Vote for Help the Hospices to be the Football League's Charity of the Season

Help the Hospices has been shortlisted as one of six charities to be the Football League’s charity of the season 2011/12. The vote is open to football fans and all members of the public and is open until Wednesday 8 December. Should they be successful Help the Hospices have proposed twinning each of the 72 clubs in the Football League with their local hospice(s) for fundraising. They are currently aiming to raise £500,000 for Marie Curie.

Help the Hospices needs all hospices to encourage their supporters and staff to log on to the Football League website to cast their vote for Help the Hospices. A vote for Help the Hospices is a vote for a local club to support our hospice.

http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/CharityVote/0,,10794~1778615,00.html

Unfortunately not every hospice will be involved in the partnership but they are asking all hospices to encourage their supporters to cast their vote as it will mean the League supporting hospice care in 2011/12.

More information about the clubs in the Football League can be found at www.football-league.co.uk

Sponsored Skydive raises £285!

We would like to thank John Wright for bravely taking part in a sponsored 10,000 feet freefall Skydive in aid of St Mary's Hospice. John's jump, held at the North West Parachute Centre, Flookburgh, was a birthday gift from his wife Julie who is an Inpatient nurse at St Mary's. Jumping in memory of Jack Wright and Thelma Gardiner, John raised a fantastic amount of £285.

Pictured: John presenting his cheque to Helen Adams, friend and nurse at St Mary's.

If you feel as brave as John did and you would like to take part in a sponsored skydive to raise much needed funds for St Mary's, please email events@stmaryshospice.org.uk

Lakeland Country Fair raises £500!

We would like to thank all of those involved in the Lakeland Country Fair, held on 15th August in Torver. The event raised an amazing £500 for St Mary's Hospice.

The help we receive from the local community is very special and it is what enables St Mary's to continue to provide comprehensive supportive and palliative care for adults in South Cumbria.

Pictured: Richard Walton, Chairman and Alison Bolt, Secretary of Lakeland Country Fair Committee present a cheque to Zoe Guest, Funding & Operations Manager or St Mary's Hospice.