Marie Curie provides a better end of life for more people, whatever the illness.
They are there for anyone living with any illness they’re likely to die from, and those close to them. They provide free palliative and end-of-life care, information and support. The charity campaigns for more people to have a better end of life, and fund palliative care research.
Every five minutes, someone dies without the care and support they need. Together, we can close the gap so that everyone gets the best experience possible at the end of their life.
How will you fundraise this Great Daffodil Appeal?
There are plenty of ways to raise funds for vital end of life care this March. You’ll also receive step-by-step guides to make fundraising as simple as possible!
- Bake it yellow: Mix it up for Marie Curie with a yellow baking fundraiser. It’s a great way to raise some dough!
- Walk your way: Stride out and get sponsored to walk wherever, whenever and however far suits you.
- Ready, steady, bin-go: Calling all bingo fans! Round up your friends, family or colleagues for a bingo fundraiser.
- Spring clear out: Turn unwanted items into cash for Marie Curie with a cupboard-clearing fundraiser.
However you choose to fundraise, this is your chance to make it count.
Register today: Fundraise for the Great Daffodil Appeal
‘Cost of dying crisis’ campaign
Life is often more expensive when you live with a terminal diagnosis, and, with the rising cost of living, more terminally ill people are being pushed into poverty every year. Because of this, Marie Curie has started its ‘Cost of dying crisis’ campaign.
They are calling on the UK Government to act now and do the following:
1/ Introduce a social tariff to protect people living with a terminal illness from spiralling energy bills.
2/ Make sure that all terminally ill people have enough income to live comfortably until the very end.
People living with a terminal illness are forced to choose between powering vital medical equipment, heating their home, or buying food. Meanwhile, their energy bills can be thousands of pounds higher than the average household.
Cutting energy bills is the single most effective way to reduce fuel poverty among people at the end of life—potentially lifting 54,000 out of fuel poverty and reducing fuel poverty for 74,000 more.
Sign the petition
You can help by joining the people who have signed the Marie Curie ‘cost of dying crisis’ petition. More than 16,300 have done so already. You can find the petition here.
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