Yellow Pages rewards schools’ fundraising for hope and renewal - 14 December 2001
The Marie Curie Cancer Care/Yellow Pages ‘Fields of Hope’ campaign has this year reaped about £60,000 for the charity from schools across Northern Ireland planting a symbol of ‘hope’ in their own grounds.The substantial increase of almost 75% on last year’s schools campaign has been achieved by pupils and volunteers planting thousands of daffodil bulbs representing both hope and renewal.
As the campaign’s sponsor, Yellow Pages has donated full computer packages to the school with the highest fundraising total, Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry and to the school which raised the most per pupil, Beechgrove Special School, Ballymena for its outstanding contribution to the campaign.
Yellow Pages’ support of Marie Curie Cancer Care’s ‘Fields of Hope’ campaign means that all funds raised go straight to the charity, which provides inpatient and outpatient services at its Belfast centre, home nursing and education, as well as funding research into the causes and treatment of cancer.
John Condron, chief executive of Yell,said: "Through our support for this campaign, we want to help Marie Curie Cancer Care continue to bring hope and comfort to people in Northern Ireland living with cancer. The twenty existing ‘Fields of Hope’ across the province are a constant reminder of the difference Marie Curie and research make to hundreds of local people every day."
Welcoming Yellow Pages’ support, Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Community Fundraising Manager Liz Ritchie, said: "Our ‘Fields of Hope’ play a vital role in promoting our services and fundraising. With Yellow Pages’ support this year we have exceeded all our expectations, it will make a tremendous difference."
