Fundraising begins for cancer patient centre

AN INNOVATIVE €1.25 million service offering therapeutic facilities to cancer patients and their families across the south-east is to be funded through voluntary contributions to the public.

The South East Cancer Foundation (SECF) last night embarked on a fundraising drive which aims to raise €1 million by the end of the year to construct a new cancer services centre in Waterford.

A site has already been pledged for the facility — to be called the Solas Centre — by Waterford City Council, but the cost of building and equipping the centre has been put at €1.25 million. The foundation already has €250,000 for the project.