Over £50k for Macmillan Cancer Support from South Tyneside
Did you get involved in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning this year? Do you know what it is? Let me tell you. Macmillan Cancer Support – an organisation that does wonderful things to support those who suffer from cancer and also their families in many, many ways – raise a significant proportion of their funds from the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning campaign.
This year, the official date of the event was 30 September, but of course there was no need to be pernickety about the date. As such, during September and October many organisations, businesses, schools, hospitals, individuals and others organised ways to raise funds during coffee mornings.
And the population in South Tyneside were especially effective in raising money. According to reports in the local online press, the generous and supportive population raised over £54,000 and the final count is not yet in.
It has been estimated that around 400 coffee mornings took place over the two month period in support of the charity. On a national scale, Macmillan is hoping to achieve a whopping £8.5million. The official target for the region was apparently £68,000 and there is an optimistic outlook by many that this will indeed be the case once all the monies are in and counted.
What will the monies be used for? The Macmillan team offer a range of emotional, practical and financial support services for those adversely affected by cancer. It has been said that the money will go towards, amongst other things, nurses, support lines and other advice services.