Donations pour into Maggie's Fife fundraiser appeal

Over £1200 has been raised by Maggie’s Fife – just 24 hours after launching a vital fundraising appeal.

The region’s cancer care centre unveiled the online initiative to help continue its support to people living with a cancer diagnosis.

It came after the coronavirus lockdown wiped out many of its major fundraiser events.

The centre, in the grounds of the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, is almost entirely funded by donations.

Now, generous Fifers have got its appeal off to the best possible started with £1200 banked in just one day.

The centre’s target is to hit £10,000.

Alison Allan, centre head, was delighted with the instant response.

She said: “On behalf of everyone at Maggie’s Fife and those we support I would like to say a huge thank you to all those who have been so generous and got our fundraising off to such a good start.

“It is very much appreciated and will help us support people with cancer and their friends and family now, when they need us more than ever.

“We know it is a difficult time for everyone, so are really grateful for people doing what they can.”

https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/health/maggies-fife-launches-ps10000-appeal-continue-its-vital-work-2540297

https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/pictures-why-we-all-love-our-maggies-centre-2540497

Maggie’s Fife launched the appeal to ensure its vital support for people living with cancer continued through, and beyond, the lockdown.

Its team is continuing to offer support via phone calls and online, while the centre itself has been handed over to NHS Fife and become a respite hub for frontline health workers.

And with people coping with cancer in isolation, and following social distancing guidelines, the need for its support is greater than ever.

Alison said: “People’s cancer doesn’t just stop because of Coronavirus.

“We want to be here for those people because they need us more than ever during this emergency and beyond.”

Over 70,000 Fifers have used Maggie’s in the past decade, and the number of people coming through its doors continues to rise year on year.

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/MaggiesFife

While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you. In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news on this free-to-read site, I am asking you - wherever possible and providing it is safe for you to do so - to also please purchase a copy of our newspapers; the Fife Free Press, Fife Herald, St Andrews Citizen, East Fife Mail and Glenrothes Gazette.

Inevitably falling advertising revenues will start to have an impact on local newspapers and the way we continue to work during this period of uncertainty.

The support of our readers has never been more important as we try to make sure that we keep you connected with your community during this time. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. We need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis.

Our team of trusted reporters are working incredibly hard behind the scenes - from kitchen tables and spare bedrooms - to look at how we can do this, and your continued support of our newspapers across Fife will help to protect their viability in the days and weeks ahead.

For more details on our subscription offers please visit email [email protected] or call us on 0330 4033004

Thank you

Allan Crow, Editor, Fife Free Press