Exeter Philharmonic Choir concert raises money for FORCE
Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s recent Mozart concert at Exeter Cathedral has raised a considerable sum of money for FORCE. The event…
Get together with your family, friends, a community group or colleagues to have breakfast in aid of FORCE in a month that works for you. Full list of all businesses taking part below…
It’s not too late to take part and sign up to put on a breakfast, please get in touch on 01392 402875 or email ceri.bastyan@forcecancercharity.co.uk
Date: Any time that suits you this spring!
Venue: Wherever works for you
Type: Full English or Continental, coffee and croissants, burritos or bagels, waffles or Weetabix, porridge or pancakes – the choice is yours!
Kenton Friends of FORCE held their annual Great Devon Breakfast at Kenton Victory Hall and raised £937!
Thank you the whole team for pulling together and making this another successful event.
Supporter Ruth raised money for FORCE on shrove Tuesday by feeding hungry officers and station workers with various pancake toppings and raised £355 for FORCE.
The Exeter Inn @ Thorverton (Community Pub) run a different breakfast each month and in March, it was the turn of volunteer and supporter Mary to whip up a storm in the kitchen. This particular fundraiser raised £617.
It was so lovely to see the community getting behind this event and if you want to head along to one of their other events, head to –
Exeter Inn Community Pub
Sue Morton opened up her home to Rotarians for a second year and raised £108 for FORCE. The spread was incredible; continental pastries, fruit, juices, bucks fizz and a cooked breakfast to finish.
Well done to Sue for hosting such a brilliant fundraiser!
Knights Solicitors of Southernhay Exeter, held their second Great Devon Breakfast for FORCE, this time raising £65. They tied this in with their meeting, to make sure that everyone was fed and watered whilst enduring a morning meeting.
The popular eatery The Brookside Cafe at Bovey Tracy donated 50% of sales for the morning of the 15th March, which saw families and locals gather together to enjoy the delicious breakfasts and they raised £500!
Our amazing supporters Jane and Gary Martin put together an incredible Spring Fayre at Heavitree URC and alongside this ran a Great Devon Breakfast, which in total, raised £2,721!
The event was postponed from the Christmas Fayre, which was cancelled due to the weather, but this did not dampen spirits and spurred them on to make this event the best one yet, with lots of crafters and stall holders supporting this wonderful event.
Supporters David and Shirley held a breakfast at Wiggaton Church for parishioners and friends raising £340!
A heart felt thank you to Wiggaton Church for allowing David and Shirley to use this space.
For all your branded merch and corporate clothing needs, Purple have been a long-standing supporter of FORCE, hosting multiple events in their time with FORCE and this time, their breakfast raised £84.
Pictured above is Ian, who demonstrates that you can still play with your food, no matter your age! 😉
Honiton Friends of FORCE held a GDB at Mackarness Hall, Honiton this March, alongside some crafty stall holders and incredible volunteers, this event raised £710.
An extended thank you to Denhay Bacon and Tesco Superstore Exeter for their kind donations of food items, to keep costs down for our supporters.
The Trefoil Guides got together in Dawlish to enjoy a breakfast and raised £110. You can find more information about the Trefoil Guides here – Trefoil Guides Info
Lisa Thomas, supporter, held a breakfast at her church and kicked things off for our Great Devon Breakfast campaign, raising £178!
Supporter Laura held a ‘Slimming Friendly’ breakfast at her home for friends and family, proving that not all breakfasts have to be belly-busting!
Thank you Laura for raising £140 and your support with opening your home for your Great Devon Breakfast.
Corporate supporter SITU held a breakfast at their big Exeter Office meeting and raised £299!
Not-for-profit shop, ran by the community in Pennsylvania linked up with Exeter Lions to run a breakfast for FORCE and raised £312!
This amazing shop and cafe run by the community, operating since 2021, provides a wide range of essentials at competitive prices alongside a space where different groups meet.
Carolyn held her second Great Devon Breakfast for FORCE at Scott Drive Church raising £225!
They had lots of fun with the selfie-frame and serving food to the locals.
FORCE Trustee Glynis opened her home to friends and family for a special FORCE breakfast, alongside an amazing raffle with former CEO Meriel. It was so lovely to see everyone together and this event raised £378.
We have had some amazing support from Robert Williams Estate Agents in the past and during the Great Devon Breakfast, managing director Oliver treated staff to Boston’s Tea Party breakfast for everyone and thus donating £225 to FORCE.
Sian came up with the most brilliant idea of making up breakfast boxes and delivering them to friends and supporters around Cranbrook. With items donated by Tesco – Exeter High Street.
The boxes contained croissant, waffle, pancake, fruit, jam, syrup and tea.
Thank you to manager Adam for donating the items to Sian’s fundraiser as this allowed her to raise £170!
Cafe 53 have been supporting FORCE for many years and we enjoy getting involved with their Great Devon Breakfast event. This year, they held “Breakfast week” from the 24th March, finishing with a special FORCE Great Devon Breakfast and donating 10% of sales all day to FORCE.
If you fancy a sweet treat and are in Sidmouth, pop along to Brown’s Bakery and Cafe. They do the most incredible bakes and it was really hard to choose just one!
They were kind enough to pop a collection pot on the counter for the week of the 24th March encouraging people to donate and owner Jane, also held a breakfast at her work too!
Jane from Health Records held a breakfast at their place of work, supplying bacon, sausage and hashbrown baps to all of the staff for donations. It was so lovely to meet the team and learn more about the hospitals health records.
We played “how many people can we fit into the selfie frame” and had lots of fun with it too!
Don’t have time to plan a breakfast but still want to be involved? Why not donate the price of your daily coffee or breakfast to FORCE in the month of March, as many times as you like!
Text GDB to 70085 to donate £3
Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message.
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