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Society asks Southport to
give the gift if time this Christmas
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YORKSHIRE Building Society is asking the community in
Southport to give the gift of time this Christmas for its final 'Hour of Need'
campaign activity in aid of Marie Curie.
The Society's Hour of Need campaign was launched in 2014 with the original aim
of raising ?500,000 by the end of December 2016. Thanks to the strength of
support this was reached early with the Society now more than doubling this
figure, with the current total standing at more than ?1million.
Every ?20 raised funds 1 hour of Marie Curie nursing care and customers and
colleagues at the Yorkshire Building Society branch in Southport have so far
funded 57 hours of care by contributing ?1,153 to the campaign.
To get in the seasonal spirit and give the campaign a festive farewell, the
branch, on London Street, will be hosting a Christmas party event, on Wednesday,
14 December 2016, where people can enjoy some festive treats from the Society.
People can show their support for Marie Curie and spread a little festive cheer
by buying a set of the charity's stylish Christmas tree decorations with all
proceeds supporting the Hour of Need campaign. The branch is also running a
guess the weight of a Christmas Pudding competition.
Lola Rowe, a Marie Curie Hospice Nurse, said:- "I would like to say a
heartfelt thank you to all the customers and members of staff at Yorkshire
Building Society who have contributed so far to the Hour of Need fundraising
campaign for Marie Curie. Through their donations myself and my colleagues have
been able to provide even more support to people in their hour of need."
Rachel Coulthard, assistant branch manager of the Southport branch of Yorkshire
Building Society, said:- "We're so proud that customers in Southport have
helped us to make this the Society's most successful ever national fundraising
campaign. We hope our customers will call in to help support our final Hour of
Need campaign event and help us give the gift of time this Christmas to
terminally ill people and their families across the country."
If you would like to make a donation in support of the Hour of Need campaign,
then please visit:-
JustGiving.Com/HourOfNeed.
If you or your family are affected by terminal illness and looking for support
or just want to talk, you can call the free confidential Marie Curie Support
Line on:- 0800 090 2309. The Marie Curie Support Line will be open, from 24
December 2016 to 3 January 2017, including Christmas Day. |
