Mark Gorvin

Mark's mad swim

Fundraising for Duchess Of Kent House Charity

Story

Thank you all for the fantastic support and overwhelming generosity. The Hospice does a fantastic job and I am certain that this money will be put to great use. I managed the swim in 33.03 minutes which I am pretty happy about as I was the last member of my wave to enter the water. Unfortunately, as the water temperature was below 15 degrees wetsuits were mandatory but I gave the Speedo’s a try and the pictures are up on www.justgiving.com/mark-gorvin

Many thanks again for your very generous support

Mark

Thanks for taking the time to sponsor me. I am taking part in the great north swim this year. The Great North Swim is a one-mile open water swim in England’s largest Lake, Windermere and I am swimming on Saturday 12th September so it should be pretty cold!

I am raising money for Duchess of Kent House, which is the hospice that looked after my dad in his final weeks battling cancer.

They do a fantastic job at making the final days of patents lives as comfortable and dignified as possible and make visiting family members fell welcomed and supported. I definitely owe them for the amount of tea I drank!

Being a hospice they totally rely on donations so please dig as deep as possible!

Please dig extra deep as my employer Diageo will match the entire donation you make

Now for the just giving blurb...

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About the charity

Duchess Of Kent House Charity

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RCN 1085912

www.duchessofkenthouse.org.uk

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.