The Elizabeth Coteman Fund for Cancer Support and Research

The Elizabeth Coteman Fund has been set up by the Coteman Family in memory of Elizabeth Coteman, who died from pancreatic cancer on 22 April 2010, aged 59. It was Elizabeth's wish to establish such a fund and the family, including Elizabeth’s dear sister Judith, have turned their sad loss into an opportunity to fight the worst impacts of cancer, a disease that still takes so many lives and devastates so many families.

• 40 years ago few children survived childhood leukaemia - now the survival rate is 80%
• 40 years ago only 46% of women diagnosed with breast cancer survived five years or more - now that figure is also 80%
• 40 years ago 3% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer survived five years or more - that figure is still 3%!
• The average survival time after diagnosis is 6 months
• Diagnosis must be improved - there is currently no early detection test and treatment is limited

Elizabeth was a wonderful human being whose warmth touched all who knew her. In memory of an outstanding wife and mother, The Elizabeth Coteman Fund will offer small grants to groups working to support cancer sufferers and families and to develop research into Pancreatic Cancer.

Offering your support

If you wish to offer your support to help The Elizabeth Coteman Fund you can send a bank cheque or CAF cheque made payable to The Elizabeth Coteman Fund to the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation, Barnwell Road, Cambridge CB5 8RE. Alternatively, if you wish to set up a standing order or arrange a BACS transfer, please contact CCF ( 01223 410535) to confirm the bank details for The Elizabeth Coteman Fund.

All donations of money can be enhanced at no extra cost to yourself if you are UK tax payer and able to complete a gift aid form - which can be downloaded here.

Donations of other gifts such as shares or land and buildings are also welcome additions into the fund - and may have tax reliefs associated with them for the donor (see tax benefits)

As an alternative to a life time gift, you may wish to remember the fund in your will. The value of your estate on death for inheritance tax purposes excludes any legacies you leave to charity.

Finally, offers of help with fund raising, perhaps undertaking a sponsored event on behalf of the fund or arranging a charitable event, are also very welcome.

Thank you.