Volunteers return to Market Square for Together for Hospice
Together for Hospice, the National Hospice Movement’s Hospice Sunflower Days on-street collection has returned to towns and villages all over the country today, Friday, June 10, and will be back again tomorrow Saturday June 11.
Volunteers nationwide are selling sunflower merchandise to raise funds for local hospice and specialist palliative homecare services.
Members of the public can support their local hospices by donating online 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 life-limiting illnesses 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, stay local.
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 today, Friday June 10, and tomorrow, Saturday June 11, or by dedicating a sunflower in memory of a loved one online today at www.togetherforhospice.ie/sunflowerdays.