Supporting Child Cancer

For the next three years, Dufry in the UK will support the not-for-profit organization Children’s Cancer and Leukemia Group (CCLG) through fundraising and awareness campaigns.

There is a story behind the selection of CCLG which is worth sharing with the whole Dufry community. Traditionally, our Dufry colleagues in the UK collectively select the charity the company supports for a three-year period. Our UK colleagues have the chance to nominate a charity, but it is the vote of the employees that decides which one will receive the support for that period.

The last charity to receive support was Mind – a mental health charity – for which our UK colleagues managed to raise £ 175,000 (equivalent to CHF 220,000) in the last three years.

Julie Grange, Customer Service Leader working nights in Manchester Airport Terminal 1, nominated CCLG. Julie has a special understanding of CCLG’s important work as her daughter Jessica (aged 12) is currently undergoing treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It was when Julie and her family started Jessica’s hospital treatment that they realized how many children and their families are affected by childhood cancer.

CCLG works towards raising awareness of childhood cancer and finding better and kinder ways to treat them. The organization also supports the ongoing wellbeing of whole families during and after treatment, understanding that the emotional health of everyone involved is an imperative part of dealing with cancer.

The work CCLG does in terms of raising awareness of childhood cancer and helping to raise much-needed funds for research makes it a very good fit for World Duty Free in the UK and staff are already planning lots of fund raising activities.

Please read "Generational Diversity at Dufry" article in this issue of Dufry World to learn more about Julie´s story.