Davenies – Christingle

William's Fund is a fundraising organisation raising money for Childhood Cancer Research in Oxford. It was established in 2000 as a home run organisation. Most of the monies raised to date has come from local residents, businesses and the community.

William was only 2 years old when he was diagnosed with cancer, it was given various names, but his parents never found out the exact type of cancer William had. He was a brave boy, but sadly died at the age of 4yrs 9 months, leaving William’s Fund as his legacy.

Childhood cancers behave in very different way to adult cancers; they respond differently to treatment and can be unpredictable in both positive and negative ways. Dr Helen Townley, BSc, PhD is the William Dodd Foundation Research Fellow working on new and innovative therapies for childhood cancers.  

Find out more about William’s Fund on their website www.williamsfund.co.uk