Quilters give blanket support to hospice
Quilters showed they were not quitters when raising money to help people at a hospice.
The Bourne Quilters, based in Emsworth, collected prizes for a raffle, including the big prize which was a large quilt made by members.
An announcement was made at the Quilters' AGM that a sum of 2,250 had been raised for The Rowans Hospice in Purbrook – which has helped more than 5,000 patients with life-limiting illnesses since 1994.
The chairwoman Lis Dawson presented a cheque for this amount to the representative of the hospice, Mary Owen.
Lis said: 'I presented the cheque to Mary Owen in her capacity as a friend of The Rowans and former chairwoman of Bourne Quilters. It was Mary who began our relationship with The Rowans back in 2002. This is the fourth quilt we have made and donated the proceeds to The Rowans.'
The double bed quilt in the raffle was won by Mr Pidgen from Cowplain. Other raffle winners were Mrs Hartley from Waterlooville, Mrs Joyce from Emsworth, Mrs Waudby from Portchester and Mrs Beck from Hayling Island.
The Rowans Hospice would welcome any donations to continue to give palliative care to its residents, with more than 80p in every 1 of its income spent on the costs of direct patient care.
If you pay tax, you can complete a gift aid form which means that the hospice can reclaim the basic rate tax on your donation.
If you would like a Gift Aid form sent to you call (023) 9223 8531, e-mail fundraising@rowanshospice.co.uk or visit rowanshospice.co.uk to download a form.
To make a secure online donation please visit justgiving.com and follow the links.
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