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Lorraine and Paul's 5 peak challenge

Paul Harris is raising money for Duchess Of Kent House Charity
“Paul Harris's fundraising”

on 23 May 2011

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Duchess of Kent House (hospice) has 16 in-patient beds, day therapy facilities (3 days a week), out-patients and a Family Support Service (bereavement), providing palliative (hospice) care for the population of west and central Berkshire. In the last 15 years over 12,000 patients have been treated and cared-for by a team of 50 (full-time equivalent) consultants, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational and speech therapists, admin & site staff, etc. This care continues after death for those relatives who wish it through the FSS. All care is provided free of charge, according to need. As with all parts of the National Health Service there is never enough money to pay for all aspects of what we technically call ‘specialist palliative care’. This is where the independent charity Duchess of Kent House Trust comes in. Since 2002, the Duchess of Kent House Trust (independent charity) has raised £1,500,000 for the unit to pay for the Family Support Service, 2 in-patient beds otherwise not available, the dietician, chaplaincy, psychologist, aromatherapist, and equipment. Please support this local charity caring for local patients and their families. Thank you very much.

Story

<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.</p> <p>My mum, June Harris passed away tragically last year from ovarian cancer. We already raised money for Cancer Research through donations at the time but really wanted to do something extra as a year soon approaches since she is gone and felt that the Duchess of Kent Hospice, Reading is a truly worthy cause.</p> <p>We are aiming to climb the peaks of Ireland (Carrauntoohil, 1041m), N. Ireland (Slieve Donard, 852m), Scotland (Ben Nevis, 1344m), England (Scafell Pike, 978m) and Wales (Snowdon, 1085m) over a 10 day period, climbing 5294m total height and travelling some 1,700 miles in the process. We fly to Ireland on 29th June and complete the challenge in 10 days.</p> <p>We would be extremely grateful if our friends and family would consider sponsoring us for this event!!</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,800.00
+ £370.00 Gift Aid
Online
£1,800.00
Offline
£0.00

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