President's Appeal 2004

New NDMC President Fred Partridge chose the BBC Radio Devon 'Chestnut Appeal' as his first 'President's Appeal' charity. During the course of the year, NDMC members and friends raised funds to support this worthy appeal.

The final total was £2000, a cheque was presented in February 2005.


The 'Chestnut Appeal' has been set up to provide a 'state of the art' Prostate Cancer unit at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. This unit will offer a sympathetic environment for the diagnosis, education and treatment of men with diseases of the prostate. The unit will treat people across Devon and Cornwall.

Prostate Cancer is on the increase, with 21,000 new cases in the UK each year. However, it can be treated effectively, and new treatments are being evaluated all the time.

In order to achieve their aim, the Chestnut Appeal has a target of £1million. If you would like to find out more, click here to go to the BBC Radio Devon website:

www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiodevon

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