OUR MISSION
To take the fear out of cancer, and replace it with hope and strenght!
We want to raise lots of money so we can fund promising and ground-breaking cancer research. Cancer shouldn’t be a potential death sentence, but something that can be cured. Or at least make it as manageable as, say, hay fever. Ambitious? Of course. But, hey - it takes just one seed to plant a rainforest, one drop of rain to end a drought, and one cent to reach a research funding milestone
That’s why we created a wonderful webshop with tools to support cancer patients and their relatives that will contribute to curing cancer!
OUR FOUNDATION
Cherries on Top was started by five friends, one of whom was diagnosed with cancer. We had two choices: rely on others to save our friend, or do everything within our power to raise funds that would help find a cure for cancer. We went for the second option, and that’s how Cherries on Top was born.
Erik van der Ven
Chairman
Kees Vedder
Administrator
Jany van der Ven
Motivator
Rémon Saaltink
Finance
Eline Vera de Reus
Design
None of the board members are compensated in any way for their participation. The board meets regularly to take necessary decisions, sharpen our strategy and deal with the various matters that come with the territory when you run a global foundation. If decisions are put to the vote, only a majority will suffice. All members have a single, equal vote. As a result, no individual can decide how Cherries on Top allocates its funds.
Our first-hand experience of a C-diagnosis gave us lots of new insights. One was that it can be tough to find the right words of encouragement in a situation that is so unpredictable. Cancer often triggers fear and sadness, whereas you actually want to build strength and hope. That’s what we aim to do...
Overhead costs, like maintaining and developing the Cherries on Top platform, are covered by hard work from many volunteers, wonderful partners and sponsors, and from our web shop. That’s something we are extremely proud of.
SPONSORS
We're able to keep our overhead costs extremely low because of wonderful sponsors who share the same vision as we do. With more fantastic support like this, we'll continue to fund research aimed at taiming cancer.
Thank you CHERRY MUCH to each of them! Without these great companies we wouldn't be anywhere near to having the scale of operation we currently do.
COLLABORATOR
We're proud to collaborate with the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) to fund the most promising and groundbreaking cancer studies. They do all the nitty-gritty work of selecting, tracking, and evaluating projects that get funded by Cherries on Top.
ANBI (PUBLIC BENEFIT ORGANISATION) STATUS
SPREAD THE WORD!
When buying a product on Cherries on Top, we'll be first in line to like a photo of you wearing that item! If you're just as proud of wearing it, as we are of creating it, then snap a pic and tag us on Instagram (@cherriesontopfoundation). See you there ;-)