Help the Hospices has been chosen as the first ever Charity of the Year 2012 for the Sunday newspaper The People and its magazine supplement Take it Easy. We know hospice care is close to your hearts. In fact, one in two readers of The People and Take it Easy are likely to know someone who has been cared for by a hospice.

Now more than ever, it is vital to support hospices so they can be there now and in generations to come. Help the Hospices works with more than 200 hospices to make sure that hospice care is there for everyone who needs it - including children, young people, adults and their families, carers and friends.

Hospice care is free for patients and families, but it is not free to provide. So this year, please get invovled by making a donation and make a difference for hospice care.  

For more information please visit www.helpthehospices.org.uk.

Thank you for your support. 

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.