MARIE CURIE is calling for people in Conwy to volunteer to take part in a local supermarket collection 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 the Conwy area to give just two hours to don a festive hat and take to their local 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, in the comfort of home across Conwy.
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.
In Conwy the charity also provides Urgent Hospice Care at Home (also known as Rapid Response) – offering people living with a terminal illness fast, responsive care in their own homes without needing to wait for their next scheduled visit. Marie Curie also offers Companion volunteers who provide the emotional and practical support you want – at home, in hospital or over the phone
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.
Local Conwy Volunteer Stevie Fox said: “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 our local area?”
To find out more about how you can help raise vital funds that will give care, comfort and joy this Christmas visit the Collecting for Marie Curie pagemariecurie.org.uk/collect or contact your local Community Fundraiser on 01745 352910 or email [email protected].
To donate to Marie Curie’s Christmas Appeal, please click here.
