£20,000 lifeline for clinic dealing with cancer treatment side-effects
Dan Hill, of Rosemere
A charity clinic which helps former cancer patients suffering with side-effects in South Cumbria has been given a £20,000 lifeline from Barrowâs Sir John Fisher Foundation.
The money will enable the Late Effects Pelvic Radiation Disease Clinic at Rosemere Cancer Centre, South Cumbria and Lancashireâs regional specialist cancer treatment and radiotherapy centre at the Royal Preston Hospital, to keep on treating patients.
The clinic opened in February of last year and it was feared it would not continue due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Charity Rosemere Cancer Foundation agreed to fund its set up and running costs for its first three years â a commitment of £283,521.
Community Fund set up to help those displaced by Boxborough fire
Wicked Local Northwest (Concord, MA)
Feb. 11 The UCC Boxborough has organized a
Community Fund to support those displaced by the four-alarm fire that ripped through a condo complex on
Swanson Road in
The
Feb. 10 blaze has reportedly left over 30 people displaced, many of whom are now staying at the
Boxboro Regency Hotel.
As many of you know, this evening there was a fire in
Boxborough on
Swanson Road. I m glad to say it looks like everyone from the fire in
Boxborough is okay. There were 24 units in the building, and many of the families are now staying at the Boxborough Regency. The
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A grant from Employment and Social Development Canada will help three local organizations that provide emergency services for local children and youth in crisis.
The Children’s Aid Society of Oxford County, in partnership with the Oxford County Community Health Centre and Wellkin, will receive funding for short-term emergency services aimed at local children, youth and families.
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The funding – delivered from the COVID-19 Emergency Community Support Fund – will be administered by the United Way Oxford.
Ridgefielders Launch The Friends of Ridgefield Restaurant and Community Support Fund Written by Catherine Neligan
Concerned Ridgefield residents have obtained approval to use the town’s existing “Friends of Ridgefield” 501(c)(3) fund to receive and direct much-needed private stimulus to Ridgefield’s restaurants and potentially other needy businesses.
Like many around the country, Ridgefield’s restaurants are suffering under relentless COVID-19 pressures. Many are near a breaking point. In December, Bloomberg.com estimated over 110,000 restaurants had closed nationwide, claiming the industry was in a “free fall.” As of November, over 600 restaurants had closed in Connecticut. Ridgefield also has seen several close, with others in immediate jeopardy.