Rashina NS students raise money for Irish Cancer Society

Rashina NS pupils held a non uniform day in a bid to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society last month.

The event held on March 24 for Daffodil Day raised a total of €155.

Students were delighted recently to present Mary McManus, Mary Brazil and Marian McManus, Irish Cancer Society volunteer collectors with the €155 collected from the non uniform day.

The Irish Cancer Society provides a wide range of supports and services to those with cancer and their families. For example, cancer nurses give free information and advice for patients and their loved ones through the Support Line on Freephone 1800 200 700, online, and in-person at our Daffodil Centres in hospitals across Ireland.

The organisation also offers emotional support for patients and the loved ones of patients who are finding it hard to deal with a cancer diagnosis. Through their Survivor Support Programme, newly diagnosed cancer patients are connected to cancer survivor volunteers who provide one-to-one support in person or over the phone.

The society also fund free counselling for people affected by cancer in communities across the country, as well as help getting to and from treatments in hospital through the Volunteer Driver Service and Financial Aid programme.

Night Nurses provide in-home, end of life care for patients who are not going to survive their diagnosis so that the patient can spend their remaining days in the comfort of their homes, surrounded by their loved ones.

The Irish Cancer Society also produce and maintain free information on all types of cancer through https://www.cancer.ie/ and our cancer leaflets and booklets available for free on the website and in medical offices across Ireland.