Sign up today and spend a whole month without anything meaty! We know that some of you will find this quite a challenge, but stay strong - you'll be doing something amazing by helping us to support people living with cancer. Click here to sign up for Meat-Free March.
Every penny you raise means we can continue to be right there to support people living with cancer – providing physical, financial and emotional support so they can live life as fully as they can.
£10 could pay for 25 copies of our Coping with Fatigue booklet
£28 could pay for a Macmillan nurse for one hour
£51 could pay for a large Macmillan Information and Support Centre for one hour
£250 could help five people with cancer attend a health and well-being event
£500 could help ten people with cancer get the financial guidance they need through our support line
"I was very low and sad, I didn't want to put any more stress on my family, so I called the Macmillan support line. The person I spoke to listened, that was what I needed and that was what they did. I will be eternally grateful."
Here are some popular questions we get asked. If you can’t find an answer to your question here, feel free to contact us on 0300 1000 200
It’s simple to take part in Meat-free March. Sign up and create your JustGiving page for your challenge here. Don’t forget to set a fundraising target, so friends and family can sponsor you for taking on this no-meat feat. Finally, do your March meat-free!
Sign up to automatically create your JustGiving fundraising page. Once it’s set up, share your page with your family and friends to start raising money for Macmillan.
Sign up to create a JustGiving page and ask your friends and family to sponsor you to give up meat for March. Using our fundraising resources to let everyone know you’re taking part. You could fundraise in other ways too – cook some meat-free delights for you family or colleagues and ask for donations. Or ask friends to donate the cost of your favourite meaty meal.
Most of our supporters take part in March, however of course you can do a meat-free month for Macmillan after this, if this works better for you.
Whether you go meat-free, or decide to ditch dairy or fish as well, it’s up to you. All we ask is you go without meat for the month of March.
It’s important to eat a healthy balanced diet which includes protein. We have lots of information on eating a balanced diet and recipes for you to try during your Meat free March. Whilst meat is a good source of protein there are many alternatives.
We have a selection of classic recipes from some well known veggie experts - without so much as a whiff of anything meaty! Take a look at our recipes page here
The best way to pay in your cash donations is to make a payment from your debit/credit card to your own JustGiving page, but you won’t be able to claim Gift Aid on them.
Gift Aid is a great opportunity for donors to boost their donations to Macmillan by 25% – without spending an extra penny. It means charities like Macmillan can claim the basic tax that donors have paid on their donations back from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). If every supporter agreed to Gift Aid, it would raise hundreds of thousands of pounds more to support people living with cancer. Gift Aid effectively gives Macmillan a 25p tax rebate on every £1 that you give.
If you choose to use Facebook as a fundraising platform, or in order to complement or top up donations for your Meat Free March, please note we may not be aware of this fundraising activity.
If you raise money on Facebook and want us to acknowledge this, please get in touch; you can email fundraising@macmillan.org.uk or send us a private message through Facebook.
A healthy, balanced diet contains a variety of foods. Your diet won’t automatically become healthier by cutting our meat. If you take on the meat free challenge you should make sure you:
· Try to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
· Eat starchy foods and fibre to give you energy. Try to get this by eating brown rice, beans and wholegrain bread.
· Watch your intake of fat and salt. Unsaturated fats from nuts and seeds are good for us, but saturated fats from fried food, chocolate and cheese is bad for us.
· Ensure you keep up your protein intake by eating pulses (peas, beans and lentils), dairy, eggs, nuts and meat alternatives.
Click here for more information about maintaining a healthy diet.
For any more information, just drop us a line on 0300 1000 200 or email fundraising@macmillan.org.uk
