Giving Bags Of Hope gifts luxurious essentials pouches to 300 local cancer patients in a single week
*GIVING BAGS OF HOPE*—a local volunteer-powered, not-for-profit initiative providing beautiful, handcrafted pouches free to cancer patients undergoing treatment —has achieved a heart-warming milestone: **300 pouches gifted in just one week**.
These luxurious and practical pouches add a touch of support and comfort to patients and are lovingly sewn by our dedicated volunteers using fabric generously donated by the local communities. Every care plan is different so the bags are empty initially and filled by the patient with the essentials required to make their treatment day more comfortable. This week’s achievement was made possible through the invaluable support of our partners in the cancer care treatment centres, our outlets, our talented sewing volunteers, and the many individuals and businesses who have donated beautiful fabrics.
“Every pouch carries a message of care,” said Carol Anne, co-founder of *GIVING BAGS OF HOPE*. “They’re not just practical—they’re also a reminder to patients that they are not on this difficult journey alone” .
Lindsey , co-founder added “ we gifted our first bag to a cancer patient in October 2024 and in the last ten months we have been building a network of Sewists, Volunteers and Ambassadors as well as a number of retail outlets to act as collection and distribution points throughout Thames Valley and we are delighted to have delivered over 950 through our partners and Cancer Treatment Centres.”
We support all cancers and so the demand is great. To keep up with requests for bags, we are now fundraising to purchase additional embroidery and sewing machines, which will help us increase capacity to meet the growing demand for these pouches. Cash donations can be made via our **GoFundMe page Go Fund Me - Giving Bags Of Hope, and every contribution—big or small—will directly help us reach more patients in need.
You can learn more or support GIVING BAGS OF HOPE in the following ways :
Donate: Go Fund Me - Giving Bags Of Hope
Become a Volunteer Sewist /Embroiderer or Ambassador (no sewing skills required) – email us in the first instance
Donate Fabric : email us in the first instance and we’ll direct you to your nearest drop off point
Retail Outlets
· Craft Coop – Maidenhead, Camberley, Windsor, High Wycombe
· Artisans Handmade – Newbury
· Blue Beetle Ceramics Studio – Thatcham
Partners
· McMillan Cancer Care , Thames Valley
· Frimley Health - Wexham Park, Slough, Frimley Park, Camberley, Heatherwood , Ascot
· Genesis Care , Windsor
· Princess Margaret Hospital, Windsor
· Royal Berks Hospital, Reading
· Newbury Cancer Care, Newbury