After Morrisons stores raised more than £1.3 million for hospices across the UK, staff from the Barrow in Furness store visited St Mary’s Hospice to take a fresh look at hospice care in their local community.
The visit marked the end of the supermarket’s national Charity of the Year partnership with Help the Hospices, the leading charity supporting hospice care in the UK.
The Morrisons store in Barrow in Furness was twinned with St Mary’s hospice in Ulverston for 10 months, raising more than £6350.53 from collections, and events, which will help to provide care and support to people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses and their families in South Cumbria.
Staff from the Barrow in Furness Morrisons store celebrated the successful partnership by being given a tour of the hospice facilities and enjoying a cup of tea and a cake in the Hospice Orangery Cafe.
“Statistically around half of our customers are likely to know someone who has been cared for by a hospice. Seeing the work of St Mary’s Hospice up close and meeting people who have benefited from our support has shown us how vital these services are to local people and has given us a fresh perspective on hospice care in our community” stated Trish Carling, Administration Manager for the Barrow Store.
Zoe Guest from St Mary’s said: “Morrisons staff and customers have embraced hospice care throughout the partnership, coming up with some extremely creative fundraising ideas which have made a big difference to people facing the end of life and to their families. We are pleased to have given Morrisons staff the chance to see the impact of their support.”
All money raised by the store through staff fundraising will directly fund hospice services for people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses from South Cumbria.
Pictured: Trish Carling Administration Manager visits St Mary's Hospice and meets Funding & Operations Manager Zoe Guest
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