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<\/p>\nA bake sale organised by the Altnagelvin-based North West Healthcare Workers for Palestine (NWHWP) has raised \u00a32,657 for the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP).<\/p>\n
MAP provides vital supplies, medicines and humanitarian aid to the occupied Palestinian territory and Lebanon.<\/p>\n
Speaking to The Derry News, delighted co-organiser, Sinead Hughes, a physiotherapist in the hospital, explained NWHWP comprised workers across all disciplinaries within the [Western Health and Social Care] Trust.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe first officially met in person about a month ago and we thought a bake sale would be a good start,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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Organisers of Medical Aid for Palestine bake sale in Altnagelvin.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cOur mission is to stand in solidarity with Palestinian healthcare workers and their communities. We are just advocating for a world where Palestinians have access to quality healthcare and the right to a dignified life.<\/p>\n \u201cAs healthcare workers ourselves, we thought it would be very fitting to have an event in a hospital, so we decided to get together and arrange a bake sale.<\/p>\n \u201cWe did that and we had lots of fantastic donations from local companies, including: Grandes, Offing, Rosta coffee bar, Funky Cakes, The Cottage in the Craft Village, The Leprechaun, McDaid’s Bakery, Rustic Caf\u00e9 in the Bogside, Gimme Goodies, Cakes by Rachel Mc Nulty, and Lisa Storey. Other people also baked and our family members baked. We can\u2019t thank everyone enough.<\/p>\n \u201cWe decided MAP was a very fitting cause because it is a charity providing vital medical assistance to civilians in these crisis zones.<\/p>\n \u201cWe set up a bake sale and let people on the ground know and we were queued out the door. It was amazing. So many people came along, we ran out of stuff. We were hoping to keep it open until 12.30pm but we had to shut just after 11.00am. That was a wee bit disappointing for people coming down later but they were still giving us donations,\u201d said Sarah.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone was just pleased to have been given the opportunity to support such a vital cause,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were just so delighted with ourselves and delighted we were able to bring the issue of Palestine to the forefront as well, in a hospital. We had people from every department. We had senior management down. It was really good.<\/p>\n \u201cDepartments throughout Altnagelvin have run similar events for local charities like the Foyle Hospice and Macmillan.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just thought, a bake sale is something that has been done before. We are having a meeting in the next fortnight and would love to do something similar out in the community,\u201d said Sinead.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not just about the money,\u201d she added, \u201cit\u2019s about bringing the Palestinian struggle to the forefront and encouraging people to talk about it.<\/p>\n
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