Double your impact and be part of the new Cancer Society Northland Lodge
Today you can be part of something extraordinary and truly meaningful —one that will make an impact for generations to come.
Our new Cancer Society Lodge in Northland is more than a building. It will be a place of hope and connection. A place where families facing cancer can stay close to treatment and receive free wrap-around support.
Thanks to committed early supporters we have raised 80% of the funds needed. Now, we need you to help us cross the finish line.
And there’s more, right now your donation will be doubled to make twice the impact!
Radiation treatment will soon be available at Whangarei Hospital for the first time. Many Northlanders who were making the long trek to Auckland will now be able to get life-saving treatment in their own region, but many still live hours from Whangarei, making our new Northland Lodge crucial.
We need your support today to make this vision a reality.
Click here to see the illustrated images of what the Northland Lodge will look like
Click here to the architectural plans.
Kerry’s story
Mum-of-two Kerry knows what a game-changer free accommodation and support is when facing cancer.
When Kerry was told she had stage 4 colon cancer, and given less than six months to live, she was devastated. Breaking the news to her two children, who were at high school and university at the time, was the hardest part.
Kerry’s cancer can’t be cured but thanks to numerous operations, chemotherapy and radiotherapy she is still here nearly four years later.
Living 3 hours away from much of her treatment and appointments has been a huge challenge. Kerry was driving back and forth in a day or paying for motels, until she found out about our Cancer Society Lodge in Auckland. Staying there meant the world.
“It means I don’t have a huge trek every day or have to rely on others. Domain Lodge is such a fabulous facility. After my radiation treatment in the morning, I’m pretty exhausted but I can relax in my room or sit in the garden. I’m so grateful.”
Kerry is now focused on her health, her partner and her two children.
“Cancer makes you laser-focus on the things that are really important, like the people close to you. The hardest thing about all of this is the thought of not being there for your kids. That’s the ultimate.”
Cancer is devastating for families like Kerry’s and our free accommodation, like the one we will be building in Northland, with wrap-around support, are so important.
We need your support today to make this happen.
Donating before 31st March means you can claim back a third this tax year. And for a limited time your donation will go twice as far - it will be matched dollar for dollar by a generous supporter. Please give your support for families facing cancer and donate today.
