YORK-BORN actress Dame Judi Dench has been unveiled as the face of national disability charity Vitalise’s Christmas Appeal 2013.
It aims to raise funds to give people with disabilities and carers desperately needed Christmas breaks.
Dame Judi, who is a vice-president of Vitalise, is spearheading the charity’s campaign to raise sufficient funds to subsidise every break across its three centres during Christmas Week.
The charity runs Netley Waterside House, in Southampton; Sandpipers in Southport and Jubilee Lodge, in Chigwell, in Essex.
Dame Judi said: “There are millions of people in the UK struggling to cope with disability. Whatever their situation, it’s more than likely that their daily existence is a hard, unrelenting struggle against isolation and loneliness. For them, Christmas is no different to any other time of year.
“That’s why we urgently need your help this festive season. So please, give what you can – and help us rekindle the spirit of Christmas.”
The charity wants to raise £35,000 – more than double the £16,000 raised in 2012 – which will fully subsidise Vitalise Christmas Week breaks for 103 people with disabilities and carers.
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