REPRESENTATIVES of hospice and homecare services from Our Lady’s Hospice and St Francis Hospice Raheny gathered in Harold’s Cross last week to launch Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice.
Together with Bewley’s, they called on the people of Ireland to host a coffee morning on Thursday, September 14 to help raise vital funds for their local hospice and homecare service.
Celebrating 25 years of coffee mornings, it is hoped that Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley’s will raise a much needed
?¬2 million for local hospice and homecare services nationwide to meet with growing demands for the service.Â
A whole host of celebrities including Brendan and Domhnall Gleeson, Boyzone star Keith Duffy, comedian Mario Rosenstock, Clelia Murphy and Dr Ciara Kelly, are asking people nationwide to support this important campaign by hosting or attending a coffee morning.
If you can’t attend a coffee morning simply text COFFEE to 50300 and donate
?¬4 to support local hospice and homecare services and help give patients the best quality of life during their illness
Keith Duffy said:
“It’s such an honour to be an Ambassador for this vital campaign and help in any way that I can to draw attention to the great work that the hospices do for all Irish people.
“I have been personally touched by the amazing work done in St Francis Hospice and I have seen first-hand the impact the money raised through Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice makes to patients, staff and families.
“Across the country, hospice has, and will continue to provide people with the comfort of knowing that they are cared for throughout what can be one of the most difficult times in a family’s life.
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Pat Quinlan, Chair of the Voluntary Hospice Groups, added:
“Each year, hospice and homecare services across Ireland are responding to growing demands for their services and endeavoring to do so to the highest standards.
“The nature of hospice care is such that we must be in a position at all times to be able to respond in an appropriate and timely manner so that patient needs are fully met and their families supported.
“The funds raised from Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley’s are crucial in order to ensure that our services meet these objectives on an ongoing basis.
“And clearly without such support we could not provide the level of services that we do.
“The success of campaigns like this is thanks to the incredible supporters, our coffee morning hosts, guests, Ambassadors and our sponsor Bewley’s.
“We thank them for their unwavering commitment, support and partnership over the last 25 years.
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Mark Saunders, Brand Director with Bewley’s said:
“Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice is one of Ireland’s longest running charity campaigns, which to date has raised a massive and vital
?¬34 million for local hospice and homecare services all around the country.
“Bewley’s is proud to support the campaign once again this year as we have done for last 25 years.
“As an Irish family company originally founded on Quaker principles, community is very much at the heart of Bewley’s and each year we continue to see the importance of hospice and homecare services around Ireland and the real and meaningful difference the money raised makes to communities locally.
“With demand for specialist palliative care services rising each year we want this year’s coffee morning to be bigger and better than ever.
“That’s why we are asking everyone to come together on Thursday, September 14 and enjoy a cup of Bewley’s coffee while supporting your local hospice and homecare service.
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People can help to make a difference in someone’s life by hosting a coffee morning to help raise funds for their local hospice and homecare service.
You can register at www.hospicecoffeemorning.ie or by calling 1890998995.
Hosts are provided with a Coffee Morning Pack containing Bewley’s coffee, posters and invitations free of charge.
The public can support Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley’s on Thursday, September 14 by hosting a Coffee Morning, attending a Coffee Morning, or by texting COFFEE to 50300 to donate
?¬4.