The Benjamin Foundation
The Benjamin Foundation is pleased to announce that the original WI Calendar Girl,
Angela Knowles - Miss February - is coming to Norfolk to speak at two events on Saturday
15th March 2008. The release of the film 'Calendar Girls', with stars Helen Mirren and
Julie Walters, brought the story of Angela's husband's illness and death from Leukaemia
and the subsequent efforts of the ladies to raise money for Leukaemia Research to the
public's attention and made stars of the ladies of the WI who had undertaken the calendar.
Angela will be telling her story, including the efforts that they went through to produce
the calendar under the cover of darkness in a small Yorkshire village, how the village was
'invaded' by the film stars who wanted to meet the ladies and unearth the real story and
the exploits of this group of Yorkshire women trying to do a small act of voluntary work
ending in trips to America and the Far East.
Angela will be talking at two events on Saturday 15th March 2008. The first event is a
delicious traditional Afternoon Tea at the City of Norwich School at 3pm. The second event
is a Wine and Canapés evening in the sumptuous surroundings of The Great Hospital Norwich
from 7.30pm. Tickets are available priced at £8.50 each for the Afternoon Tea and £15.00
each for the Wine and Canapés by emailing info@benjaminfoundation.co.uk
or calling 01692 500999.
Donations from the events will be made to Leukaemia Research, The Benjamin Foundation and
Rotary International.
 Blood Donor Session
ST ANDREW METHODIST CHURCH
CROMER ROAD,
SHERINGHAM.
NR26 8SA
Tuesday 25 Mar 2008
13:00 to 15:30 and 16:30 to 19:00
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Spring" In to action
"Spring" into action to save lives is the message from the
National Blood Service (NBS) this month as March marks the official start of spring.
This is a time of year, which celebrates new life, and the end of a long
British winter, and the NBS is urging people who have never given blood before to mark the
occasion by rolling up their sleeves to donate for the first time.
Every day patients across East Anglia require around 280 units of blood.
Without volunteer blood donors giving on a regular basis hospitals would not be able to
give patients the treatment they urgently need.
Gareth Bell, Communications Officer for the NBS, said 'Although we have
seen periods so far this year when stocks have been lower than we would like we must pay
tribute to our wonderful donors in this area who continue to come out in force.
It is important to remember that the demand for blood never stops, stocks are turned over
in a matter of days, and we are always looking for more people to come forward. Giving
blood only takes around an hour or so in total and by booking an appointment your waiting
time will certainly be reduced. The process of giving is very simple so what are you
waiting for? Pick up the phone, book an appointment, and help give new life to someone at
their greatest time of need. Blood donors are asked to give every 16 weeks, that's just
three times-a-year and are sent a letter prior to their local session taking place to
remind them of the NBS visit. Each blood donation collected can be broken down into its
three component parts - Red cells, platelets and plasma. This means each time you roll up
your sleeve to donate you could be helping to save up to three local hospital patients. In
most cases anyone aged 17 to 59.who weighs over 7st 12lb, in good health can start saving
lives by giving blood.
For further information on becoming a blood donor, and to book an
appointment at your local session, please call the Donor Helpline on 0845 7711 711. You
can also log on to www.blood.co.uk.
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