On Friday 13th & Saturday 14th March, members of Calne Lions donned yellow tabards and daffodil top hats to collect money for Marie Curie.
Marie Curie Nurses and healthcare professionals provide expert hospice care, whatever the illness, in the comfort of home and hospice. Whether someone has months, weeks or days left to live, Marie Curie’s services help provide individuals with clinical care and emotional support, assisting them so they are able to live the best life they can to the end.
Calne Lions support Marie Curie around this time, every year by going out locally to collect. This year we had collectors out in Calne town centre and at the Tesco superstore on both days and as always, our local community were incredibly supportive of our fundraising.
As a charity, Marie Curie are dependent on the generosity of the public to continue their essential work. £100 could fund 3 sessions of bereavement counselling for those grieving, for example, or £200 could fund 9 hours of nursing care in someone’s home.
Over the two days, this year, Calne Lions collected a phenomenal £679.54 (almost double what we were able to collect last year), which will go to help Marie Curie support individuals locally.
If you would like to find out more about Marie Curie and the work they do, or would like to make a donation, you can visit their website www.mariecurie.org.uk