Specialist care company offers support to cancer charity

A family-owned specialist care company stepped up to sponsor a local cancer charity’s coffee morning.

Apple House Ltd operates five homes across Dorset and Hampshire which provide residential care and support for adults with learning disabilities, including those with complex needs.

The company, which was founded 18 years ago by Jane and Guy Montrose, sponsored the latest charity coffee morning organised by the Dorset Cancer Care Foundation.

The event took place at Oriel on the Quay in Poole and raised more than £200. Jane said: “We became aware of the work of the foundation through its co-founder Eve Went and greatly admire how it helps local families which are struggling because of cancer.”

The foundation was set up in 2013 by three nurses from Poole and organises regular events to fund financial help for families experiencing cancer.

To date, its supporters have raised

£672,000, which has helped 773 Dorset people pay for everything from transport to and from hospital to utility bills, accommodation costs and counselling. Jane added: “The foundation is making a huge difference to the lives of cancer patients here in Dorset.”

For details of the DCCF’s next coffee morning and further events, plus how to apply for financial assistance, please visit: www.dccf.co.uk or email: hello@ dccf.co.uk.