Forget-Me-Nots GROWING STRONG
This year’s Father’s Day trail raised an amazing £1,206.13 for the Hospice, meaning our Forget-Me-Not Appeal has raised an incredible £2,908.37 so far this year. The appeal has been supported fantastically by William Duncan and South Ayrshire Council, who have displayed our flowers and helped enhance our visibility in Ayr town centre. Our thanks go out to them and to all who have so kindly donated. The Maintenance Team from the Hospice has been busy planting some Forget-Me-Nots in the gardens at our In-Patient Unit, which you can see pictured. The flowers are a pretty and positive way to remember someone special and will help raise vital funds to support Ayrshire Hospice services. Due to the success of the appeal, there are only a limited number of Forget-Me-Nots remaining, making them even more special.
By Lucy Glendinning, Senior Fundraiser
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If you’d like to donate towards the appeal in memory, receive your own Forget-Me-Not and help make today matter, go to ayrshirehospice. org . Alternatively, scan the QR code or contact the Fundraising Team on 01292 288488.
Ayrshire Hospice Board welcomes seven new Members
Hospice supporter offers unique memento for families
For families who have lost a loved one, having a special memento is a treasured memory that will last a lifetime, and one Hospice supporter has offered a unique way to remember a family member or friend. William Calder has been producing memory bears and cushions made from clothing since 2020, after losing his Gran at the beginning of Lockdown that year. His Grandad, who died at the start of the millennium, was a patient of the Hospice and William
remembers the impact the staff had on his family, which is why he wants to try and help other families who have family members or friends in the hospice. William’s demonstrator bear, Demi B as it is now lovingly known, has been on display in the Ayrshire Hospice In-Patient Unit in Cumnock since May, giving families the opportunity to have a taster of what a Memory Bear is. Made with a loved one’s favourite shirt or blanket, it can be transformed into a handmade treasured memory for the family.
The Ayrshire Hospice recently announced the appointment of seven new Members to its esteemed Board. Following a robust recruitment process; Gerry Seenan, Janis Heaney MBE, Karen McBride, Professor Hazel Borland, Susan Young, Cathy Bell MBE and Fraser McJannett were appointed by the Chair of the Hospice Board, Professor Tom Steele, on behalf of the organisation. Tom said: “I am delighted to welcome each of the new Members to the Ayrshire Hospice Board. Collectively, our new members bring significant capacity, but also new capability at a time of significant change for the organisation as we build our new Hospice facilities.”
You can learn more about William’s work by visiting www.facebook.com/ caldercrafts
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