END OF life charity Marie Curie is calling for people in Worcestershire to volunteer to collect for its Christmas Appeal to help bring care, comfort and joy to more people this festive season.
Marie Curie believes everyone should have expert care and support at the end of life, free from unnecessary pain, with the dignity and respect they deserve, whatever their illness, wherever they are.
That’s why it is encouraging people across Worcestershire to give just two hours to don a festive hat, and take to their local high street, supermarket to help raise much-needed funds to support people facing the toughest of times this Christmas.
A typical two-hour collection shift raises £85 which is enough to help fund almost four hours of care.
Marie Curie is dependent on public donations so that its Nurses and healthcare assistants can provide expert end of life care and support, whatever the illness.
Marie Curie helps people with any illness they are likely to die from including Alzheimer’s (and other forms of dementia), heart, liver, kidney and lung disease, motor neurone disease, Parkinson’s, and advanced cancer.
Money raised from the Christmas Appeal also funds the charity’s free support line and webchat, which is available to anyone with an illness they’re likely to die from and those close to them. It offers practical and emotional support on everything from symptom management and day-to-day care to financial information and bereavement support.
Peter Sara, Marie Curie senior community fundraiser for Worcestershire, said: “It’s thanks to our amazing volunteers and supporters that Marie Curie can continue to provide the best possible care for anyone living with a terminal illness, at home, in our hospices, or over the phone.
“Christmas is a time for giving and there’s noel better gift than time so why not volunteer to collect for Marie Curie and help support those living with a terminal illness and their loved ones in Worcestershire.
“Volunteering is a fantastic way to get in the spirit of the festive season and meet new people in your community – Yule be glad you did it!”
This year, Marie Curie’s Christmas Appeal collections are back at Morrisons in Worcestershire between November 29 and 30.
To find out more about how you can give care, comfort and joy this Christmas visit mariecurie.org.uk/collect or contact your local Senior Community Fundraiser, Peter Sara [email protected] or call 07754 747979.
Visit mariecurie.org.uk/christmas to donate.
