Calums Cabin holiday home for children suffering from cancer
Isle of Bute, UK
Calums Cabin and Calums Cabin cottage are holiday homes on the Isle of Bute for children suffering from cancer and cancer related diseases. We started up the project in 2009 - it was our son Calum's idea. After all, he and his family lived in a beautiful part of the world. Wouldn’t it be great to have children suffering from cancer come to Bute and make special irreplaceable memories? Calum handled his own diagnosis and treatment with great courage, dignity and humour for someone so young. He lives on in Calums Cabin and he has left us all with his drive and determination to make Calums Cabin what he would want it to be. At first, setting up Calums Cabin was tough, but with the help of local people we managed to get round all the hurdles. The holiday home must be completely accessible to children with limited mobility. Plus, it needs to be kept warm and cosy all year round. This means a lot of careful planning and fundraising. Luckily, ours is a really close knit community and everyone chipped in their help when we built the first cabin. Our local electrician donated his time to wiring up Calums Cabin. Lots of other people helped out by donating materials, time or gifts of money. Our special trips to Bute are now in so much demand that we have built a second holiday home, Calums Cabin cottage. Since 2009, we've helped 700 families. Not only do the families stay in a safe and warm place, Calums Cabin also pays for the ferry to Bute and makes it possible for them to take part in activities whist they are here. We want everyone to be able to make special, lasting memories. With your support, we can continue welcoming families to our beautiful island. Thank you!
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