A Day at the Races raises £4200!

Lots of people put on their finest outfits to help raise funds for St Mary’s Hospice when we held our first ever charity race night, kindly hosted by Cartmel Racecourse on the 25th August.

There were some fabulous prizes for the best dressed racegoers (male and female) and lots of glamorous activities in the “Belles and Beaus” enclosure. In addition, to all the fun associated with racing at Cartmel, there was an emphasis on fashion and the opportunity to take part and enjoy a range of stalls.

During the afternoon racegoers were also treated to an amazing fashion show by locally based fashion designer, Angi Morton. The volunteer models looked stunning in outfits that were complemented by hats provided by Tracy Wells who helped to organise the event.

The first prize for the best dressed lady was provided by Sue Shields Face and Body Spa in conjunction with Clarins UK – a spa day for two at Sue Shields Face and Body Spa in Carnforth and a Clarins hamper worth £300 - which was presented to a lady dressed in a stunning black and white outfit with matching hat.

Other generous prizes for the runners up, contributed by local companies included: fashion shoots from Kells Photographic Images of Barrow; jewellery from Sienna (Kirby Lonsdale); designer gift vouchers from Phoebe (Ulverston); and a bespoke fascinator voucher from The Hat Box (Barrow). A pair of binoculars from Lamberts (Lancaster) was the first prize for the best dressed male and one night’s bed and breakfast for two at the Green Castle Hotel in Kendal was given to the runner up.

A huge thank you goes to everyone who helped with the event and supported all the activities. We are delighted to announce that we will have made over £4200 which is a wonderful achievement.

A special thanks goes to Jeff Walsh and the team who donated the prizes for the silent auction. This raised £1646 during the evening.

We hope to hold the event in 2012 and make it bigger and better still.

Charity Band Night raises £311.30!

The Fundraising Team at St Mary’s would like to thank all of the local bands who performed at the Charity Band Night at The Nines on Thursday 18th August. Collie Stewart and The Roomers, Audio Conspiracy, Last Gang in Town and Olivia Lumb all pulled together at the last minute to help raise £311.30 for the charity and to promote the hospice movement by covering the stage, and themselves, in bright and cheerful sunflowers.

For more information about future music events like this email events@stmaryshospice.org.uk. If you are musically talented yourself and would like to get involved please get in touch.

Paws for Thought

Lots of owners have registered their pooch for our first ever sponsored walk for dogs on Sunday 11th September. However, we would love to reach our maximum of having 100 owners coming forward to put their pooch to the test.

“Paws for Thought”, in memory of Family Support Team Leader, Mo Kirk, who sadly passed away recently, covers 1.5 miles and will take place from Glaxo Sports and Social club, Ulverston starting at 1.30pm.

The course takes the owners and dogs (which must be on a lead) towards the coast and then on a circuit of the playing fields. It is then back to the entrance for well-deserved refreshments for owners and dogs.

All dogs who take part will receive an award for their participation in the event.
Places on the sponsored walk can be booked in advance or will be taken on the day. However, it will be on a first come basis. Registration is £5 per dog and they will be issued with a sponsor form to try and raise as much money as they can for St Mary’s.

To register your dog 01229 580305 or visit http://www.stmaryshospice.org/events/eventscalendar.php

The photograph shows Bailey Guest who will be taking part in the event!

Vintage Afternoon Tea at The Custom House

The team at the Custom House in Barrow arranged a Vintage Afternoon Tea to raise funds for St Mary’s on Wednesday 17th August.

The afternoon was a wonderful success with everyone having an exceedingly good time.

The 47 people who attended were treated to a delightful choice of sandwiches, cakes and scones. Music was provided by the amazing Mr Denis Horan.

We are delighted to announce that the event and a raffle with prizes donated by local businesses raised an amazing £900 for St Mary’s Hospice and the pictures show the team at the Custom House presenting the funds to Zoe Guest, Funding & Operations Manager.

Pictured: Germaine Mackenzie, Zoe Crayston, Keiron Hart, Stacey Pearce, Louise Richardson, Martine Scrogham and Zo Rollings owner of the Custom House.

Grange Weekend Sale raises £845.85!

With an amazing amount of effort by Shop Coordinator Tracy and the Grange Shop volunteers, the Grange Bank Holiday Weekend Sale raised £449.85 at Sunday's Art Clearance Sale and £396.00 at Monday's End of Season sale.

In total this weekend raised £845.85! Thank you to all who attended!

CHARITY BAND NIGHT IN AID OF ST MARY'S

Thank you to Lee Arrowsmith!

The Fundraising Team at St Mary's would like to thank Lee Arrowsmith for presenting the Hospice with a cheque for £1300. This amazing amount of money was raised through sponsorship of his epic run at the London Marathon and a Golf Competition at Furness Golf Club in Barrow.

To raise £1300 is an amazing achievement and to gain so much sponsorship from the local community is fantastic. Lee hopes to run the New York Marathon later in the year.

Pictured: Lee Arrowsmith presenting his cheque to Zoe Guest, Funding & Operations Manager at St Mary's.