We have dug out 19 pictures from the late 1990s and early 2000s of volunteers, fairs, festivals of light and general fundraising shots.
Who can you spot in these throwback pictures which go back more than 23 years?
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5. BHS make cash boost
Doncaster Mayor Coun Yvone Woodcock and Mark Toseland (trustee of St John's Hospice) collected a £1,100 cheque from BHS staff Angie Nicholson, Angie Taylor, Anne Fisher, Pat Henaghan and Linda Hall in 1998 Photo: Submitted
6. Memory Tree launch
At the launch of the St. John's Hospice 'Memory Tree' in the Frenchgate Centre back in 1998 were L-R Christine Carlin, Mayoress of Hatfield, Doncaster Mayor Yvonne Woodcock, Lord Walker, President of Hospice, Rosie Winterton MP, Caroline Flint MP, Kevin Hughes MP, Jeff Ennis MP & Gary Carlin, Mayor of Hatfield Photo: submitted
7. Whizzkids
The Whizzkids, raised just over £700 for the St John's Hospice in 1999. Our picture shows the Mayor of Doncaster, Councillor Margaret Robinson and Hospice treasurer Alan Dootson accepting the cheque from the whizz kidders. The fund-raising foursome are, from left, David Mallon, Alex Dickinson, Adam Hewitt and Karl Cooper, all aged ten. Photo: Steve Taylor
8. Asda fundraiser
Pictured in 1999 were Gillian Chennells (left), Doncaster Asda's administrative manager, and Joan Umpleby, fund-raising co-ordinator, present Alan Dootson, St John's Hospice Appeal and Doncaster Cancer Detection Trust treasurer with a cheque for £500 at the mansion House Photo: Steve Taylor