2/12/2024
Make a donation to Marie Curie while saving money this Christmas
Marie Curie is the chosen charity for week 2 of Savoo’s Caring Christmas campaign. Marie Curie is a beacon of compassion and care for people with terminal illnesses and their families. The charity helps over 40,000 terminally ill people annually, offering hands-on nursing care, hospice care, and support services.
Donating to Marie Curie is easy and will cost you nothing! To get involved with Caring Christmas, all you need to do is use a discount on the Savoo website, and we’ll donate 5% of our commission* to Marie Curie from 2nd to 8th December 2024.
So far we have raised...
Goal: £5,000
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Marie Curie funds end-of-life care, ensuring that terminally ill individuals receive the dignity, comfort, and support they deserve. One of the charity’s core services is the provision of highly skilled nurses who offer personalised end-of-life care at home. Every year, Marie Curie nurses deliver approximately 1.2 million hours of hands-on care, which allows thousands of patients to remain at home, where they often feel most comfortable.
Christmas is an especially emotional time for families dealing with terminal illness. The festive season, often associated with togetherness and times of celebration can amplify feelings of sadness and stress for those caring for a loved one nearing the end of life. Marie Curie provides bereavement support throughout the festive season, allowing families to make the most of their time together at home or in a hospice.
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Make-A-Wish Q&A
In support of our money-raising campaign, Savoo Caring Chrismas, Jane Richardson, Marie Curie’s Deputy Head of Fundraising for London and the South East, has answered some of our questions about the charity's current priorities and and what challenges the festive period presents.
How does Marie Curie support families and patients during the Christmas season?
“Marie Curie nurses work every day of the year and this doesn’t change at Christmas. Marie Curie nurses are there to provide care and support to those with a terminal illness and their loved ones in their homes over the Christmas period. 9 out of 10 people would rather spend their final days/hours at home rather than in hospital. Demand for palliative care nurses is always high but even more so for someone’s final Christmas.
While it’s important to try to facilitate a final Christmas surrounded by loved ones, our hospices are open all year round. The Marie Curie Information & Support line is open for a few hours every day over the festive period so people who need help and advice or find the Christmas period difficult without their loved ones, have someone to talk to."
Does Marie Curie offer any specific Christmas events or fundraising activities that people can participate in?
“Marie Curie welcomes fundraising at any time of the year, but we are always really grateful for people who take the time to fundraise for us during a traditionally busy time of the year. Our volunteers are an inspiration all year round, particularly those who don branded tabards to stand in the cold to collect for Marie Curie in shops and on the streets. We have Christmas Fundraising My Way activities that people can get involved in with friends or in their workplace, such as Christmas jumper days, festive bake sales etc.
We also have Christmas collections throughout December in all local areas at train stations, supermarkets, shopping centres, and town centres. By signing up to collect money locally, you can assist Marie Curie during the festive period and beyond."
How does Marie Curie plan to use the funds raised during Christmas to further its long-term goals?
“Our recently published Better End of Life report 2024 reveals that one in three dying people were severely or overwhelmingly affected by pain in the last week of life, with bereaved people reporting how difficult it was to get joined-up support from health and care professionals at home. By choosing to support Marie Curie this Christmas period, you will be helping to fund resources that will allow people to access good quality care in their own homes.
We can only provide nurses and healthcare assistants if the funding is in place. Just £23 helps fund an hour of nursing care, £207 helps fund a night shift for a nurse in someone’s home and £32 pays for a call to our Support Line, meaning someone in need can pick up the phone and receive practical information and emotional support."
What festive message would you like to share with the Savoo community about supporting Marie Curie?
“Christmas can be challenging for many of us, but for families experiencing dying, death or bereavement it can often feel impossible. Right now, every five minutes someone dies without getting the care they need. We’re determined to change that. We want to ensure our nursing and hospice care, practical and clinical information, and free support line services are there for even more people, up and down the country.
So, whether you give, volunteer or shop with us, you can help us be there when it counts by funding care, comfort and joy for even more people. When buying Christmas gifts online, please claim a discount from Savoo. This will allow donations to Marie Curie to be made while saving you money. Thank you to all of our generous supporters."
If you want to donate to Marie Curie all year round, make a Savoo profile and we’ll donate a percentage of our commission every time you place an order using one of our discount codes. Next week, you will get another chance to donate to charity at no extra cost to you.
*From December 2nd to 8th 2024, Savoo will donate 5% of our organic revenue on every discount redeemed for affiliated brands to Marie Curie.