Thank You

On 7th January, sisters, Emma, Katie, Lucy and Sophie Wisniewski held a Race Night in memory of their grandad, Peter de Lacy who passed away in Overgate Hospice in August 2011 - the event was a huge success.  The girls, accompanied by mum Julie, came into the Hospice to hand over the fantastic amount of £2,800.00 which was raised on the evening.  They'd like to thank all the local companies who either sponsored the event or very kindly donated raffle prizes for the evening.

Laura Golding, Appeals Manager, was thrilled to be presented with a cheque for £2,204.00 by Allen Elstone, a member of the local provincial Grand Lodge Province.  Since 1984 the Freemasons Grand Charity has donated more than £8.5million to Hospice service across England and Wales.

During 2011 Dale set off on a massive fundraising mission for Overgate Hospice, in memory of a very dear friend who passed away in the Hospice a number of years ago.  On 27th August he set sail from Falmouth Harbour along with 4 other crew members, onboard a 46 ft sailing yacht, to sail right around the British Isles and Ireland - the trip took him 6 weeks.  Dale came into the Hospice, along with his son Tom, to present us with the money raised which was a massive £14,172.74 !  Caroline Bone, Community Fundraiser was thrilled to receive the money on behalf of everyone here at the Hospice and thanked him for his fantastic dedication and support.

Our friends at Rastrick High School have once again very kindly sold our Christmas Cards, Calendars and Christmas Beanies - where they have raised over £200.  Caroline Bone, Community Fundraiser was presented with the cheque for the monies raised, by Head Teacher Helen Lennie, and was overwhelmed when they announced they had written the cheque for £500.00, nearly doubling the amount of money raised.  Thank you to everyone for your continued support.

As part of their business studies coursework, Year 11 students at Brooksbank Sports College were asked to sell products and services to Year 7 students.  2 classes came together to offer a range of items including selling keyrings and bracelets.  The winning group were Lawrence Chan, Liam Hancock, Matt Spence and Tom Ettenfield-Nann.  They came into Overgate Hospice to present the monies raised - a fantastic amount of £100.00.  Thank you to everyone involved - you are our fundraisers of the future !