Quiz nights, Britain in the Blitz themed balls and prize draws were all part of the fun had by staff at Cobham Mission Equipment in Wimborne when they raised £6,000 for Lewis-Manning Hospice. Staff at the flight refuelling company selected Poole’s Lewis-Manning Hospice as one of their chosen charities to support throughout 2011. Their Britain in the Blitz style annual charity ball raised £4,000 for the hospice.
Mat Tarrant, Wes Deans, Nigel Winton, Sara Sheppard, Louise Blackwell, Gwen Hayes, Dave Halfhide, Sam Freeman, Daisy Campbell
Sara Sheppard, Community Fundraiser at Lewis-Manning Hospice said: “We are so grateful for the enthusiasm and support shown by the staff at Cobham and the events we attended were fantastic!”
She added: “The money raised will go straight back into providing free specialist palliative care for our patients, and towards our Time to Care Appeal to build a state of the art hospice in Lilliput.”
The hospice provides free care and support to over 650 local people living with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. The charity is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary and is preparing to move back into a brand new hospice to expand their existing day hospice service and clinics, and a bedded unit. They still need to raise £1.6million for the new hospice. If you would like to fundraise for the hospice please call 01202 701 000.
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