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26/09/2002
Belfast event plants 'hope' for cancer services
Representatives from business, entertainment and public life in Northern Ireland are pulling together in support of an appeal for Marie Curie Cancer Care today.
The event, organised by Yellow Pages, saw representatives plant flowers at The Edge, Laganside, for the launch of this year's Marie Curie Cancer Care/Yellow Pages 'Fields of Hope'.
The campaign is part of the schools' fundraising campaign. Last year, the campaign raised over £70,000 for Marie Curie's services in Northern Ireland, enough to fund 4,500 hours of at home nursing care for people living with cancer.
Yellow Pages' support for the campaign allows all the funds raised through the schools' programme to go straight to Marie Curie Cancer Care's work in Northern Ireland.
Susan Irwin, head of public relations for Yell, publishers of Yellow Pages, said: "Everyone at today's special event will get their own daffodil to plant and the opportunity to dedicate it to someone special in our 'Book of Hope'. It's a simple gesture but it shows that even doing something small and simple can make a difference to Marie Curie Cancer Care's ability to provide care for today and hope for tomorrow for families living with cancer."
Almost 80 schools across Northern Ireland have already agreed to take part in this year's Marie Curie Cancer Care/Yellow Pages 'Fields of Hope'. New public 'Fields of Hope' are also being planted at Lagan Valley Hospital, Belfast International Airport, Dungiven, and Stewartstown Road, Belfast.
Marie Curie Cancer Care is the only cancer charity to combine home nursing and hospice care with research. In addition to funding around 200 nurses in Northern Ireland, the charity also operates the Marie Curie Cancer Care Centre, Knock Road, Belfast.
And Macmillan Cancer Relief foundation are holding a UK-wide funding campaign in partnership with local businesses tomorrow. The World's Biggest Coffee Morning will be held throughout the country, and all profits from coffee bought at outlets sporting the Macmillan logo will be donated to the charity.
(GMcG)
The event, organised by Yellow Pages, saw representatives plant flowers at The Edge, Laganside, for the launch of this year's Marie Curie Cancer Care/Yellow Pages 'Fields of Hope'.
The campaign is part of the schools' fundraising campaign. Last year, the campaign raised over £70,000 for Marie Curie's services in Northern Ireland, enough to fund 4,500 hours of at home nursing care for people living with cancer.
Yellow Pages' support for the campaign allows all the funds raised through the schools' programme to go straight to Marie Curie Cancer Care's work in Northern Ireland.
Susan Irwin, head of public relations for Yell, publishers of Yellow Pages, said: "Everyone at today's special event will get their own daffodil to plant and the opportunity to dedicate it to someone special in our 'Book of Hope'. It's a simple gesture but it shows that even doing something small and simple can make a difference to Marie Curie Cancer Care's ability to provide care for today and hope for tomorrow for families living with cancer."
Almost 80 schools across Northern Ireland have already agreed to take part in this year's Marie Curie Cancer Care/Yellow Pages 'Fields of Hope'. New public 'Fields of Hope' are also being planted at Lagan Valley Hospital, Belfast International Airport, Dungiven, and Stewartstown Road, Belfast.
Marie Curie Cancer Care is the only cancer charity to combine home nursing and hospice care with research. In addition to funding around 200 nurses in Northern Ireland, the charity also operates the Marie Curie Cancer Care Centre, Knock Road, Belfast.
And Macmillan Cancer Relief foundation are holding a UK-wide funding campaign in partnership with local businesses tomorrow. The World's Biggest Coffee Morning will be held throughout the country, and all profits from coffee bought at outlets sporting the Macmillan logo will be donated to the charity.
(GMcG)
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