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Remembering your loved one
St Luke’s Hospice relies on the generosity and kindness of our local community in order to continue caring for local people and their families. Many people choose to support St Luke’s Hospice by making a donation in memory of their loved ones. Gifts made in memory like this are a very special way to celebrate and remember a loved one, whilst also supporting St Luke’s Hospice’s vital work.
An online tribute to your loved one’s memory
A tribute fund is an online page dedicated to a loved one who has died. It’s a place where you can upload photos, display details relating to a funeral or celebration of life event, share special memories, light virtual candles and make donations in your loved-one’s name.
For more information and to create an online tribute page in aid of St Luke’s Hospice, please visit: stlukesbasildon.muchloved.org
Donations in lieu of flowers
It’s traditional to give flowers at a funeral, but many people choose to commemorate the life of a loved one by asking friends and family to donate to a cause close to their heart instead. One way to do this is to order some of our donation envelopes.
Our donation envelopes can be personalised with your loved one’s name and each include a Gift Aid form. The envelopes can be given to friends and family who attend the funeral, inserted into the order of service, or displayed at a wake or remembrance event. For more information and to order some of our donation envelopes, please visit:
www.stlukeshospice.com/funeral-and-memorial-collections
If you would prefer a more permanent memorial in your loved ones name, you may wish to dedicate a leaf on our Memory Tree. Our Memory Tree is a beautiful, metal sculpture situated at our Hospice in Nethermayne. You can choose from our bronze, silver and gold coloured leaves - all of which can be engraved with a personal message as a dedication to a loved one in exchange for a donation to St Luke’s Hospice.
Each leaf will remain on the Tree for a year, at which time you may decide to make a further donation to keep your leaf on the Tree for another year, or ask for your leaf to be returned to you in one of our presentation boxes for you to keep.
For more information about our Memory Tree, please visit:
www.stlukeshospice.com/memory-tree
For further information about remembering a loved one in support of St Luke’s Hospice please contact our In Memory team on 01268 524 973, email inmemory@stlukeshospice.co.uk or visit www.stlukeshospice.com
