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In a
busy month, Curry King Charan Gill, MBE has launched the Care for a
Curry? campaign - a new way of raising money for dementia in Scotland.
The official launch of Care for a
Curry?, the new flagship fundraising initiative of leading dementia
charity Alzheimer Scotland, is scheduled for Thursday 15th May with
an evening of fine Indian dining in the Chubara Indian Restaurant at
the Quay complex in Musselburgh, when funds will be raised for the
cost of specialist dementia nurses.
But Charan has already got the
campaign off to a flying start at the Curry Karaoke Club by
announcing that he has sponsored two dementia nurses at a cost of
£500 each - which will pay for a whole week of specialised
dementia care.
Said Charan, "I've always
admired the good work undertaken by Alzheimer Scotland and its
campaigns to help people with dementia and their carers, so when I
heard about its Care for a Curry? campaign I knew I had to get involved!
"The message of the
campaign is simple - keep your brain tickin' with Jalfrezi chicken!"
Alzheimer Scotland Chief
Executive Jim Jackson added, "The Care for a Curry? campaign
is about using the great Scottish love affair with fiery foods from
far-off lands as a means to help people with dementia and their
carers by supporting Alzheimer Scotland."
Moira Lawrance, Fundraising
Manager at Alzheimer Scotland is keen to get everyone involved. "We
want to get people together to enjoy a blether over a Balti, go on
the ran-dan with a Rogan Josh or have a ceilidh with their Korma,"
she said. "You could have an intimate Pakora Party in your
house, a night out with the lads to see who's the Vindaloo Victor or
get your workmates involved by having a Tikka Tuesday in the canteen."
Tickets for the official launch
of Care for a Curry? on Thursday 15th May at the Quay complex in
Musselburgh are available on 0845 2600 789 or via careforacurry@alzscot.org.
Further information can be found at www.careforacurry.org.
Tickets are priced at £40 per person, which includes a
complimentary drink on arrival, delicious three course meal and tea
or coffee. There will be a raffle on the night, as well as a luxury
prize auction.
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