Hampshire raises £250,000 for cancer charity (From Daily Echo)
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Hampshire raises £250,000 for cancer charity
6:00pm Sunday 12th February 2012 in News
Hampshire raises £250,000 for cancer charity
We raise our mugs to the people of Hampshire!
That is the message from fundraisers at a leading UK cancer charity after the county raised more than £250,000 by supporting its annual flagship |event.
Hampshire collected the cash after residents pulled together for Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
Residents of Southampton led the way after raising £52,801 – £11,500 more than the city’s record.
And it was almost £40,000 more than the amount raised in neighbouring Portsmouth.
A total of 360 coffee mornings were hosted in Southampton, which helped boost the national total to a |record-breaking £10m.
Director of fundraising at Macmillan Cancer Support, Lynda Thomas, said: “I’d like to extend a huge thank you to our wonderful coffee morning hosts and guests who raised £10m for Macmillan Cancer Support.”
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning 2012 will take place on Friday, September 28.
For information on how to get involved this year, you should visit macmillan.org.uk/coffee, or call 0845 602 1246.
