How does shopping on High Street at Home help Marie Curie Cancer Care?
High Street at Home is a gateway to all your favourite online stores, which
lets you raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care as you shop - at no extra
cost
to yourself.
By connecting through High Street at Home you can help raise funds for the
charity as you browse through the latest fashions, products and online-only
offers.
How it works
Quite simply, the online shops are grateful for the users that come to them
from our site, so they pay us a fee.
This is normally a percentage of whatever the customer spends, so the more
you
buy, the more we can donate to the charity.
For example, if you buy a £1,000 plasma TV from Amazon, you can generate
approximately £50 for Marie Curie Cancer Care without paying any extra
yourself.
How Marie Curie Cancer Care helps and supports people?
The charity’s four key activities are: |
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| Marie Curie Nurses |
Marie Curie Hospices |
Marie Curie Research Institute |
Palliative Care Research |
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| Nursing |
Research commissioned by Marie Curie Cancer Care shows that 64% of people would choose to die at home. In reality only 25% achieve this.
Every year, Marie Curie Nurses make that wish possible for thousands of cancer patients in cities, towns and villages across the UK.
Marie Curie Nurses now care for around 50 per cent of all cancer patients who die at home. They work through the night or during the day to provide care for patients in the comfortable and familiar surroundings of their own homes.
Our nurses are also there for families and carers - providing practical and emotional support at what can be an exhausting time. Marie Curie Nursing is always free of charge to patients and carers.
Pictured: A Marie Curie Nurse caring for a patient at home
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| Hospices |
| With 10 hospices across the UK, Marie Curie Cancer Care provides the largest number of hospice beds outside the NHS. The hospices offer specialist support in a relaxed, friendly and comfortable environment and no charge is ever made to patients or their families. Voluntary contributions, together with statutory government funding, are essential to continue providing these vital services.
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| The Marie Curie Research Institute |
Marie Curie scientists are at the forefront of cancer research. They focus on how the cells of our bodies should normally operate; what causes these processes to go wrong, leading to cancer; and how better treatments can be developed.
Pictured: Marie Curie Research Institute scientists at work
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| Palliative Care Research |
The Marie Curie Palliative Care Research and Development Unit seeks to improve care for those affected by life-limiting illnesses through encouraging and carrying out research into a broad spectrum of issues relating to palliative care.
Its work includes investigations into a wide range of subjects and issues, including aromatherapy massage, constipation in cancer patients and communication skills for healthcare professionals.
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About trading with High Street at Home
High Street at Home’s sole purpose is to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
We seek to direct our users to a wide range of online shops, while portraying these shops and their products in the best possible way.
If you are a retailer who would like to work with us and access our community of several hundred thousand consumers, please get in touch at the address below.
Email: mikep@purepagesgroup.com
Telephone: Mike Phillips on 01204 375500 for an exploratory discussion
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