What We Do
We help children with cancer and their families by giving them gifts, experiences or respite breaks to help them through treatment or to give them something to look forward to. Children who are in remission (up to two years) can also apply for gifts because as we know sadly some cancers can return unexpectedly. We use money raised through fundraising to buy gifts for our families with the aim of creating heart-warming memories for them to treasure forever.
How did it begin?
The charity was set up in memory of Holly Prince who sadly passed away aged 5 on 8th April 2022 from a Wilm’s Tumour, a rare type of kidney cancer. When Holly was first diagnosed in June 2020, family and friends of the Prince family began fundraising to help Holly through her treatment. Through the toughest times the family were able to use the fundraising money to buy Holly gifts for those long stays in hospital and when she was out of hospital they made lots of family memories such as going to the zoo or a pantomime. When Holly was in remission they went on amazing holidays and cherished every moment of family life together. These are memories the Prince family will never forget.
When Holly sadly passed away the Prince family wanted to ensure that other children with cancer could have the same experiences that Holly did. Those gifts and experiences made life a little easier for Holly and gave the family such precious memories together. Although grief-stricken the Prince family decided to recreate Holly’s ability to spread love and joy to others by starting up their own charity Holly’s Hearts.
How do our gifts help?
Holly’s hearts improves the lives for children with cancer by providing gifts, experiences and respite breaks that can improve the child’s well-being and aid with recuperation from the harsh treatments that they have to go through. Oncology families face a huge financial burden going through months and even years of treatments and hospital life. We hope to relieve some of that stress, worry and anxiety by giving positive experiences and joy to the children and their families. Children who have achieved remission (up to two years from NED) can also benefit from our gifts because as we sadly found out that cancer can return unexpectedly at anytime so making those memories together are so important.