I AM writing to ask your readers to lend their support to CLIC Sargent, the UK's leading cancer charity for children and young people, by getting behind Yummy Mummy Week 2011, which runs from Saturday March 26 to Sunday April 3 — Mother's Day.

The week is all about mums having fun hosting their own fundraising events and spending quality time with their children, family and friends. All the money raised will help CLIC Sargent continue to provide clinical, practical and emotional support for children and young people with cancer.

There are lots of ways you can support Yummy Mummy Week so why not organise your own fundraiser such as a pamper night, a coffee morning or hold your own sponsored walk in your wellies? 

Last year Devon mums pulled out all the stops as part of Yummy Mummy Week. Fundraising events ranged from coffee and cupcake mornings to pyjama parties.

This year the charity is aiming to get over 50 mums in Devon involved in hosting events throughout the county, and is hoping to raise over £4,000 regionally. That money, could for example, be enough to pay for ten families to stay at a CLIC Sargent Home from Home for a fortnight.

If fundraising is not for you then why not support the campaign by purchasing gifts from the fantastic Yummy Mummy product range?   Getting involved is easy, just visit http://www.yummymummy.org.uk">www.yummymummy.org.uk or call 08451 206 658 to register for your fundraising pack. Full of stickers, balloons, a poster plus hints and tips on how to organise your day, it's everything you need to have a fun packed day whilst raising vital funds for CLIC Sargent.

Rosannah Whitehurst

Assistant events fundraiser for Devon and Cornwall

CLIC Sargent