THE Karen Ingram Foundation is holding a special charity ball on Saturday, November 4, to mark 15 years of fundraising in memory of a mother of two.

The local charity was setup in 2008 by then 13-year-old Tom Ingram after his mother Karen sadly passed away from Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, aged just 40. 

Karen was first diagnosed in the summer of 2007 after initially being misdiagnosed with a stomach ulcer.

Despite undergoing gruelling bouts of chemotherapy, she passed away in July 2008, leaving behind a husband and two young sons.

Over the years it has raised thousands of pounds for a variety of local causes including Queen Alexandra Hospital which cared and looked after Karen whilst she was ill.

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In 2020, it became a registered charity with a sole purpose to raise awareness and improve survival rates of the blood cancer.

It has since given out more than £20,000 in financial grants to medical researchers at the Southampton Centre For Cancer Immunology to carry out clinical cancer trials.

The event runs from 7.30pm at The Village Hotel in Portsmouth and will feature live music from local musician and star of the BBC's 'I Can See Your Voice' Amba Tremain, along with a two-course meal, raffle and auction.

Discounted hotel rooms are available on purchase.

Limited tickets are £35 per person and can be purchased by contacting Tom on 07480245314 or by emailing thekareningramfoundation@outlook.com.