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Posted on Friday, 31 October 2008 12:45PM by

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Macmillan Friends gain £3,000 at Masterclass event

At their recent Masterclass fundraising event at the Cutlers’ Hall, Macmillan Friends received a cheque for £3,000 presented by Anne Batty, on behalf of 600 healthcare professionals throughout the UK.


Anne Batty presented the cheque to Tony Gregory, Chair of Macmillan Friends.  In her capacity as Business Development Manager for Prospect Diagnostics Ltd, Viking Court, Dronfield, Anne motivated by close personal experience, had coordinated an initiative to raise funds in support of Macmillan nurses.  £5.00 was pledged by the company (www.prospectdiagnostics.co.uk) over a period of time for each location in receipt of a presentation of the benefits of HemoCue technology (www.hemocue.com) – laboratory quality analysis of Haemoglobin, glucose and microalbumin, three vital tests in the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes.


Anne Batty together with representatives and guests of Prospect Diagnostics Ltd were guests of Macmillan Friends at the Masterclass event which, including the cheque presentation, raised over £5,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.  The annual event involves a chef from each table preparing the four course dinner for their guests cooked under the guidance of the Head Chef and his team at The Cutlers Hall.  The chefs for this event  included Martin Loxley from Irwin Mitchell, Mark Yellops from Coutts Bank, Mark Broadbent from Universal Office Products, Lisa Pickering from Barclays Bank and Ann Clague from Prospect Diagnostics Ltd.


The event was sponsored by Sodexo Prestige at The Cutlers’ Hall and Tracy Viner Limited.