Happy New Year all! We wish you a happy, healthy and successful year ahead and thank you for all your support in 2014.

The Lake Foundation is still a fairly new charity having started in July 2013. Through all your support and encouragement we have been very productive and have made significant progress in working towards our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of the black community.

We are delighted to share our achievements for 2014 with you. Over the past year we have:

• Launched our African Caribbean Cancer Support Group which meets monthly at Mind In Croydon.

• Developed our hereditary cancer booklet which aims to raise awareness of inherited cancers, the importance of knowing your family’s medical history, what to do if you have a strong famly history of cancer and what preventative options are available for people at a high risk of developing cancer because it runs in their family.

• Launched our fibroids survey that aimed to explore the needs of women with fibroids and published the findings

• Established our Fibroids Ask the Expert to provide women with questions or concerns about fibroids with access to experts in the field that can provide them with accurate reliable information

• Started our cycling group which reconvenes in April/May of this year

• Delivered a range of health awareness presentations to the  community

• Consulted with Breast Cancer Care on their new PROWESS service

  “I can honestly say that having your input into PROWESS has been great and a massive benefit to me and the project, so I’m looking forward to working with you again in the New Year.”

• Obtained funding from Prostate Cancer UK as part of their engagement and empowerment pilot

• Secured office space

• Appeared on TV and radio.

• Launched our weekly blog enabling us to discuss health issues of concern to the black community

• Carried out our first annual aerobathon

We had a really enjoyable and productive year and look forward to 2015.