Supporters swing into action for charity golf day which raises over £8,000 for Hartlepool hospice
Organisers of a charity golf day are already planning next year’s event after raising more than £8,000 for hospice care in Hartlepool.
A full line-up of 20 teams from across the local business community took to the fairways at Hartlepool Golf Club for the third highly successful Alice House Hospice & X-energy Charity Golf Day.
Sponsored by X-energy, which is leading on plans to bring a major new nuclear plant to Hartlepool, the event was co-organised by Harrison Smith of Azalea Wealth Management and Paul Fraser of Rephrase media communications.
The day’s fantastic fundraising total is set to be boosted even further thanks to matched funding by Lloyds Bank.
Greg Hildreth from Alice House thanked everyone involved.
He said: “The event was a great success and a really enjoyable day. All involved were incredibly generous, which led to a fantastic fundraising total that will help to sustain local Hospice services and make a real difference to local families.”
The funds raised are crucial for Alice House Hospice as it costs £3.7m a year to fund specialist care and support to patients and families affected by life-limiting illnesses or the death of a loved.
The organisers also extended their thanks to all prize donors and individual hole sponsors who contributed to the day.
Staff from EDF Energy, Lloyds Bank, Geo Agriculture and Orangebox Training Solutions also volunteered on the day.
Leon Flexman, Corporate Affairs Director at X-energy, said: “It was an absolutely fantastic day and X-energy is incredibly proud to have played a part, alongside so many others, in making the event such a great success.”