Marie Curie Cancer Care Update

Create a Card for Cancer Care 2009

The campaign is now closed and the 109,500 completed cards we have received are now being sent out to Marie Curie shops around the country.

Michelle Carroll, Marie Curie Cancer Care Nursing Ambassador, said: “Thank you to everyone who took part in the campaign. The sale of the cards you have made will raise a fantastic £109,500 for the charity and can be picked up for just £1 in Marie Curie shops. These funds will provide over 5000 hours of free nursing care to patients with terminal cancer and other illnesses in their own homes.”

Click Here to watch a video with more information on the campaign.

Polly Creates Cards For Cancer

Finally here are the famous charity cards I was trying to get on-line last week! Just click on the title of this post to be transported to my Create-A-Card-For-Cancer album...

For the fourth consecutive year Papermania have released a special limited edition daffodil for their Create A Card For Cancer campaign. This charitable cause lies close to my heart as there is a long and strong history of cancer in my family. This is on both my Mum's side and my Dad's side of the family.

As we have been fortunate enough to have received the help of similar organisations, in the form of Manorlands, Sue Ryder Hospice and the Irish Cancer Society I am delighted to be able to donate a little of my time to such a worthy cause.

Anyone can help, all it takes is a wee bit of time, good will and a bit of creativity. For more information on how you can join this campaign and do your bit for cancer visit www.create-a-card-for-cancer-care.org (please copy & paste this url into your browser!) If you feel unable to create a card for cancer, why not buy one instead? Cards will be available for sale at Marie Curie shops in the UK for £1.00 each.

Of course if you don't live in the UK there are other ways for you to get involved in this good cause, for example 20th March is Daffodil Day in Ireland. Why not visit the Irish Cancer Society website for more information on how you can get involved? Maybe you could volunteer a couple of hours of your time or hold a coffee morning?

Whatever you do to help, rest assured that your efforts will go towards the care of cancer patients across the UK and Ireland. Remember the daffodil has been adopted as the sign for the various societies offering support to cancer sufferer's and their families...

Keep an eye out for those daffodils as they slowly come into bloom. The snowdrops are already here...

Best wishes

Polly Pierce
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