Charity Activity

Each year Cardgains chooses a different charity to support and since the first event in 1998, suppliers, members and staff have raised over £430,000 through various events including golf days, bike rides and raffles.

We have also organised many major walking challenges including The Three Dams Challenge, The Lyke Wake Walk, The Yorkshire Three Peaks, Ben Nevis, a walk of the circumference of Lake Windermere 'The Windy Wander', 'Withering Thighs' a 25 mile walk around Bronte country, 'Seaside Shuffle' from Whitby to Scarborough, 27.5 miles in the Lake District, titled 'Kumbaya Cumbria', the Almscliffe Anniversary Amble and ‘Look Out London’, a 25-mile walk in and around London in 2023, which raised a whopping £50,000 and ‘It’s NOT Grim Up North’ in 2024 which was a 17½ mile walk around Sheffield!

Charity Challenge 2025 - Toni's Trek

The 2025 event is 22½ mile walk through and around Birmingham.

The walk is dedicated to Toni Cresswell who sadly left us on the 25th September 2024 after a very short battle with Pancreatic Cancer.

Toni was part of the greeting card industry for over 28 years, and was a dedicated, passionate and brilliant Product Manager at Emotional Rescue.

Toni was a caring, smiley and friendly colleague with a true heart of gold, always looking out for and asking after others.

Toni has left a huge hole in both Emotional Rescue as a company and hearts across the industry.

The event will take place on Thursday 26th June 2025.

Charity of the Year 2025

In 2025 our chosen charity is Pancreatic Cancer UK who, through research breakthroughs, campaigning and expert support, bring more, because people with pancreatic cancer need more than hope.

https://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk