Fulwood accountants donate £12,000 to Royal Preston Hospital motor neurone research

The team at LTHTR — The MND Care and Research team with their cheque.

An accountancy practice in Fulwood has donated £12,000 to the Motor Neurone Disease Care and Research Centre at the Royal Preston Hospital.

MJH Accountants raised the funds during an almost two-year partnership with the centre that began in January 2023 after a family member of one of their team was diagnosed with the disease.

They raised funds through sponsored walks, a Christmas social, and a black tie ball for more than 160 guests and more.

The ball was attended by the MND centre’s co-director, consultant neurologist Prof Suresh Chhetri, who was joined by a team of centre nurses and therapists.

Practice founder and CEO Mark Hall said: “As a company, we believe in supporting our community by fundraising for local charities. This cause was especially close to our hearts as a family member of one of our team was diagnosed with MND in 2022.

“Through her, we were given the opportunity to meet with Prof Chhetri, who inspired us to fundraise for both the centre’s disease research and patient-led projects.”

The Lancashire and South Cumbria MND Care and Research Centre provides holistic and multidisciplinary care to patients with MND from throughout Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The centre also participates in a number of multicentre and multinational research studies, including drug trials. It’s one of the country’s 23 national MND centres.

Prof Chhetri said: “We are extremely grateful for this incredibly generous donation. The dedication and commitment demonstrated by MJH Accountants, in supporting our MND centre, has been nothing short of extraordinary and this means a lot to all of us, our patients and families.

“The efforts of MJH accountancy team will undoubtedly make a meaningful and lasting impact on the lives of patients and families affected by MND, offering them much-needed hope and assistance”.

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