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[local organisation] supports Carers Week 2012
[local organisation] is supporting this year’s Carers Week (18-24 June) by organising [event title]. The event, which is taking place at [place] on [date] at [time], will be a [event details].
Carers Week highlights the vital contribution made by carers to their families and communities in providing unpaid care for someone who is ill, frail or disabled. This year, the theme for the week is ‘In Sickness and in Health". It calls for greater support for unpaid carers to help them continue in their caring role without facing ill health, stress or financial worry.
Along with many other events taking place across the UK, [event title] will help to support carers by [aim of the event].
[Name of event spokesperson] from [name of organisation] said: “Many carers in [local area] suffer due to a lack of understanding about what they do – some don’t even recognise themselves as carers. This has a real and negative impact on their health, finances, working and social life, and general wellbeing. Our [event title] is one of many activities and services that [local organisation name] provides to support carers who feel isolated.”
This year’s Carers Week is supported by many famous celebrities with caring experience, including British actor, Lynda Bellingham.
She says: “Sometimes the role of a carer can be a very hard and lonely one and Carers Week is a time when hopefully a carer doesn’t feel quite so alone. It is also a time to pass on information and contacts to try to help with different circumstances.
“It is a week to answer questions about finances, respite and health care issues. If each carer felt that one aspect of their lives had been improved with such a caring week, then the concept has been a huge success. Once again, let’s all care about the carers.”
Other celebrities supporting this campaign include Dame Judi Dench, Angela Rippon, Jack Charlton and Martin Lewis.
Carers Week is organised by a partnership of 9 national charities: Age UK, Carers UK, Crossroads Care, Dementia UK, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie Cancer Care, MS Society, Parkinson’s UK, and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.
For more information about the events and activities taking place as part of Carers Week, visit www.carersweek.org.
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For more information about the [event title], please contact:
[event spokesperson]
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