool and has helped more than 4,000 families since it was set up in 2011.

The holidays are for families suffering from the impact and after-effects of cancer treatment, life-limiting illnesses or bereavement.

The charity has a café in the centre of Slaithwaite called Ruddi’s which raises some of the money needed to run the caravans.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is an international campaign which takes place every year during September.

The campaign aims to increase understanding of childhood cancer, recognise the strength and bravery of children and families impacted by it and promote research and support for better outcomes.

Written by ANDY HIRST who runs his own Yorkshire freelance journalism agency AH! PR (https://ah-pr.com/) specialising in press releases, blogging, website content, copywriting and ghost-writing autobiographies.

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