{"id":50502,"date":"2024-03-26T12:02:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chrisevansmp.com\/?p=50502"},"modified":"2024-03-26T12:02:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:02:11","slug":"islwyn-mp-chris-evans-urges-support-for-marie-curies-great-daffodil-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisevansmp.com\/islwyn-mp-chris-evans-urges-support-for-marie-curies-great-daffodil-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Islwyn MP Chris Evans urges support for Marie Curie\u2019s Great Daffodil Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 105%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Islwyn\u2019s MP, Chris Evans, met with Marie Curie ambassador and football star Chris Kamara at an event in Westminster on 20th March to celebrate the UK\u2019s leading end of life Charity\u2019s 38th Great Daffodil Appeal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 105%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Chris Evans pledged his support for the appeal this March and is urging people in Islwyn and South Wales to donate and wear one of Marie Curie\u2019s distinctive daffodil pin in any Superdrug store this March. The annual appeal helps Marie Curie continue its vital work. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 105%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">The money raised helps Marie Curie to provide expert care and support to anyone with an illness they are likely to die from, and support those close to them, through one of the charity\u2019s hospices, hospice care at home services, or their free information and support line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 105%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Last year, Marie Curie provided direct expert end of life care and support to more than 44,200 people across the UK. By 2028, the charity aims to grow that number to 100,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 105%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Mr Evans said: \u201cEveryone should receive the best possible end of life care, but too many people sadly miss out. That\u2019s why I am so proud to be supporting Marie Curie on their mission.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 105%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">\u201cThe daffodil is a symbol both of Wales and this appeal, and I would urge people across Islwyn and South Wales to support the Great Daffodil Appeal through making a donation to allow them to continue their important work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 105%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Ruth Driscoll, Associate Director of Policy and Public Affairs England at Marie Curie, said<b>: <\/b>\u201cRight now, too many people are dying in pain, in poverty and alone. Services and staff are stretched to their limits, carers and families don\u2019t know where to turn for help. We can\u2019t let the crisis in end of life care continue. Over three million people will die during the next Parliament, leaving 16 million bereaved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 105%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">\u201cMarie Curie is working hard to ensure that everyone has the best possible care at the end of their lives and we are delighted to have support from all political parties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 105%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">\u201cThank you to Chris for attending our event to meet our wonderful ambassador Chris and our staff who are so vital to the Great Daffodil Appeal every year. Supporters like you are so important in raising awareness of our vital work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 105%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Chris Kamara, who became a Marie Curie ambassador in 2010, after his mother Irene received care from the charity before she died, said:<b> <\/b>\u201cAs a long-time ambassador of Marie Curie, I have seen first-hand the great work they do to support people at the end of life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 105%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">\u201cMarie Curie supported my dear mum in 2003, and I\u2019ll always be grateful for their care and expertise in her time of need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 105%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">\u201cThe work Marie Curie do is needed now more than ever, and the charity is determined that its care and support reaches everyone \u2013 whatever the illness. That\u2019s why I\u2019m urging everyone to show their support for the Great Daffodil Appeal in any way they can.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 105%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Superdrug is the headline partner for the Great Daffodil Appeal in 2024. You can also pick up a daffodil pin in any Superdrug store this March and help ensure everyone gets expert care and support right to the end. For information and to donate, please visit: <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariecurie.org.uk\/daffodil\">Mariecurie.org.uk\/daffodil<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islwyn\u2019s MP, Chris Evans, met with Marie Curie ambassador and football star Chris Kamara at an event in Westminster on 20th March to celebrate the UK\u2019s leading end of life Charity\u2019s 38th Great Daffodil Appeal. 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