Volunteer to support Marie Curie this Christmas

Volunteer to support Marie Curie this Christmas

Marie Curie urgently needs your support to help people with a terminal illness in the Rochdale area this Christmas, many of whom will be enjoying their last together with the people they love.

By giving up just two hours of your time to collect donations, you will be helping the charity provide nursing care and emotional support to families.

The money you raise will also help to fund Marie Curie’s information and support team, which reached over 60,000 people last Christmas and provides a life line to people affected by terminal illness across the whole of the UK. 

Christmas is about creating memories and being together at a special time, with the people we love. By signing up to volunteer with friends, family or colleagues for Marie Curie, you’ll be making a huge difference to people who could be spending their last Christmas together, or to those for whom this will be the first without their mum, dad, husband or wife.

Across the Rochdale area there are many volunteer shifts available in supermarkets, shopping centres and high streets, and by signing up you will be part of an army of over 5,000 people nationally, aiming to raise over half a million pounds.

Lynn Partridge, Community Fundraiser for the Rochdale area said: “In the build up to Christmas we desperately need the people of Rochdale to grab a friend or family member and collect donations for Marie Curie.

“Our volunteers always have a fun and rewarding time collecting donations in their local communities and it’s the perfect way to give something back and get into the Christmas spirit. The money you raise will also be helping us reach more people with a terminal illness and the loved ones supporting them.

“Just two hours of your time, collecting at the local supermarket or on the high street, will make a massive difference to so many people."

For many people living with a terminal illness this will be their last Christmas. With your help, Marie Curie Nurses, volunteers and support team can help families spend this special time of year the way they want, together.

For more information on volunteer shifts in your area, visit:

• www.mariecurie.org.uk/collect