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MARIE CURIE CHARITY GIVEN £500 BY THE SOCIETY OF DORSET MEN

Marie Curie nurses, who deliver vital end-of-life care to Dorset patients in their own homes, are the latest beneficiary of The Society of Dorset Men’s charity fund. Richard Crosby, Chairman of the Dorchester & District Fundraising Group of the Marie Curie Charity, received the £500 cheque from Andrew Prowse, Vice Chairman of The Society of Dorset Men.

There are currently 88 Marie Curie nurses active in Dorset, who cared for 810 local terminally ill patients last year, amounting to 53,786 hours of care. In Dorset, they provide both day and night care- always free to patients and their families. To pay for this, the county’s fundraisers aim to raise around £900,000 a year.

In Dorset, Marie Curie provide medical care, social care and emotional support to the patient and their family. Where additional care is required, the Marie Curie nursing team can provide support during daytime as well.

Ali Goff runs the popular daffodil box scheme, which for 30 years has gathered money for the Marie Curie Charity; she also organises the annual street collection.

www.mariecurie.org.uk/local/groups/dorchester-district-fundraising-group

“I am always amazed to see how much effort is made by local people to support local voluntary services,” comments Andrew Prowse, Vice Chairman of The Society of Dorset Men. “When we heard of the outstanding work being done to support Dorset patients in their last illnesses by the Marie Curie Charity, we knew we had to give them our support.”

“I’m over the moon,” exclaimed Richard Crosby, Chairman of the Dorchester & District Fundraising Group of the Marie Curie Charity, which was formed in November 2014. “This generous donation will be used to provide more care for more patients and we are grateful The Society of Dorset Men reacted so quickly to our appeal.”

The Society of Dorset Men was founded nearly 112 years ago on 7 July 1904. The Society has a long and rich history, beginning as The Society of Dorset Men in London- aiming to bring together fellow Dorsets in the capital city. Since the 1950s, the main activities of the organisation have been centred on Dorset. Today, there are around 1,200 members throughout the UK and all over the world. The President is Oscar winner and ITV Downton Abbey playwright Lord Fellowes of West Stafford DL. He succeeded Sir Anthony Jolliffe GBE DL DSc DMus in 2011, the only Lord Mayor of London to be born in Weymouth- who still lives in Wyke Regis.

The four objects of The Society of Dorset Men are: “to make and to renew personal friendships and associations, to promote good fellowship among Dorset men wherever they may reside, to foster love of the county and pride in its history and traditions and to assist, by every means in its power, natives of Dorset who may stand in need of the influence and help of the Society.”

Membership of The Society of Dorset Men costs £10 a year. For further information, consult www.societyofdorsetmen.co.uk/page8.html or telephone Membership Secretary Peter Lush at 01305 260039.

Michel Hooper-Immins

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