Ben Saunders Foundation

14/10/2026

Massive thank you once again to the Dyson foundation for another incredible donation to our Christmas raffle (yes nearly christmas). Also to Bristol City Fc, Bath Races, The Beefy Boys, The Pump Rooms, Boom Battle Bar and the Cosy Club.

We are so humbled by the amazing support 🙏

If you can help out please get in touch, the Christmas Raffle alongside the 200 Club and the Ball are our biggest fundraising events to support young people with cancer 💕

11/10/2026

Family 543

Tomorrow we welcome Anna, Dom and beautiful Florence from Stourbridge in the West Midlands. Please join me in wishing them a lovely time away together in the cotswolds.

In September 2024, our little girl Florence began becoming poorly. For six weeks, her symptoms were suspected to be constipation. Then, on 18th November 2024, just after her first birthday, our world was turned upside down when we discovered that what we had been reassured was constipation was actually a 30cm tumour in her tummy, with disease affecting her spine.

Flo was diagnosed with high-risk, MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma.

Over the next 18 months, she endured eight cycles of chemotherapy, a 12-hour operation to remove her tumour, two rounds of high-dose chemotherapy, two stem cell transplants, 12 days of radiotherapy and six months of immunotherapy. She spent 297 days in hospital, including time in intensive care, where she needed ventilation. We watched our tiny girl endure more than any child ever should.

In April 2026, Flo completed her frontline treatment, and we are so, so grateful. Sadly, treatment left her with long-term complications, including heart disease (pulmonary hypertension) and lung disease. She came home on oxygen in December 2025 to complete her treatment, but a few weeks ago, she was finally able to come off it. A milestone we will never take for granted 🫶🏻

Flo continues to have scans every three months. She still has some residual disease, although she is stable, and we remain forever grateful for this, experiencing every day with her as a gift.

As she approaches her third birthday, Flo is home, enjoying being a little girl. She loves Peppa Pig, playing cafés and shops, seeing her friends and getting lost in imaginative role play. Watching her play, laugh and discover the world is everything. She is enjoying the life her little body has fought so hard for.

But finishing treatment doesn’t mean the fear is over. We are fighting to secure DFMO, a relapse-prevention treatment that could help reduce the risk of her cancer returning. The UK Expanded Access Programme closed just one week before Flo was due to become eligible, leaving us to fundraise to access it privately.

Our target is £100,000, and we have nearly £85,000 so far. We are so amazed by the support we have received along the way. 🤍

A huge thank you to the Ben Saunders Foundation for having us stay with you and giving us the opportunity to make special memories together as a family. These moments mean more to us than words can explain. ❤️

11/10/2026

Could you or someone you know donate a prize for either our Christmas raffle or February ball.

100% of everything raised goes to support young people with cancer.

Please get in touch.

Thank you

09/10/2026

We still have opportunities to stay in Bens holiday homes in both October and November. Feel free to make contact. Thanks

07/10/2026

Hugely grateful for all the support St Gregorys have given us 💕🙏

Yesterday Mrs George and Mr Robinson had an amazing afternoon at the Bath Radio Awards. St Gregory's didn't win but the Ben Saunders Foundation did and students, Charles, Aadam and Oshin were highly commended in their category.

06/10/2026

Today we had the honour of attending the Radio Bath awards ceremony and are proud to have been awarded the compassion in action award.

Huge thank you to everyone for helping us keep Ben’s legacy growing 💕

Congratulations to all of today winners, we are all proud to represent our beautiful city 🙏

06/10/2026

The picture on the left was the inspiration for the start of my mounjaro journey. The photo was taken at the Bath Council charity awards earlier this year and to be honest I was totally repulsed and ashamed.

5 months later and I am proud to say I’ve lost 4 1/2 stone and mentally in a far better place. Clearly I still have an awful long way to go but I hope I can make my family and friends proud.

If you are considering starting this journey feel free to get in touch.

I love you Jo, Charlie and Ben, I wish I had done this years ago 🙏

03/10/2026

Dear Business owners

Firstly, thank you for supporting the Ben Saunders Foundation previously. Your generosity has helped us continue Ben’s legacy and make a real difference to families affected by cancer.

We’re now putting together our 2026 Christmas Raffle and would love to ask if you might be able to donate a prize, voucher or experience again this year.

The Foundation was created in memory of our son, Ben Saunders, who sadly lost his battle with cancer in 2020. Ben was a local lad who played football for Bath City, and his wish was to help other young people with cancer and their families have time away from hospitals and treatment.

Since 2021, we have supported more than 500 families with free breaks in the Cotswolds, helping them create precious memories together. We’re also incredibly proud to have been named Bath Charity of the Year for 2026.

Every raffle donation helps us continue this work, and we would be hugely grateful for your support again.

If you’re able to donate a prize, just reply to this email and we can arrange collection at a convenient time.

Thank you again for supporting Ben’s legacy — it really does mean a lot to us.

With very best wishes,

Tom Saunders
Ben Saunders Foundation
Registered Charity No. 1192178
Supporting young people with cancer