Hollie was always so selfless - now we’d like to do something to help out her family
ONLINE FUND-RAISER FOR CHILDREN OF MUM WHO DIED OF CANCER
FRIENDS are raising money for the five children left behind after a wellloved city social worker died from breast cancer, aged 35.
Hollie Jobber, who worked in child protection for Leicester City Council, was first diagnosed with the disease in 2017.
Her cancer went into remission but then returned, and she died on October 28.
She had a partner, Gavin, and five children.
Her close friend Leanda Cank, who knew Hollie for seven years and was also her team leader at the city council, said: “She leaves behind children aged five to 17 and she had no life insurance and no assets to leave them.
“We want to raise £10,000 so the children could at least have £2,000 each. It’s really tragic. She was an incredible woman.”
Hollie was a champion of women who were victims of domestic violence, as well as the many children she helped during her career at the city council.
Leanda said: “Hollie was so selfless. It was all about everyone else and making sure other people were okay.
“She was a great advocate for women’s rights and she worked with a lot of victims of domestic violence.
“Her job at the city council was child protection but, as well as doing that full-time and looking after her five children, she also volunteered at a women’s refuge.
“She kept going along to volunteer when she was also having her cancer treatment.
“She worked with some of the most challenging families in Leicester and always just wanted the best for the children.
“It’s a real loss for everyone around her.
“I think we should all be a little more like Hollie. The thing she was always saying was that people should just be kind. She wanted people to be accountable for their actions.”
She said Hollie will also be remembered as a fun-loving woman who made sure her children were left with the best possible memories of their mother.
She said: “She was the life and soul of the party and a group of us went to Butlin’s two or three times every year.
“She also took her kids there often and before she passed away she managed to take the children for one more trip to Skegness.
“They had to come home early because she was very poorly but she was determined to the end that her children just had good memories from their time with her.”
Another friend and former colleague involved in the fund-raising, Lydia Baker, said: “Hollie was a dedicated, hard working child protection social worker who worked for Leicester City Council.
“Hollie was young, full of energy and beautiful.
“We set up this online page to provide some comfort and financial support for the family during this extremely difficult time.”
As of yesterday afternoon, the fund had raised just under £3,900 towards its £10,000 target.
If you would like to donate, search for “Team Hollie” at: