Blooming Great Tea PartyPost event Template Press Release

Instructions: Copy, adapt and paste this template in to the body of an email, filling in the information in [brackets], remembering to delete the brackets afterwards. Please include the “notes to editors” and adapt the information to suit your Blooming Great Tea Party.

Send this to the news desks of your local media as soon as you can after your event along with attachments of any good quality photos that illustrate your event.

Feel free to add your own touches to your Host quote to make this press release unique to you and your party.

MEDIA RELEASE

[INSERT DATE]

Picture Caption: [Describe what the picture shows and include first names and surnames of everyone pictured from left to right]

Blooming Great Tea Party held in [insert area] for Marie Curie

[Insert full name] from [Insert area] held a Blooming Great Tea Party to raise funds for Marie Curie on [insert date]. The event took place at [Insert venue] and included [Insert info on party theme and activities such as raffles and entry fee -if applicable].

All the money raised from the Blooming Great Tea Party will help Marie Curie Nurses to provide more free care to people living with a terminal illness in their own homes and in the Marie Curie Hospice, [insert name]’ – only for use in hospice areas.

[insert name, host/ guest [delete as applicable] said:“We had a fantastic time enjoying our favourite treats while knowing that every cup of tea and slice of cake will help Marie Curie Nurses provide more free care to terminally ill people in [insert area]. Guests enjoyed [insert party details].”

[Insert name]’s tea party is one of many taking place across the country this June 20-29 as part of the Blooming Great Tea Party campaign.

Visit teatimeor keep up to date on social media via #BloomingGreat

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For further information about [insert name]’s Blooming Great Tea Party, please contact [insert telephone number, insert email address]

Notes to editors

To get help from the Marie Curie Nursing Service, talk to your GP, district nurse or discharge nurse.

Visit mariecurie.org.uk/help for new information resources on topics ranging from symptom management, bereavement, benefits to accessing services.

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If you're living with a terminal illness, or care for someone who's terminally ill, our community is here for you and available 24 hours a day. Share experiences, and find support you can trust, with people who understand: community.mariecurie.org.uk

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading charity for people with any terminal illness.The charity helps people living with a terminal illness and their families make the most of the time they have together by delivering expert hands-on care, emotional support, research and guidance.

Marie Curie employs more than 2,700 nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals, and with its nine hospices around the UK, is the largest provider of hospice beds outside the NHS.

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