Join in Love Maggie’s Day!

Today will see Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres launch its very first Love Maggie’s Day, to take place on Friday 26th March. From now until Love Maggie’s Day on Friday 26 March the charity hopes to raise £100,000- and they need your help to do so!

The whole idea is to do something you love or do something for someone you love and raise money for this fantastic charity.

In reaching the £100,00 fundraising target, Maggie’s hope to increase awareness of the support Maggie’s offers people living with, through and beyond cancer by organising or participating in any one (or more!) of the huge range of Love Maggie’s Day activities. They’ll be happening in Maggie’s Centres and communities across the country, so get in touch and get involved – simply call the Supporter Care Team on 0300 123 1801 to find out more.

See Janet Ellis talking about Love Maggies Day here

In Dundee nearly 300 Maggie’s supporters from across Scotland will turn out en masse today to form a human chain around Maggie’s Dundee Centre to “hug” the stunning building and launch Love Maggie’s Day . The hug is a sign of love and unity and people are to make chains around Maggie’s Oxford and Maggie’s London at the same time today – architect Richard Rogers will join in with the hug around his Stirling Prize winning building in London.

Famous names who have already signed up to do something they love on the day, include Sarah Brown, Kirsty Wark and Janet Ellis.  Maggie’s are also delighted to have some fantastic companies supporting Love Maggie’s Day. These include Cabbages & Roses who are donating a percentage of the price of a beautiful top to Maggie’s which will be for sale on their website and in selected Jigsaw stores from March;   the award-winning Travelwrap Company are also donating a percentage of the price of a specially designed cashmere Maggie’s Travelwrap, and Designer Rob Ryan, who has created a stunning greeting card for sale to support Love Maggie’s Day.

So start planning your fundraising for Love Maggie’s Day now! Be Part of it- call 0300 123 1801

Choose something you love. Then, do it! For yourself or for someone you love. On your own or with others.

For example, if you love:

• Cycling and walking – sign up for Maggie’s Monster Bike and Hike in Scotland on 1-2 May 2010
• Cake – join Maggie’s Pudding Club
• Helping out – volunteer at one of Maggie’s 2010 events

Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres is a charity supported by the People’s Postcode Lottery. Maggie’s receives regular and unrestricted funding from the charity lottery- totaling over £1 million to date. Visit http://www.postcodelottery.com/ to find out more.