Ready to get involved? You can help support Jersey’s Oncology Unit and make a real difference for anyone in Jersey undergoing treatment.

We’re extremely grateful to our supporters who organise and take part in events to raise awareness and valuable funds for FOJO. If you’d like to find out more about how you can get involved or tips on organising an event, please get in contact with us at fojo.jersey2012@gmail.com

Holding your own event?

If you’re planning an event to raise funds for FOJO, we’d like to know about it so that we can give you support and publicity. Please tell us about your event by filling in our Fundraising Event Proposal Form

Completing a challenge?

Sponsorship for personal or team challenges can be collected by our Sponsorship Form  or join our supporters and create your own sponsorship page here: https://www.justgiving.com/fojo.

Please do email us to tell us about your event so that we can help you raise sponsorship, hear all about your endeavours and thank you for your support.

Fantastic fundraising by NED Bank

Huge thanks to the staff at NED Bank for amazing fundraising.

NED Bank presented FOJO with cheque for £1,350 which was raised by their Jersey staff during 2020.

Each year they try to fundraise as much as possible through bake sales, sweepstakes, weekly dress-down days and raffles with aim of supporting local charities, nominated and chosen by their staff.

This year the money was split three ways with Friends of Jersey Oncology, Dementia Jersey and After Breast Cancer Care, each receiving a third.

We thank you so much for the donation which is most gratefully received and will help to support the work of FOJO.

Helping Ogier understand the value of FOJO!

On the 21st April, Lisa Fitzmaurice was invited to do a talk all things FOJO to Ogiers Jersey. It is part of their Wellbeing hub which they run every month with different themes.

Over 60  local staff dialled in via zoom to listen,  During  the session I talked about how FOJO started, the vision, how we help, gave examples of what fundraising had taken place and lastly how from a CSR perspective corporates and individuals can get involved and support.  By raising awareness of what FOJO do and how we can support is the key imitative of such talks and presentations.

Great feedback and already after an hour – we have already had emails from people to volunteer.

“ Really great workshop this morning – you gave FOJO some fantastic visibility and it's definitely stirred up a few conversations in the office here this morning that range from people not knowing the charity existed, to ways in which people want to help.”

Jersey Reds Athletics Minquiers Marathon!

Jersey Reds Athletic are taking on the most southerly Marathon in the British Isles. On the 28th February they will head south with Jersey Seafaris to the Minquiers. The marathon will take place on the sandbanks which are only revealed on the biggest low tides for a limited time. This will be a race against the tide on soft sand - can we do it?! The lads will have to keep a constant pace to complete within 4hrs 30 mins. But the sand is soft and wet, this won’t be easy!!

As soon as the banks are uncovered the race will start, the course will get bigger and bigger until the tide is low, at low tide there will be about 2/3km of sand - so lots of back and forth.

A team of 5 forwards vs 5 backs each taking it in turns to run the distance - tide waits for no one!!!!!

We are extremely honoured that the team have chosen to raise funds for Friends of Jersey Oncology. Thanks lads and we can't wait to watch the drama of this race unfold!

To sponsor the team please go to their Just Giving page here.

World Cancer Day 2021

This year our World Cancer Day event needed to look a little different due to Covid-19 restrictions.

However, we think the resulting online event that was put together by the all Jersey Cancer Charity Cluster is fantastic!

The event went live on 4th February. The free online platform can be accessed via the link below.

https://jerseycancersupport.instilled.com/featured

We do hope you will take the time to have a look and share with anyone who you think will benefit from the helpful and informative online content. Click the above link, and share using the hashtag #worldcancerdayjersey to help others see what resources and information are available to them here in Jersey.

A huge thank you to the Jersey Charity Cluster for making this such a fantastic online event.

FOJO's new PICC line service

At the end of 2019 FOJO funded a one month placement at Addenbrookes hospital Cambridge, to enable our charity founder, Kerry Burnett the chance to learn the skill of placing peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC’s). Kerry had the privilege of working alongside the U.K.’s largest Nurse led IV access team.

PICC lines enable patients to receive their intravenous chemotherapy, whilst preserving the smaller veins in their lower arms. These lines are ideal for patients with a needle phobia. They also allow us to safely administer certain treatment through ambulatory pumps over 48 -96hrs, allowing patients to leave the department and receive their treatment in the comfort of their own homes.

Following Kerry’s time in Addenbrookes she returned to Jersey and has consolidated my learning working alongside the fantastic radiology team at the General Hospital. They have supported her practice and helped me establish my nurse led service.

FOJO have agreed to fund the PICC line service for 3 years which is fantastic for our Jersey Cancer patients. In addition the charity have also agreed to fund covers for the PICC lines which cost £17 each. These help keep the PICC lines dry whilst patients are showering, therefore minimising the risk of infections whilst these lines are in situ.

We am so proud to be part of this service and am truly grateful for the funds we receive. Which enable us to continue to make a positive impact on cancer patients treatment and care.

Fantastic Fundraising from the Royal Jersey Gold Club

A huge thank you to the Royal Jersey Golf Club who have chosen Fojo as their charity for 2020!! We had the pleasure of attending their coffee morning yesterday where we were able to share with their members the support our charity provides to patients and families undergoing cancer treatment. They raised just under £1000 from their cake and raffle sale. We are pictured with their lady captain Lynne Cottignies. Well done ladies and thank you!

The Richard Bull Memorial Cycle Ride - 13 September 2020

A massive thank you goes out today to Tom Bull, family and friends.

The Richard Bull Memorial ride turned out to be a perfect day.

Thank you to all who participated, we hope you enjoyed it as much as our helpers .

And one final thank you for all who donated money to sponsor those who took part. You are all amazing!

Get fit and have fun every last Saturday at Les Quennevais Sports Centre

Jersey Ukulele Club raise over £6,100 for FOJO in 2019

The Jersey Ukulele Club have raised over £6,100 for FOJO in 2019 from their weekly performances at The Troubadour Public House at the Weighbridge, their regular street busking and also donating all their fees charged through playing at private parties and functions within the Island.

We would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to every single one of the Group for such an amazing effort.

www.facebook.com/groups/JerseyUkuleleClub.2014/

Truly Amazing Fundraising - SoberJo raised £15,000 for FOJO

At the end of 2019, Sober Jo aka Jo Ferbrache decided to undertake a sober year in support of FOJO.

Jo’s journey was a difficult one at first, but soon turned out to be life-changing.

Jo Ferbrache said that she chose to go alcohol-free after realising that drink was dominating her life. She decided to raise funds for Friends of Jersey Oncology in the process.

Jo started a blog called Sober Jo to document her progress, which was beneficial to her and all those who were following along with her journey or curious about under taking the same sort of challenge.

There is a little doubt that Jo’s challenge was more than a success. A buzzing new life style from Jo, who’s year has drastically changed her outlook and way of life and a phenomenal £15,000 raised for FOJO.

Jo, we think you are amazing and we can’t thank you enough.

FOJO is officially a registered Jersey Charity - Registered Charity No. 156

Friends of Jersey Oncology is officially a registered Jersey Charity following a successful application.

The Charity Commissioner has approved our application and FOJO will now be placed on the appropriate section of the Jersey Charity Register.

FOJO Registered Charity No. 156

Jersey Ukulele Club choose FOJO as their Charity for 2019

We are pleased to announce that the Jersey Ukulele Club has very kindly chosen FOJO as their chosen Charity for 2019. They intend to make collections at any venues that they play.

They have a regular spot every Tuesday night at 7.30pm at The Troubadour, the Weighbridge, St Helier and they are also pleased to play at private functions. They can be contacted at jerseyukuleleclub@gmail.com

Many thanks to the club for their support.

FOJO Festival of Music 5, 26th May 2019

The 5th FOJO Festival of Music took place on Sunday 26th May 2019 at The Blue Note Bar and The Troubadour, Jersey.

Once again a fantastic day of music and friends was had by all. This event wouldn’t happen without the dedication and hard work of Shane Horgan who spends so many hours organising over 30 bands and time slots, equipment, etc to make sure the day runs smoothly. Thank you to Anoushka for all your support and for allowing Shane time out of the DIY! 

Thanks also to Marcus and Carmel Butel from Youth Arts Jersey who ran the Blue Note stage for almost 12 hours solid.  To Island Music for the loan of equipment to the Troubadour which was very much appreciated.

To Tomaz Tura who manages both venues and the bar staff who also worked 12 hours straight too. They also gave a donation of £1,000 to the buckets – amazing – thank you so much!

Fantastic work was done Holly, Elly and Lennon Horgan who all gave up their time to collect donations and Shane and Anoushka’s family and friends who gave up their time to help on the doors at both venues.

Finally, and most importantly, to all the musicians who gave up their time for free, expected nothing, turned up played great sets and want to return in 2020.

Musicians truly are a community of wonderful, talented people who have all in some way been affected by cancer whether its family, colleagues or friends and they will always do their utmost to support the FOJO Festival each year.

FOJO Event - 26th April 2019

On the 26th April we held an event at the Royal Yacht Hotel, 'FOJO - Our Journey', to thank everyone who has raised money for us and to let people know how their money is being spent.

The event was a great success, we received lots of positive feedback and would like to again thank everyone for coming along and thank those who generously gave even more donations on the night.

A big shout out to Shane Horgan for his fantastic presentation, boundless energy and humour on the night.

An amazing challenge!

Special thanks goes out to Jean McLaughlin who set out to do 80 challenges in her 80th year - she smashed this and has now done 105 challenges, including aeroplane wing walking and a parachute jump!

Jean’s motivation was to raise monies in memory of her dear daughter and her husband. Jean has now raised nearly £10,000 to be split between her 5 chosen charities and FOJO are truly honoured to benefit from her outstanding efforts.

Being Mindful with new Calm apps for patients

We’re delighted that the Calm app has been kindly donated from Intertrust. The app will be available on all our FOJO iPads, for patients to access during their cancer treatments, providing a calm distraction for anyone of our patients who may be needle-phobic or experiencing anxiety.

Intertrust are also organising some mindfulness classes to support staff dealing with cancer patients. It’s been recognised that our jobs can be quite stressful at times and taking time to take care of their mental health ensures we are at our best to support patients through their cancer journey.

New exercise referral scheme

FOJO has recently funded a 12-week exercise programme run by a level 4 personal trainer. This is available to patients with all types of cancer. Research shows that regular physical exercise can improve patient’s emotional wellbeing and reduce some of the side effects of chemotherapy treatment. The programme offers psychological support, nutritional advice and tools to manage stress and anxiety.

A 36 mile Island walk on behalf of Richard Rondel

On the 15th September, Jack Rondel and his two older brothers completed a 36-mile island walk on behalf of their father, Richard Rondel. Jack and his brothers raised a mammoth £8,710 for FOJO and Cancer Research UK. Thank you so much boys!

New cold caps

FOJO has recently funded the purchase of 6 new cold caps designed to prevent and help minimise hair loss caused by certain chemotherapy drugs. These new caps have been re-designed to help make them better at minimising hair loss, and patients have reported they’re far more comfortable to wear.