The Donard Fundraising Group have continued their great charity work into 2015 by making a $5,000 (£3,093) donation to help Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI.
The Group’s chairman Paul Madden said: “We are delighted to make this presentation. Leukaemia and Lymphoma NI funds research into the causes and possible cures of leukaemia, lymphoma and other haematological blood cancers in Northern Ireland. Leukaemia and Lymphoma NI support some of the infrastructure, students and scientists in the Leukaemia Research Laboratories in the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB) and Belfast City Hospital.”
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Pictured making the presentation from left are: Donard Fundraising Group volunteers Roisin Kelly, Paul Madden and his son Raphael Madden, Caroline Crothers from Leukaemia and Lymphoma NI and Jacqui Mason.[/caption]
Donard Fundraising Group PRO Jacqui Mason added, “This ongoing vital reseach by Leukaemia and Lymphoma NI is being lead and conducted by Prof Mary Frances McMullin (Professor of Clinical Haematology QUB, Consultant Haematologist BCH), and Prof Ken Mills (Chair of Experimental Haematology) and their team of researchers.
“We hope our donation will tangibly help these renowned researchers in their quest to find cures to help anyone who has these forms of blood cancer, and raise awareness of the vital work the they continue to do – which means lot to our group and its donors who especially wish to help L & L NI. And we would like to thank an extremely kind-hearted gentleman and his family and friends for helping us to do so.
Claire Atchison on behalf of Leukaemia and Lymphoma NI added: “I would like to thank the Donard Fundraising Group for its extremely kind and wonderful donation of $5,000. This donation is deeply appreciated and will really help us to continue supporting life-saving research taking place in Northern Ireland.
“Our charity is the only one in NI which is dedicated to funding this important research into leukaemia, lymphoma and associated blood cancers. A person can be diagnosed with a blood cancer at any age, although these blood cancer diseases affect more adults than children, and can be harder to treat in older people.
“With the help from our supporters, we aim to ensure in the future people of these diseases survive leukaemia, lymphoma and blood cancers. With the the help of the Donard Fundraising Group, we are that one step closer.”
The Donard Fundraising Group can be contacted via its Facebook page, Tel/Text: 07599 809280 or 07974 392790, Email:donardfg@hotmail.com
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