It has been so sad for us on the Fundraising Group to have cancelled our Garden Party and other get-together events due to the Coronavirus pandemic and Government guidance. However, I wanted you to see the simply remarkable progress that has been made on the building of the new hospice at Bray Lake in spite of everything. The link here
https://youtu.be/WdFE6RCRHw8 enables you to be taken on a virtual tour of the building, and your guide is the fantastic Chief Executive Debbie Raven. Here Debbie gives you a detailed understanding of the opportunities and improvements that this new facility will bring to our community when it opens in the autumn. The tour does take some 28 minutes, but I am sure you will find it completely stunning, as it will emphasise how hard the team have worked to get the best results from the monies raised with your support and many organisations.
We still have a need to raise the remaining £800,000 to finish the job, and we continue to search for ways of closing this gap. Any suggestions would be most welcome. My wife Geneviève has taken the initiative of participating in the Thames Hospice Lottery. She says
“The lottery is a golden opportunity to support the Hospice on a regular basis at a reasonable cost, with the added bonus of the thrill of winning. It takes place every Wednesday and each entry is a mere £1.00, though setting up a direct debit is convenient for both you and the Hospice. The Hospice needs extra help at the moment to fill the finance gap for the new Hospice, as well as dealing with Covid 19 patients and those with life-limiting illness. The extra workload and expense is eye watering, and as a Support Group, we feel rather powerless with the limitations put on us by the lockdown.
If you would like to join the lottery please follow this link.
https://lottery.thameshospice.org.uk Thank you”
