Throughout 2024, and as part of our 150th year anniversary, Stags committed to raising £50,000 for four, local, cancer charities that make a real difference in the lives of those affected by cancer throughout the South West. Thanks to the tremendous efforts of our teams across all 22 offices, we are proud to say we exceeded this target, raising an amazing £72,200! This meant that each charity received £18,050 each.
None of this would have been possible without the enthusiastic support of our teams and local communities, who have truly gone above and beyond. There were beach cleans, moorland walks, a sky dive, pig racing, pub quizzes, and a group of staff members that swam the distance of the English Channel at the Bude Sea Pool. A few brave members of the team completed a demanding 420-mile cycle ride across the West Country, and all 200+ of us got involved with the ‘Great Stags Bake Off.’ These events were both fun and challenging but, more importantly, they allowed us to come together for a common cause.
It has been a pleasure to work with these four incredible charities: Ducks & Drakes in Dorset, SURE in Somerset, FORCE in Devon, and Tanya’s Courage Trust in Cornwall. Each charity plays a vital role in providing support, treatment, and awareness, ensuring that no one must face cancer alone.
We caught up with FORCE to find out a little more about what these funds will mean for their fundraising efforts.
Olly Watts, Head of Income Generation at FORCE Cancer Charity said: “We are incredibly grateful for the amazing fundraising that Stags undertook throughout 2024. Their support is hugely significant in our mission to support people here in Devon who are living with a cancer diagnosis. The money they have raised could pay for 150 counselling sessions, 450 complementary therapy sessions, 600 personalised group physiotherapy sessions or 4,500 cups of tea and biscuits.
FORCE relies almost entirely on voluntary donations to run our services. Around 14,000 people in Devon are diagnosed with cancer every year and as numbers rise, so does the demand for the support we offer, free of charge, to patients and their families in Exeter, Okehampton, Tiverton and Ottery St Mary. Thank you to Stags for helping us provide the psychological, emotional, physical and practical help that more and more people need, support that is essential to the wellbeing of thousands of Devon residents touched by this dreadful disease.”
We are incredibly proud to have raised funds for FORCE and these remarkable charities, whose work truly changes lives, and we hope that what we have raised will continue to make a lasting impact for those who need it most.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way—here’s to making a real difference, and to the next 150 years.