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HIGH SHERIFF RECEIVES A CHEQUE FOR THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION POUNDS
26 June 2006

The guest speaker at the Annual General Meeting of North West Cancer Research Fund 2006 was Mr Michael Potts, the Fund's President and the High Sheriff of Merseyside.

A cheque for �750,000 was presented and this money will be spent on pioneering research in the North West in the coming year.

Representatives from a number of the Fund's 42 voluntary committees attended the meeting which took place in the Liverpool Medical Institute.

North West Cancer Research Fund is an independent regional cancer research charity.� It makes �750,000 available every year for fundamental research into the causes of cancer and virtually all of this money is raised through voluntary efforts and donations.� Throughout its 58 year history, an average of nearly 90p in every � raised has consistently been spent directly on research.

For further information about North West Cancer Research Fund, please visit the website: www.cancerresearchnorthwest.co.uk

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