The Grand Primo, Bro Mick Brewster ROH has chosen to support the charity ”British Heart Foundation” during his term of office in 2019. “The Charity which I am supporting this year and asking you all to support as well is the British Heart Foundation.
The British Heart Foundation, in 2017, 76p in every £1 raised was available to spend on charitable activities; the remaining 24p was invested to generate income. Brothers, some statistics, TODAY in the United Kingdom:
• 420 people will lose their lives to Cardio Vascular Disease (1 every 3 minutes)
• Over 7 million people live with Cardio Vascular Disease
• 545 hospital visits will be due to Coronary Heart Disease
• 180 people will die from Coronary Heart Disease (1 every 8 minutes)
• 12 babies will be diagnosed with a heart defect (1 in every 180 births)
Additionally:
• Vascular Dementia affects approximately 150,000 in the UK, People with a history of heart disease are at least twice as likely to develop vascular dementia, People with diabetes are 2 to 3 times more likely to develop vascular dementia
If you wish to know more about ”British Heart Foundation” then why not visit their website; https://www.bhf.org.uk