Light Up A Life Appeal is from 1st November 2009 through to 5th January 2010
Help Countess Mountbatten Hospice Charity and celebrate the life of someone special to you. Attend a service or make a dedication to remember a loved one and raise vital funds to help Countess Mountbatten Hospice Charity continue caring
Light Up A Life
As we head towards Christmas it’s a time of celebration and sharing, but also a time to reflect with friends and family.
Countess Mountbatten Hospice Charity invites everyone, not just those touched by hospice care, to celebrate the memory of loved ones at this special time of year.
Light Up A Life is an annual appeal, launching this year, with the hope to raise thousands of pounds of vital funds, enabling the hospice charity to continue to provide support to the hospice and over 3000 patients each year.
Join Us
The Light Up A Life Appeal launches with a special service being held at Winchester Cathedral on Monday 16th November 2009, starting at 7pm.
Everyone is welcome to attend the event to celebrate and remember the life of someone special.
The service is being led by the hospice Chaplains and the Canon of Winchester and will be followed by some light refreshments.
Hundreds of lights will then be lit at the hospice, each one shining out to Light Up A Life in memory of someone special. The lights will shine every night at the hospice until 5th January 2010.
You will bring light to the hospice
Countess Mountbatten Hospice Charity this year will be funding nearly £900,000 of additional support to Countess Mountbatten House, a specialist palliative care service covering South Central Hampshire.
This funding is over and above that provided by the NHS, meaning every penny we provide is being used to enhance the care given to more than 3000 patients with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, their families and carers each year.
£25
could enable a patient to enjoy a complimentary therapy session£100
could help to fund volunteer transport for patients and families into and home from the hospice for one week£500
could help to keep the Day Care Centre running for one dayThe charity funds £100 an hour, every hour, to ensure all hospice services are being supported and the care available to patients is being enhanced
Make a dedication
To make a dedication in memory of your loved one so we can include them in our Light Up A Life star field or Commemorative Booklet, please make sure you put their name clearly in the comments box.
Make a donation
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
So please dig deep and donate now.