# Macmillan launches national summer fundraising event

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/08/macmillan-launches-national-summer-fundraising-event/
- Published: 2016-04-08T09:00:47+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Macmillan has announced a new [national fundraiser](https://fundraising.co.uk/)
for this summer to raise funds for people affected by cancer.**

Summer Lights will take place on 25^(th) June, and asks supporters to hold a Summer
Lights gathering in the afternoon or evening, either indoors or in the garden. The
idea is that using fairy-lights, candles or lanterns to set the scene, hosts will
invite friends and family – the people that light up their life – over for nibbles
and drinks in exchange for a donation to Macmillan.

Those who wish to get involved can sign up at the event website [www.summerlights.org.uk](http://www.summerlights.org.uk)
or by calling 0845 070 1318. Participants will receive a free fundraising pack, 
which includes invitations and donation envelopes, a donation box, paper tea light
holders and a guide with ideas.

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Hannah Redmond, head of national events marketing at Macmillan Cancer Support said:

> “Our supporters have told us that they love the opportunity to get together with
> friends and family in the name of a good cause and that’s what Macmillan’s new
> Summer Lights fundraiser is all about. It’s a celebration of the summer and of
> the people that light up your life, as well as an opportunity to stand together
> for people affected by cancer.”

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