Painting a brighter future for young adults with cancer

We are delighted to announce the launch of our 2025 Colour Ball in partnership with our headline sponsor, Valli Opticians.

Following the tremendous success of our flagship event - our annual Colour Ball, we are thrilled to invite you to the 2025 Colour Ball. Join us in the elegant Ballroom at the Queens Hotel, Leeds, for an unforgettable evening filled with vibrant colours, gourmet dining, live entertainment, and dancing—all in support of young adults living with and beyond cancer.

Throughout the evening, we’ll be raising funds to support vital wellbeing services for young adults living with and beyond cancer and their family and carers. Join us on our mission to ensure every young adult diagnosed with cancer get the tools and support they need to live well and feel empowered.

We can't wait to see your smiles and vibrant energy at our 2025 Colour Ball!

Saturday 22nd February 2025  -  The Ballroom at the Queen's Hotel, Leeds

• Arrival 6.30pm. 1.00am carriages
• Dress Code : Formal with Colour
• 3 Course Dinner
• Arrival Drinks
• Live Entertainment
• Raffle, Silent / Live Auction & more
• FUNdraising Games

"I love the feeling after the ball, the ball was so much fun! I feel the vibe of each event I’ve been to has always been so positive and everyone’s there to raise money. [...] going to an Ella Dawson Foundation event it can make the world seem like a better place."

Proudly sponsored by Valli Opticians 

Valli has been a generous supporter of our flagship events for the past two years, and we are thrilled to have them as our headline sponsor for 2025! Please visit their website at https://www.valliopticians.co.uk/about.

The Ella Dawson Foundation:

Founded in 2022, the Ella Dawson Foundation was established as a legacy to Ella Dawson and the life she lived so well and to continue the work she started in helping other young people diagnosed with cancer.

"I just wanted to put out there something that I felt was missing, to prove not all is lost when you have been diagnosed with cancer" Ella Dawson, 2020

Since our launch in 2022, we have provided much needed support to over 350 young people with cancer and their families... but there is still so much to do. A cancer diagnosis as a young person often means life stops in its tracks and is turned upside down. Our wellbeing support packages fund multiple sessions tailored to the unique needs of each young person. Our service has been described as ‘life changing’ and supports long term physical and emotional health through and beyond cancer. Your attendance at our ball and participation in fundraising on the evening can ensure our support reaches more young people facing cancer.

"Life changing. Helped me come back to the person I felt I was losing"

How we help: 

The Ella Dawson Foundation works alongside a team of experts to enable young adults, aged 18-30 yrs old, and their families and carers access to tailored psychological, emotional, physical, and nutritional wellbeing support packages at any stage of their cancer diagnosis within a safe, supporting and likeminded community.

Watch our charity video to learn more about how we support young adults living with cancer: