Pupils potty about raising charity funds
Published Date:
02 September 2008
Schools and groups across Lancashire are top of the pots after they helped to raise £84,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Children aged from three to 11 got their hands dirty by growing daffodils for the charity's Mini Pots of Care fund-raising activity.
In the autumn children plant a daffodil bulb in their own mini pot which they care for until the bulbs bloom to reflect the care that Marie Curie Nurses provide to terminally ill patients. In spring the children paint their pots and take their daffodils home to someone they care about in return for a donation to the charity.
The money raised by children across the North of England equates to 4,200 hours of high quality nursing care that Marie Curie Nurses can provide, giving terminally ill patients the choice of dying at home, supported by their families.
The fund-raising activity kicks off again this autumn and Marie Curie Cancer Care is inviting schools and groups to sign up now for their free planting kit.
To register visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/minipotsofcare or call 08700 340 040. Registrations close October 17.
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02 September 2008 7:41 AM
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