Here’s how you can support this vital cancer charity and its Christmas concert this week in Northampton
Here is how you can support this vital cancer charity and its Christmas concert this week in Northampton.
The Lewis Foundation, founded by Lorraine and Lee Lewis back in April 2016, provides free gift packs and support to adults going through cancer treatment in hospitals across the Midlands.
This Friday, December 5 from 6.45pm, a Christmas concert is being hosted at the Northampton Museum & Art Gallery on Guildhall Road in aid of the charity.
Northants Sings Out and Billy Lockett will be performing and charity co-founder Lee will be hosting a DJ set for attendees to enjoy.
Tickets are £15 per person, which will help The Lewis Foundation raise funds for televisions to be supplied to the adult cancer ward at Northampton General Hospital.
Profits from the on-site Link Cafe, which is run by The Lewis Foundation, also go towards providing free gift packs and support to adult cancer patients in hospital.
The need for The Lewis Foundation emerged more than nine years ago when Lee’s mother was diagnosed with the cruel disease, and it opened the pair’s eyes to what people go through during treatment.
The main aim was to create something that makes patients feel less alone, and The Lewis Foundation has continued to expand – with a coffee shop at The Elgar Centre in Upton and two stores, including one at the heart of the town in the Grosvenor Centre.
The latest addition was the takeover of The Link Cafe at the Northampton Museum & Art Gallery in November last year, immersing them further into the community than ever before.
As well as marking their nine-year milestone at a celebration event back in April, Lorraine and Lee revealed that they have raised an incredible £1.2 million since they launched.
With more than 50 volunteers and hundreds of supporters, the charity continues to be recognised for its innovative approach to charitable work. Impressively, more than 2,000 gift packs are delivered to patients receiving treatment in 17 hospitals across the region every month.