A Young Persons Guide to Prostate Cancer The inspiration for this idea came from a newly graduated history student called Patrick that was doing some admin work for us earlier in the year. It is never too early to start raising awareness of prostate cancer, particularly regarding the urban myths surrounding the testing process. It is also important to remember that prostate cancer affects entire families, and that children & grandchildren may also be looking for advice and reassurance about the illness that their loved ones are going through. We will be producing a brief glossary of medical terms together with access to resources aimed at families for inclusion on our new website. If you have any ideas, or if there is anything that you think we should include, please let us know.
Life with the Lions I know that only those of a certain ‘vintage’ will appreciate the reference to a 1950s wireless programme, albeit spelled a little differently, but I will take any opportunity to remember Ben Lyons and Bebe Daniels. As you will have read elsewhere in this newsletter, our great friends at Guildford Lions chose the Prostate Project as one of the charities to benefit from the Guildford Firework Fiesta, an event that will raise substantial funds for us. But I wanted to highlight the work that the Lions undertake on behalf of the local community, recent initiatives have included an appeal for used laptops and computers, that once ‘upgraded’ were distributed to families and individuals with little or no funds to buy their own. This one simple idea provided equipment vital for children to use for their homework, a great example of the community working together to help the most vulnerable in our society. The Lions also organise collections for food-banks and support dozens of charities with fundraising events.
Quite simply, the Lions ‘get things done’.
If you would like to learn more about the Lions, or fancy helping out please check out their website, there is no minimum commitment to help and you will meet lots of like-minded, decent men and women, people committed to delivering real results, often unheralded but always effective.
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