{"id":483,"date":"2015-04-30T02:15:39","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T02:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/?p=483"},"modified":"2015-04-30T02:22:49","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T02:22:49","slug":"mary-seacole-statue-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/mary-seacole-statue-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Seacole Statue Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/mary-seacole-statue-appeal\/mary-default\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mary-default.jpg?fit=164%2C263&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"164,263\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mary seacole appeal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mary-default.jpg?fit=164%2C263&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mary-default.jpg?resize=164%2C263\" alt=\"mary seacole appeal\" width=\"164\" height=\"263\" \/>Mary Seacole&#8217;s courage and compassion as a nurse provided soldiers with food, nursing care and a morning dispensary during the 19th century Crimean war.<\/p>\n<p>To capture the spirit of Mary, and remind the public of the importance of the nursing profession, a memorial statue is planned for the grounds of St. Thomas&#8217;s hospital.\u00a0The statue will be a\u00a0permanent public memorial to Mary Seacole.<\/p>\n<p>The Mary Seacole appeal needs\u00a0just \u00a380,000 to reach the\u00a0target.\u00a0You can donate to the appeal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/maryseacolememorial\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and remember every little bit counts. 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