Hartlepool's Alice House Hospice launches Light up a Life fundraiser for Christmas
Hartlepool’s Alice House Hospice has launched this year’s Light up a Life campaign to offer supporters of the charity the opportunity to make a seasonal donation as a tribute to loved ones who have died.
People taking part will receive a personalised card including the names of those in their dedication and a commemorative pin badge.
All of the money raised goes towards the specialist services provided by the Hospice to the local community.
The campaign will be concluded with two memorial services where a Book of Remembrance will be displayed including the names of all of the people remembered in this year’s appeal.
The services will also include a ceremonial lighting of Christmas tree lights, which represent the lives that are being celebrated.
They take place at St Paul’s Church, in Hartlepool, on Thursday, December 12, at 7pm and at St Cuthbert’s Church, in Peterlee, on Friday, December 13, at 6.30pm.
The event is sponsored by regular supporters Victoria House Funeral Services.
Hospice fundraising senior manager Julie Hildreth said, “This is one of our most poignant and significant fundraising events, during which we remember the special people whom are no longer with us; for many, Christmas can be amongst the hardest times to miss someone.”
It costs more than £3.6m to fund the hospice’s services for one year and it receives just over 25% of this in Government funding, leaving a shortfall of over £7,000 to be raised every single day.
To make a dedication, go to https://alicehousehospice.co.uk/lightupalife or call a member of the Fundraising Team on 01429 855555.