Tile Suppliers Raise Over £1,000 for City Hospice
February 16, 2011
Kind-hearted members of staff from a national tile supplier have raised £1,020 for the city’s only independent adult hospice.
Gemma Starkey from Ceramic Tile Distribution at Kings Norton Business Centre donated the money to Birmingham St Mary’s following a charity night at Moseley Cricket Club in remembrance of her sister-in-law Katrina Starkey nee Gibbons, with ticket sales and a raffle contributing to the total.
Overall the evening, which featured a DJ and karaoke, raised £2,045, with the remaining money going to Ward 19 at Heartlands Hospital where Katrina was treated.
Gemma, Sales Office Supervisor and organiser of the charity night, said: “We had a fantastic evening, with over a 120 people turning out to support these great local causes.
“It’s the second year at CTD that we have raised money for Birmingham St Mary’s, and even though Katrina was not treated at the hospice I wanted to donate half the money that was raised as I have seen all the great care that it provides. We also hope to build a long-lasting relationship with the hospice to help them care for local people with serious illnesses.”
Hospice Head of Fundraising and Marketing Caroline Taylor thanked CTD staff for their efforts.
“This is a fantastic amount, which will make a big difference to families coping with life-limiting illness from Birmingham and Sandwell. Support from the business community is vital to Birmingham St Mary’s, so we are very grateful to CTD for their contribution,” she said.
CTD Kings Norton is part of the Saint Gobain Building Distribution group, the world’s largest ceramic tile buyers, and supplies both the trade and public alike. With customers such as Persimmon, Bellway and Redrow, the portfolio offered is unmatched by any other tile supplier.
Since its launch in 1979, Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice has cared for tens of thousands of people with life-limiting illnesses, such as cancer, motor neurone disease and MS.
With around 52 percent of the hospice’s budget reliant on public goodwill, community fundraising is crucial to ensuring its highly specialised services can continue to be offered to the people of Birmingham and Sandwell.
In addition to a 25-bed inpatient unit, Birmingham St Mary’s boasts a 20-place day hospice and provides community care to people who wish to stay in their own homes.
The hospice also supports relatives with bereavement preparation, physiotherapy tuition and counselling in addition to many other services.
Annual running costs stand at £6.3 million, with around £1 million being raised in the hospice’s shops and £2.7 million via fundraising. The remainder comes from the NHS.
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