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St Wilfrid’s Hospice
newsletter
January 2010
Time to change Father Christmas and his little helper, Evie the Elf took refuge from the torrential rain that hit Fontwell Park Racecourse just in time for last year’s Santa Fun Run. Sitting in their camper van grotto they still managed to smile even though the wind was whistling and the rain was beating down on them. After 2008’s washout we thought it would be a case of third time lucky but how wrong we were! We really have had enough of wet straggly beards, soggy trousers and squelchy boots so have decided to hold something a bit more quirky this year - A Santa ‘Sun’ Run which will take place at Fontwell Park Racecourse on SUNDAY 15TH AUGUST. Do come and join us.
Turn your unwanted jewellery into cash for St Wilfrid’s Do you have old jewellery sitting in a box or hidden in a bottom drawer? Maybe an odd earring or two, lying on the dressing table, a much loved bracelet that isn’t quite the bee’s knees or a broken chain that you never got round to having repaired? If the answer is yes then now is the time to dig it out and donate your unwanted items to St Wilfrid’s Hospice Jewellery Recycling scheme. Local jeweller Timothy Roe has teamed up with St Wilfrid’s to provide a fundraising scheme that helps the environment as well as boosting funds for the Hospice. Timothy, whose shop can be found in South Street, Chichester, will accept
anything containing gold, silver, platinum or other precious metals. All items, which could include necklaces, coins and cameo brooches will be valued either as an item, based on antique or second hand prices or at the best possible scrap price calculated using that day’s gold prices. This sum of money will be donated to the Hospice. Items of jewellery can be dropped into Timothy’s shop in South Street, a stone’s throw from the market cross in the city centre or, posted via Royal Mail ‘special delivery’ service to Timothy Roe, 12 South Street, Chichester, PO19 1EH. A receipt will be given/sent for donated items.
Donate to St Wilfrid’s Hospice for free! You can donate to St Wilfrid’s Hospice every time you buy goods on line with The Giving Machine. Simply go to www.thegivingmachine.co.uk, register as a giver and select St Wilfrid’s Hospice as a beneficiary. Then whenever you visit hundreds of online retailers via The Giving Machine website, including big names such as Amazon and Tesco, they pay the money which would normally be destined to advertising agencies to us! It costs you nothing and helps support the Hospice, not bad eh?
Our first ‘Knitchicks’ party Beryl Howes and members of the West Meads Craft Club recently invited us to join them at their Christmas Party. We couldn’t resist taking a picture of them with some of the many knitted stockings they have made for the Hospice. A big thank you to all our fabulous knitters who, responded to our plea for Christmas goodies, and helped raise almost £1,000. However, your hands won’t be idle for long. We are already planning Easter treats so if you have any ideas or patterns you would like to share with us please call fundraising on 01243 755181.
St Wilfrid’s Hospice welcomes your support. Telephone to find out how you can help us:
01243 775302
www.stwh.co.uk
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