Rotary Club of Hailsham Present Golf Day Proceeds to Cancer Charities
| Hailsham Rotary Club has given the majority of its proceeds from its Golf Charity Day held at the Willingdon Golf Club to the National Prostate Cancer Charity and the Eastbourne Prostate Cancer Support Group. Both charities received the sum of £1,000. The cheques were handed to Vivien Pipe from the National Charity and Debbie Hatfield who was representing the Eastbourne based support group at a meeting of the Hailsham Rotary Club held at the Boship Hotel in Hellingly. Each year in the UK some 35,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and about 10,000 die from the disease. More and more men below the age of 60 are developing the disease and nearly 85% of the public have no idea what can go wrong with the male gland. Unfortunately owing to this lack of knowledge many men delay consulting their GP and thus miss an important opportunity of detecting the cancer before it has spread. In making the presentation of the cheques to Vivien Pipe and Debbie Hatfield who were representing the two charities Francis Hodge, the President of the Hailsham Rotary Club said “My chosen theme for my year as President is Mens’ Health and Prostate Cancer is one of the causes I have decided to give support to. Many men have early stage prostate cancer without exhibiting any symptoms and this is obviously a cause for concern. During my year of office I hope that Hailsham Rotary Club will take part in Prostate Awareness Week which will be a natural progression from our work in connection with stroke awareness” Hailsham Rotary Club meets regularly at the Boship Farm Hotel, Hellingly and its members take part in many fundraising activities throughout the year. Rotarians initiate community projects that address many of today's most critical issues, such as violence, drug abuse, youth, hunger, the environment, and health issues generally. |
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Francis Hodge, President of Hailsham Rotary Club (centre) presenting the cheques to Vivien Pipe (National Prostate Cancer Charity) left and Debbie Hatfield (Eastbourne Prostate Cancer Support Group) on the right.
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