‘Colon-aid’ the Yeovil District Bowel Cancer Support Group
Summary
Facilities and support
Our first year has benefited from the support we have received from YDH Colorectal/Stoma Care Department and our guest speakers from YDH and Macmillan. We have also benefited from St Margaret’s Hospice Yeovil making their training room available to us for our meetings and for providing the refreshments. We thank them all for their support.
Membership
Group numbers have remained about the same over the year with new members replacing those who have moved or have decided to leave the group. It is with sadness that we remember the passing of Melvyn John Hopkins on the 24th June 2007. Melvyn’s courage and fortitude whilst undergoing intensive chemotherapy will not be forgotten, nor will his lively participation at our group meetings.
It is satisfying to note that we have 16 patient/carer members and 3 Colorectal/Stoma Care members who attended the first meeting in August 2006. All members deserve credit for their individual efforts in helping to achieve a friendly caring atmosphere where humour and laughter can also be enjoyed.
Fund Raising
During the year we have raised in excess of £180 pounds at our meetings from donations for refreshments and impromptu raffles. Of this £34 was passed to Rowland to offset expenses for services to the group and the remainder was donated to St Margaret’s Hospice. (Note the refreshment donations at our first few meetings were donated to St Margaret’s, however the amounts were not recorded).
The Cream Tea Afternoon raised a net £900 to be donated equally between YDH Oncology Unit , YDH Colorectal/Stoma Care and St Margaret’s Hospice Yeovil.
Group Expenses
Our expenses fall into the following categories:-
(2) The services provided by the YDH Colorectal/Stoma Care Department such as support at our meetings, postage and distribution of our Meeting Minutes. These expenses have been met by the Department and have not been quantified.
(3) The services provided by group members such as raffle tickets, raffle prizes, paper, printer ink, badges, folders, etc. These expenses have been met by member donations with some reimbursement from raffle proceeds.
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Facilities and support
Our first year has benefited from the support we have received from YDH Colorectal/Stoma Care Department and our guest speakers from YDH and Macmillan. We have also benefited from St Margaret’s Hospice Yeovil making their training room available to us for our meetings and for providing the refreshments. We thank them all for their support.
Membership
Group numbers have remained about the same over the year with new members replacing those who have moved or have decided to leave the group. It is with sadness that we remember the passing of Melvyn John Hopkins on the 24th June 2007. Melvyn’s courage and fortitude whilst undergoing intensive chemotherapy will not be forgotten, nor will his lively participation at our group meetings.
It is satisfying to note that we have 16 patient/carer members and 3 Colorectal/Stoma Care members who attended the first meeting in August 2006. All members deserve credit for their individual efforts in helping to achieve a friendly caring atmosphere where humour and laughter can also be enjoyed.
Fund Raising
During the year we have raised in excess of £180 pounds at our meetings from donations for refreshments and impromptu raffles. Of this £34 was passed to Rowland to offset expenses for services to the group and the remainder was donated to St Margaret’s Hospice. (Note the refreshment donations at our first few meetings were donated to St Margaret’s, however the amounts were not recorded).
The Cream Tea Afternoon raised a net £900 to be donated equally between YDH Oncology Unit , YDH Colorectal/Stoma Care and St Margaret’s Hospice Yeovil.
Group Expenses
Our expenses fall into the following categories:-
(2) The services provided by the YDH Colorectal/Stoma Care Department such as support at our meetings, postage and distribution of our Meeting Minutes. These expenses have been met by the Department and have not been quantified.
(3) The services provided by group members such as raffle tickets, raffle prizes, paper, printer ink, badges, folders, etc. These expenses have been met by member donations with some reimbursement from raffle proceeds.
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