DUP MLAs Fundraise For Macmillan Cancer Support

They fund nurses and other specialist healthcare professionals as well as building cancer centres.xa0 And they work for better cancer provision. Macmillan is a tremendous charity doing wonderful work for the 1 in 3 of us who are affected by cancer. [caption id="attachment_24365" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pictured are Strangford MLA's Simon Hamilton MLA and Michelle McIlveen MLA with Heather Monteverde, Macmillan'x80x99s Northern Ireland General Manager."][/caption] “We are immensely grateful to the many people who attended our coffee morning in aid of Macmillan.xa0 Their generosity has helped raise £560 for a charity who will use it extremely effectively to provide much needed assistance for cancer sufferers and their families across Northern Ireland”. Simon Hamilton added, “When I was Chair of Stormont’s Social Development Committee I visited Macmillan’s benefits advice service at the Cancer Centre in Belfast City Hospital.xa0 I saw for myself some of the first rate work that Macmillan are able to do with the money that our coffee morning has helped raise. “People who are diagnosed with cancer are first and foremost concerned about their health but they also need practical support including financial assistance.xa0 Macmillan work with cancer patients to ensure that just as their health needs are taken care of, so are their financial needs. “I am glad that by hosting our coffee morning we have been able to raise so much for Macmillan.xa0 We look forward to Macmillan continuing with their amazing work helping those suffering from cancer”.]]>