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Samantha Cameron hosts reception for us
18 June 2013
Samantha Cameron this evening hosted a reception at 10 Downing Street for Action for M.E., the UK’s leading charity for people affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.).
The Prime Minister’s wife was able to meet many of the 100 guests gathered in the State Rooms at the prestigious event.
M.E. is an illness close to her heart as she has known people affected by it.
The event was held to say a very special thank you to many of the charity’s supporters, many of whom have helped the charity over many years.
Action for M.E. Chief Executive Sonya Chowdhury said, “This was a fantastic opportunity for us to say thank you to some long standing friends and hello to some new ones. When Samantha offered to host the event, we were absolutely thrilled.
“There can be few places in the world as iconic as ‘Number 10’ and we were delighted to be able to celebrate past successes, highlight the much that still needs to be done and share some of our exciting plans for the future at such a high-profile venue.
“Numbers had to be limited, but we were also able to also invite some of the eminent researchers and experts in the field of M.E. who we are funding to this very special event. Bringing people together and working collaboratively to achieve joint aims is a major part of our strategy going forward.
“It is a really exciting time for M.E. research with new findings emerging and the recent launch of the UK CFS/M.E. Research Collaborative bringing real hope of attracting serious investment and new young researchers into the field.”
Among those attending were yachtswoman turned internationally best-selling author Clare Francis, who is President of Action for M.E., and the charity’s Ambassadors, leading businessman Robert Cathery, a long-term supporter of the charity, and six times world champion and double Olympian Anna Hemmings, who became an Ambassador last month.
The reception was addressed by Samantha Cameron, who welcomed people to Downing Street, Robert Cathery and Sonya Chowdhury. Prime Minister David Cameron was not at Downing Street during the reception.
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