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This is a template press release to help you gain publicity for your school’s fundraising activities. You need to add your specific details and, where appropriate, change the press release to suit your particular circumstances.
How to use this press release template
Step 1. Save this template on your computer
Step 2.(Red brackets): Put your specific information in the area indicated by the red brackets. Then delete the instructions and brackets and change the colour of the text to black.
Step 3.Print and read your press release to check it makes sense. Then send it, by email, to your local paper. It’s a good idea to copy it into the main body of the email, rather than sending it as an attachment.
For Immediate Release
(Insert date)
(INSERT TOWN)SCHOOL’S TOP CLASS FUNDRAISING FOR
CANCER RESEARCH UK
PUPILS and staff at a (insert town/city) (insert primary/secondary/grammar) school have scored top marks for their fundraising effort for Cancer Research UK.
They have raised (insert amount) for the charity’s life-saving research by(insert details of fundraising activity, for example, holding a cake sale, a fashion show etc...)
Cancer Research UK receives no government funding for its life-saving research. Every step it makes towards beating cancer relies on every pound donated.
(Insert name and job title) said: “We really enjoyed raising money for Cancer Research UK. We decided to support the charity because (insert reasons for support, for example, lots of people at the school have been touched by cancer).
Cancer Research UKpioneers research into over 200 cancers, tobring forward theday when allcancers are cured. Thegenerosity of its supporters hasenabled the charity toleadtheworld in discovering anddeveloping newer, kinder treatments andgetcloser to cures.
Cancer Research UK has been at the heart of the progress that has already seen survival rates in the UK double in the last forty years.
To find out more about Cancer Research UK visit or call 0300 123 1861.
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For further media information, please contact (insert your contact details. Include a mobile number if you have one).
Notes to Editors
About Cancer Research UK
- Cancer Research UK is the world’s leading cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research.
- The charity’s pioneering work into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer has helped save millions of lives.
- Cancer Research UK receives no government funding for its life-saving research. Every step it makes towards beating cancer relies on every pound donated.
- Cancer Research UK has been at the heart of the progress that has already seen survival rates in the UK double in the last forty years.
- Cancer Research UK supports research into all aspects of cancer through the work of over 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses.
- Together with its partners and supporters, Cancer Research UK's vision is to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.