A north-east MSP is lending his support to Marie Curie’s largest annual fundraiser which is taking place throughout March.
The Great Daffodil Appeal is the biggest of the cancer charity’s fundraisers, and asks the public to give a donation and wear a Marie Curie daffodil pin.
All the money raised from the appeal will help Marie Curie nurses treat people living with terminal cancer throughout the north-east.
Now North East Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald is urging people to support the campaign.
He said: “The work of charities like Marie Curie in supporting our NHS and local authorities is vital, if people are to be able to access palliative and end-of-life care in their own homes.
“I am delighted to show my support for the Great Daffodil Appeal, and would like to thank all the Marie Curie nurses who work in the north east, supporting terminally ill people and their families.”
Richard Meade, Marie Curie Head of Policy and Public Affairs Scotland, added: “One in four people, around 11,000 in Scotland, miss out on the care they need and that’s not good enough.
“Join our biggest annual fundraising appeal and help us provide vital hands on care and emotional support to people living with a terminal illness, and their loved ones.
“Make every daffodil count by donating and wearing your daffodil pin.”
