Dear Sir/ Madam,
Christmas is a time for making people feel special. It’s an opportunity to think about what’s important; in a year when being in each other’s company has been so difficult, isn’t time together the greatest gift of all?
We’ve all had to adapt this year, as the global pandemic has taken its toll, creating adversity, generating fear and isolation. Forcing us to alter our natural instincts to come together, alter our behaviour and live with an invisible enemy. For those of us living with cancer this has brought further anxiety and trepidation to an already challenging present and uncertain future.
Which is why Macmillan Cancer Support are urging Londoners to find new, innovative ways to #ReachOut to family, friends, neighbours and the community this Christmas, while adhering to government guidelines and restrictions.
Whether it’s sending a card, a video call, or inviting them to join a virtual event like celeb-packed Macmillan Carol Concert Follow The Stars, you can still show people you are there for them. Now more than ever, we need to find new ways to show those around us that they matter.
This Christmas Macmillan Cancer Support wants you to take a step back and focus on what’s special to all of us, something that comes more naturally at Christmas than at any other time of year. #ReachOut to family, friends, neighbours and the community, show them that they matter and they’re on your mind.
Cancer doesn’t stop at Christmas and neither does Macmillan Cancer Support. We have 1,500 Macmillan badged professionals in London helping support the 210,000 people are living with cancer in the capital.
The Macmillan Support Line can help with clinical, practical and financial information for all those affected by and living with cancer. Please call us on 0808 808 00 00 (7 days a week, 8am-8pm).
Without your donations we simply cannot support the growing number of people who need us no matter what time of year it is.
Donate today to help us this Christmas: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/donate or visit our online shop buy a Christmas card and remind someone they’re in your thoughts, reach out: https://shop.macmillan.org.uk/#
Yours Sincerely,
Emma Tingley, London Strategic Partnerships Manager
Macmillan Cancer Support
