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Vittorio Licata's Cycle from Blackpool to Scarborough

Vittorio Licata is raising money for Douglas Macmillan Hospice
“Vittorio Licata's fundraising”

on 14 February 2011

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Douglas Macmillan Hospice (Dougie Mac) is the only hospice in Staffordshire supporting Children, Young Adults & Adults. Care is given to patients who are living with a life-limiting illness at our two sites and in the community. We also provide support for patients families and their carers.

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<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>On the 27th of June my friends and I will be cycling the width of England which is 155 miles from Blackpool to Scarborough for a charity of our choice, so if you could please donate every little helps. I have choose the Douglas Macmillan hospice. This is for sentimental reasons as this is where my late Grandfather past away. Any sort of donation is cherished as the douglas Macmillan need our help and money to keep up there excellent work, in providing care for those who are sadly suffering from life limiting illness's. 66% of the capital that the Douglas Macmillan Hospice recieve is entirely from public donations. So every pound you give is vital to the work this brilliant Hospice do !</p> <p>Thank you for any donations, they are very appreciated by both me and the hospice.</p> <p>Video Blog every week!&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/V1111111100#g/u">http://www.youtube.com/user/V1111111100#g/u</a></p> <p>About The Douglas Macmillan</p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular;"><span class="style1" style="font-size: 16px;">The Hospice is the only adult Hospice for the people of&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span class="style1" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #006400; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular;"><strong>North Staffordshire</strong></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular;">&nbsp;and surrounding villages.&nbsp; They were established in 1973 and have grown over the years not only in size but also in the range and amount of care services available for local people.<br /><br />Their consultant led multi-disciplinary clinical team provide specialist palliative care* for people facing cancer and other life-limiting illnesses; and help and support for their families and carers.<br /><br />They do not charge for the care and help they provide, they rely on voluntary donations and some statutory funding to meet our running and development costs.<br /><br />They have no association with any other organisation, even those national charities who share a similar name.Their ability to meet the needs of the community they serve is very dependent on the support of local people, groups, businesses and organisations.<br /><br />The team of nurses, doctors, healthcare assistants, volunteers, chaplains, social workers, therapists, and support staff care for all the needs of the patients facing a terminal illness: physical, emotional, social and spiritual.&nbsp; Together they aim to help patients both at home and in the Hospice to achieve the very best quality of life, whatever their life expectancy, days, weeks or months.</span></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>I will be posting a blog of training and will be geotagging myself when i start my journey, this will include videos and pictures</p> <p>Thanks Vittorio Licata</p> <p><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p>

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£340.00
+ £48.21 Gift Aid
Online
£340.00
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£0.00

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