Scottish Parliament celebrates Great Daffodil Appeal

MSPs including Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport Shona Robison celebrated Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal at the Scottish Parliament yesterday.
 
Over 25 MSPs joined host Linda Fabiani MSP for an evening reception in the Garden Lobby to hear about the work of Marie Curie in Scotland from Chief Executive Dr Jane Collins. Shona Robison MSP discussed her support for the charity’s annual Great Daffodil Appeal and in an emotional speech on the one year anniversary of her husband’s death; Lesley Borthwick from Edinburgh spoke passionately about the care her family received from Marie Curie.
 
Earlier, over 60 volunteers from Marie Curie fundraising groups across Scotland attended a member’s debate supporting the Great Daffodil Appeal, the charity’s flagship fundraising campaign which encourages everyone to give a donation and wear a daffodil pin during March. 
 
Richard Meade, Marie Curie Head of Policy and Public Affairs Scotland said: “We are thrilled to be able to celebrate our Great Daffodil Appeal with cross-party support at Holyrood. Last year thanks to the generosity of our supporters we provided care in Scotland for more than 7,400 people living with a terminal illness. We’re calling on everyone in Scotland to help us do more by donating and wearing a daffodil in March.”
 
To support the Great Daffodil Appeal tweet #daffodilappeal, call 0845 601 3107 (local rate) or visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/daffodil