Final countdown to Sunflower Days

The final countdown is now under way for Together for Hospice, The National Hospice Movement’s Hospice Sunflower Days on-street collection, which is returning to towns and villages all over the country on Friday, June 10, and Saturday 11th.

Volunteers nationwide will be selling sunflower merchandise to raise funds for local hospice and specialist palliative homecare services.

Members of the public who wish to support their local hospice by donating online can do so by sponsoring a virtual sunflower in memory of a loved one at www.togetherforhospice.ie/sunflowerdays.

Hospice care and homecare is all about providing help and support to those living with a life-limiting illness and their families. Hospice care is provided either in specialist units in the hospice or in the person’s own home with specialist palliative trained home care nurses.

Hospices nationwide need to raise approximately €20 million each year to continue to provide care to patients and their families, and Hospice Sunflower Days aims to raise as much funding as possible for that.

All funds raised locally, staying local.

Speaking ahead of the return of the on-street collection, John Shaw, executive, North Westmeath Hospice, said: “We are thrilled to be able to return to our traditional on-street collection this year as part of our fundraising campaign and we are calling on members of the public throughout the country to donate what they can to help support their local hospice or homecare service.

“With all funds raised locally, staying locally, together we can all make a difference to the lives of hospice patients and their families.”

You can support North Westmeath Hospice by donating to the on-street volunteers on Friday 10th or Saturday 11th June, or by dedicating a sunflower in memory of a loved one online today at www.togetherforhospice.ie/sunflowerdays.