Birmingham Businesses Urged to Sign Up for Hospice Fundraiser
June 10, 2010
Businesses are being reminded there is still time to enter teams of ladies for Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice’s flagship fundraising event of the year, Starlight Stroll.
The 10-mile sponsored night-time walk for women on Saturday, July 3 begins at 10pm at the University of Birmingham in Edgbaston and takes in Harborne, Moseley, Kings Heath and Selly Park.
The event has already attracted the support of leading city firms including KPMG, Mills & Reeve and Equiniti. Funds raised will go towards providing vital palliative care to people with life-limiting illnesses from Birmingham and Sandwell.
Hospice Head of Fundraising Caroline Taylor invited companies to support Starlight Stroll.
She said: “We’ve already had generous support from some of our best-known companies but there is still time for others to put in entries. If your company has been thinking about taking part but hasn’t got round to registering, there are only a few more weeks left to sign up.”
Caroline added: “Your support for this is crucial and every penny you raise will make a big difference to local people who are coping with a terminal illness, whether it’s the patients themselves or their relatives.”
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 essential 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 community fundraising events. The remainder comes from the NHS.
Birmingham St Mary’s nurses, often referred to by patients and relatives as ‘angels’, are known for going that extra mile to ensure people with terminal illnesses enjoy the best possible quality of life.
To register for Starlight Stroll download a form at www.bsmh.org.uk/starlightstroll, or telephone the Hospice on: 0121 4721191.
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