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Letter from Chris Steele
4:06pm Thursday 15th May 2008
I AM writing to ask your readers to spare a couple of hours to help hearts this June by volunteering to support the British Heart Foundation's (BHF) Help a Heart campaign.
In the UK nearly 600 people lose their lives to heart and circulatory disease every day. This summer the BHF aims to raise £1.5m to help fund vital heart research to save and improve lives. By sparing a few hours to join the team of House to House collectors in and around Swindon your readers will be investing in the future heart health of the nation.
Heart disease really can affect everyone as I know only too well. Last year I was diagnosed with coronary heart disease. Fortunately my condition was picked up in time but many people aren't so lucky. That's why I think supporting the BHF's Help a Heart campaign is so important. By giving your time you'll be helping to fund research that could saves friends and family from the pain of losing a loved one to heart disease.
It's so easy to volunteer - as well as delivering envelopes to homes in your area you can hand them out to colleagues or even ask friends or family to give them out at a club they belong to. Every donation you collect this June will help us save precious lives. All you need to do is contact Paul Bancroft, your local BHF representative on 01380 848276 or email bancroftp@bhf.org.uk. Every donation you collect this June will help us save precious lives.
Dr Chris Steele Resident Doctor of ITV's This Morning
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