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By Valerie Richmond, Support Services Director Two technology firms joined forces to distribute unwanted equipment to organisations to help hospice staff work from home. IT services company Capito Capito to the rescue
Mark Gibson, Capito Managing Director said: "I am delighted this initiative is providing immediate benefit to the Ayrshire Hospice, as an Ayrshire resident I know first-hand the tremendous benefit that they deliver to the community." A huge thank you to Mark and the team at Capito Ltd and their partners who have made this possible. Thank you also to Microtech for the support provided to set (all dogs) & Leo the Cat! Our lucky winners were presented with special prizes from Petcayr along with purple hospice rosettes. We are very grateful for all our pet pal entries and support from Petcayr. Paw High Five! Fitness Challenge goes the Extra Mile! The Lockdown restrictions saw many turn to physical activity to help maintain a healthy lifestyle, both physically and mentally. September therefore saw us launch our first ever Virtual Fitness Festival where we invited participants to take part in a personal challenge and raise £50+ for the hospice. Participants could take part in a 5K or 10K walk/ run (nicknamed ‘The Saturn
back in April. We were unable to make remote and homeworking a reality when we first went into lockdown and the donated laptops gave us the tools to enable the hospice to respond to Covid-19 pandemic, to work flexibly, creatively and most importantly safely.
and computing firm HP were overwhelmed with offers after requesting donations of disused kit. And they certainly came to the rescue of the Ayrshire Hospice when, a delivery of laptops was received
up the laptops and provision of end user support. It is essential that our services continue to support patients and families and the donated
laptops have helped the hospice team to do this.
Fundraising doesn’t stop! By Graeme Strawhorn, Assistant Fundraising Manager The impact of COVID-19 and the national lockdown measures introduced have had a significant effect on our fundraising activities. Despite these restrictions, our fundraising team worked hard to bring new and innovative ways to fundraise over the past six months.
Diane & Morven 10k for 10 days
We’re so very grateful for all your support in what has been a turbulent year. Keep a watch out for the many new ways we continue to fundraise. Remember, every single penny counts. Thank you for your support and, above
all, thank you for caring. Strike a Paws!
Stomp’ and ‘the Jupiter Jaunt’ recognising our postponed Shining Star Memory Walk) a 50km cycle challenge, Duathlon or, a Create your own Challenge! We are delighted with the popularity of this event, so much so we have extended this challenge into October! Huge thanks to all our participants who
In August, we introduced our Virtual Pet Show where supporters were invited to show case their pet pal’s best snaps over five categories; Strike a Paws, Sweetest Face, Caught in the Act, Meow that’s Catty and Pet Juniors! Four Finalists, from each category, were then picked by Petcayr Pet Supplies to go through to a live vote on Facebook. Congratulations to our lucky winners; Bear, Brodie Bear, Sadie, Link
certainly are going the extra mile (or kilometre) to raise much needed funds for the hospice, in these difficult times.
Bear
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