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Top UK girl group 'The Saturdays' have started their New Year on a charitable note by helping Marie Curie Cancer Care to recruit volunteers for its Great Daffodil Appeal.

The girls held a photo-shoot to appeal for people to turn their free time into free nursing care by volunteering to collect for the charity’s flagship fund raiser which takes place in March.

Have you found yourself feeling a bit flat throughout January after all the excitement and stress that the festive season entailed? Here at The Source we were all a little relieved to be back in the office and return to some kind of routine and norm!

If you are with us on this then here is a great 'feel good' way to not only get out and about but give some real help for those in need. Marie Curie need an hour of your time; more if you have it to spare, to help them by collecting for their Great Daffodil Appeal.

They need to recruit a large number of volunteers to help them make their campaign a success.
Wouldn't it be great to feel a part of something so good the next time you see someone wearing their daffodil?

You can join in by visiting Marie Curie for more information on becoming a volunteer.

Una, Mollie, Frankie, Vanessa and Rochelle also announced that they would be doing their bit to help out too by collecting for the appeal at surprise venues across the UK in March.

We sang at one of Marie Curie’s Christmas events last month and were all really struck by the story one of their nurses told about their amazing work. This inspired us to support Marie Curie further by getting out there and collecting money for its Great Daffodil Appeal in March.
It’s going to be great fun but we need other people to sign up as volunteer collectors so we can all smash the appeal target of £5.5 million for this fantastic cause. Home is where the heart is, so it feels great that we are supporting a charity whose nurses make it possible for people to be looked after at home when their time comes, surrounded by everything they love.

Rochelle - The Saturdays

Although the Great Daffodil Appeal does not take place until March, the charity needs to recruit over 20,000 volunteers to make it a success.

The aim is to have as many collectors out across the UK during the month, encouraging people to give a donation in return for a daffodil pin.

All money raised will allow Marie Curie nurses to provide more free care to people with terminal cancer and other illnesses in their own homes or the charity’s hospices.

People who have any time to donate can join a local team of volunteers by calling now:

Marie Curie Cancer Care

0845 601 3107

The Saturdays will be backing the charity through a range of exciting events and campaigns in 2011.

For more information, please visit
www.mariecurie.org.uk.