We are an independent charity that relies upon donations and fundraising to allow us to carry out our vital work. We simply could not do what we do without your continuing support. Every donation is appreciated, however small or large. All donations help towards maintaining and improving our services and our ability to support cancer patients and their families, friends and carers. Thank you for your support.
How Your Donation Helps
£5 funds a cancer patient to attend an exercise workshop
£10 funds a cancer patient to attend a complementary therapy session
£15 funds a cancer patient to receive one counselling session
£90 funds a cancer patient to receive a course of 6 counselling sessions
Please make cheques payable to 'Olive Tree Cancer Support Group' and send to Olive Tree Cancer Support Centre, Crawley Hospital, West Green Drive, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 7DH.
If you prefer to make a donation to us via BACS, please contact us for our account details.
Likewise, if you would like to make a regular donation (for example, a monthly contribution) by standing order, then please contact us for our account details.
You can also make donations by cash, cheque or card at our Crawley Cancer Support Centre.
One of the simplest ways to donate to the Olive Tree is to visit our JustGiving page.
Donations made via JustGiving are quick, simple and secure and almost all* of your valuable pledge goes to directly to the Olive Tree, PLUS, if you choose, an additional 25% in Gift Aid on UK donations (automatic and at no extra cost to you).
Donations can be made from your bank account, credit card, debit card, or Google Pay.
*JustGiving make a small standard charge for the processing of each payment.
Another simple way to donate is by using PayPal by clicking here: Donate Now via PayPal.
Donations made via PayPal can be monthly or one-off, and are quick, simple and secure. 100% of your donation is received by the Olive Tree (unless you choose the option to contribute to the processing cost). You are able to authorise the additional 25% Gift Aid via the declaration option indicated in your donation receipt. Please do respond to this to enable your kind contribution to stretch even further in terms of the good that it will do.
Another really easy way to donate is by text. Simply choose one of the following options.
Your donation text will be acknowledged by a reply and then followed up with a request for you to provide details so that we can reclaim the 25% Gift Aid amount from the Government. Please do respond to this to enable your kind contribution to stretch even further in terms of the good that it will do.
If you are celebrating a significant birthday or anniversary you might like to consider asking your friends to make a donation to the Olive Tree in lieu of presents/flowers. Likewise, we are very grateful for donations made in lieu of flowers at funeral services.
Please ask your friends and family to use one of the payment methods listed on this page, or alternatively contact our Centre and we will provide you with a supply of pre-printed envelopes allowing contributions to be made discretely, together with optional Gift Aid claim instructions.
A gift made to us in your will, no matter how small, can make a vital difference to someone living with cancer. We channel every penny we receive into our cancer support services, and you can be confident that your legacy will have a real impact, both now and in the future.
Online shopping is a great way to donate to the Olive Tree.
Did you know that you can also raise funds for the Olive Tree from the comfort of your own home simply by shopping online via Giveasyoulive.com?
Give as you Live is an online fundraising platform allowing users to shop at over 4,100 top stores and raise free funds for charity. The store pays Give as you
Live a percentage of your total purchase price in commission and of this, 50% is passed on to charity. Please visit Giveasyoulive.com for more information and to select "The Olive Tree Cancer Support Group" from the list of charities.
Occasionally we are chosen as a local charity partner by retail groups including Waitrose and Coop. Details of how you can support us in such cases will be published on this website and our social media platforms.
Play Horsham District Council Lottery and support us with 50% of your ticket money! The lottery gives you a chance to win the £25,000 jackpot as well as many other prizes. To buy your tickets go to Horsham District Community Lottery and select to support ‘The Olive Tree’ using the search mechanism.
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