UK Charities

H.Samuel is proud to support The Variety Club Children's Charity

For 60 years Variety Club Children's Charity has been helping sick, disabled and disadvantaged children and young people.

The Variety Club has an illustrious history stretching back to the golden age of British entertainment. The charity has raised over £200 million in the last 6 decades and improved the lives of more than a million children and young people.

The original showbiz charity provides Sunshine Coaches and electric wheelchairs, sends children on once in a lifetime outings, equips children's hospitals, supports youth clubs throughout the UK and helps in many other ways. This is made possible because volunteers from all walks of life give generously of their time and money, supported by a galaxy of celebrities from showbusiness and sport.

The Variety Club concentrates on giving help where help is needed, and being the small change which makes a huge difference to the lives of children and young people across the country. If you would like to get involved with The Variety Club then email info@varietyclub.org.uk or visit the website at http://www.varietyclub.org.uk/.

• The Variety Club provides practical solutions to allow sick, disabled and disadvantaged children and young people across the UK to reach their full potential.
• This year sees The Variety Club celebrate its 60th year of bringing hope, independence and freedom to children and young people.
• In the past 60 years The Variety Club has raised over £200 million and helped more than a million children and young people.
• The Variety Club has donated more than 3,300 electric wheelchair and mobility aids since 1981, put 4,890 Sunshine Coaches on the road and given around £20 million to children’s hospitals.

Ernest Jones is proud to support Marie Curie Cancer Care

The charity provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give people with terminal cancer and other illnesses the choice to spend their final days in the comfort of their own homes, supported by their families.

Research commissioned by Marie Curie Cancer Care shows that 64 per cent of people would choose to die at home, in reality only 25 per cent achieve this. Every year Marie Curie Nurses make this wish possible for thousands of patients. Working in communities across the UK – from remote Scottish islands through villages and towns to our biggest cities – Marie Curie Nurses now care for around half of all cancer patients who die at home. They work through the night or during the day to provide care for patients in the comfortable and familiar surroundings of their own home. Marie Curie nurses are also there for families and carers, providing practical and emotional support at what can be an exhausting time. Marie Curie Nursing is always free of charge to both patients and carers.

In addition, Marie Curie Cancer Care has nine hospices across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and two centres for palliative care research. It also funds seven fundamental scientific research groups which investigate the causes and treatments of cancer. Until this year this research was carried out at the Marie Curie Research Institute but from Summer 2009 the groups will be located in universities around the country and will receive funding from the charity until 2012. This year the charity will care for over 29,000 terminally ill patients in the community and in their hospices.

Providing a Marie Curie Nurse in a patient's home for one hour costs £20, and by working in partnership with organisations such as Ernest Jones, Marie Curie Cancer Care aims to double the number of people it can support.

For more information on Marie Curie Cancer Care visit http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/.