Author: Dan
Matt Hersch raises £9,000 for Nicki’s Smile!
03/07/2012
My very close friend Matt Hersch, recently finished the gruelling Lands’ End to John O’Groats bike ride. It was tough, physically and mentally, but Matt overcame all obstacles along the way to complete the daunting challenge! Matt successfully completed the 1000 mile event in just two weeks and raised an incredible £9,000 for Nicki’s Smile. […]
Carrying Olympic Torch in Memory of Nicki!
01/05/2012
Coverage from the Watford Observer: A father-of-one from Bushey has been selected out of thousands of applicants to act as an Olympic torchbearer. For Dan Blake the chance to have such a pivotal role in run up to the games will be particularly poignant, he said, as he will be carrying the torch in memory […]
Nicki’s Smile Chosen as XL Group’s Charity of the Year
12/04/2012
Nicki’s Smile, which is a fund of Pancreatic Cancer UK, is delighted to announce that they have been chosen as XL Group’s UK Charity of the Year for 2012-2015. XL Group is a global financial services company, specialising in Insurance and Reinsurance. They currently employ over 4,000 staff worldwide and around 700 in the UK. […]
Tickets Available Now – An Evening of Magic
29/02/2012
Following the resounding success of the Nicki’s Smile Fundraising Dinner in November, we are excited to announce our next event ‘An Evening of Magic’, at the Finchley Arts Depot, 5 Nether Street, London, N12 0GA on Sunday 13th May 2012. The event will start at 7.45pm and we are thrilled that the following well-known magicians will be performing: Nicholas Einhorn Winner on […]
New Year Update
23/01/2012
Well it’s now 2012 and I can’t believe two months have passed since our successful launch fundraising dinner. We have raised over £150,000 to date, but we haven’t stopped there! Some amazing fundraisers are flying the flag for Nicki’s Smile this year: Matt Hersch is cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats in May. Emma Geller […]
Gala Launch Success – Over £100,000 raised for Nicki’s Smile!
23/11/2011
On the evening of Sunday 20th November 2011, we held our inaugural event, a fundraising dinner at Sopwell House in St. Albans. Three hundred and thirty people attended including Maureen Lipman CBE, Strictly Come Dancing favourite, Rachel Stevens and stand-up comedians, Ian Stone and Mark Maier. Nicki’s Smile was set up in memory of Nicki Blake. Nicki was […]
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month!
08/11/2011
In Nicki’s memory we’re trying to make a difference for the future – to ensure that more people can successfully fight pancreatic cancer. For Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month Nicki’s Smile has joined with a range of other charities across the world to make a worldwide statement about pancreatic cancer. The current statistics[1] in the […]
Charity Auction for Nicki’s Smile
15/10/2011
Someone has kindly donated 2 corporate tickets to Arsenal v Stoke on Sunday 23rd October. Club level seats, includes pre-match food & drink and dessert served at half-time. Arrival time is 11.30, kick-off 1.30. Highest bidder wins – Please spread the word. Closes 5pm Tuesday. All proceeds to Nicki’s Smile!
‘This Morning’ TV show features Nicki’s Smile
13/10/2011
Last week Apple boss Steve Jobs passed away from pancreatic cancer – Dr Chris and Dan Blake are featured on This Morning to talk about the symptoms. Often called The Silent Cancer pancreatic cancer has one of the worst cancer survival rates with only 3% of patients living for longer than five years. Watch […]
A Husband’s Battle – Channel 5 News
07/09/2011
“It’s something that I think about every day,” Dan Blake tells me. “Is there anything more that I could have done? Certainly, there’s more the doctors could have done …” Dan is remarkably composed for this interview but the emotions are raw and are glimpsed, momentarily. His wife Nicki died from a rare form of pancreatic cancer […]