DEBRA vist and donation.
Club President Richard Lindo and Club Secretary Leigh
Welham visited Jenny Jackson and some of her team at DEBRA to handover a cheque
for £1500.
DEBRA is a
national charity and patient support organisation for people living with the
rare, extremely painful, genetic skin blistering condition, Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) also
known as ‘Butterfly Skin’. EB causes the skin to become very fragile and tear
or blister at the slightest touch. With your help we can find treatments and
cure(s) for EB.
Richard and Leigh were shown videos, narrated by
Graeme Souness VP of DEBRA, telling Isla’s story which shows what a
debilitating and painful condition EB (Epidermolysis Bullosa ) is.
Richard commented, "it is emotional but worthwhile watching and, good to know our donation is in a small way going toward the efforts to enable those suffering to be one day able to a live a life free of pain". "There is further opportunity for us to organise good quality clothes collections from our and other Rotary Clubs for DEBRA’s charity shops."
For Isla’s story visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cugUXPlx7LA
To understand more about EC visit DEBRA at
https://www.debra.org.uk/what-is-eb
DEBRA letter of thanks..
Dear
Richard and Leigh.
A
massive thank you to everyone in the Rotary club of Crowthorne, Sandhurst and
Bracknell for your generous donation of £1,500.
We
will put this to good use supporting people living with EB.
As
promised please find attached photos and links below to the videos we watched
today. If you post on social media please tag DEBRA UK, thank you.
What is drug repurposing? - YouTube
A Life Free of Pain - Isla's Story - YouTube
If
there is anything else please let me know.
Have
a lovely Easter and thanks again.
Jenny.
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