A woman who has received care from St Vincent’s Hospice in the past has raised over one thousand pounds for the charity.
Mary Sweenie received care from St Vincent’s Hospice a few years ago. but knowing that it costs around £6,000 a day to provide Hospice services, she and her family decided that as a way to say thank you for the all the care shown during her stay, they arranged a fundraising night at the Ferguslie Bowling Club in Paisley.
Family and friends were invited for a night of fun with karaoke, a raffle, a DJ and a buffet, made by family member Caroline Beatson. Caroline was happy to make her famous buffet, as a way of thanking the Hospice for her father-in-law’s care.
For Mary, the best Christmas present would always be a night out with all her family, so she decided to use some of the money that would have been spent on gifts to cover the costs of the DJ and buffet food. The hall was kindly donated for use by Ferguslie Bowling Club free of charge.
A grand total of £1,140 was raised, including a donation of £180 from colleagues of Mary’s son, Bobby, at Renfrewshire Council Building Services.
The whole family would like to express their thanks to all who attended, donated, purchased raffle tickets and offered their support to what was an incredibly successful fundraising night.
Bobby Meiklejohn, Mary’s brother, expressed “We couldn’t have done it without them”.
The family’s support for the hospice doesn’t stop there though. Stuart Ritchie, husband of Mary’s granddaughter Ashley, will be taking part in a sponsored cycle – The Paisley-Whithorn 100 Mile Challenge – in April this year. Says Stuart, “I’m happy to be fundraising for the Hospice as my grandfather received end of life care, and my aunt is currently receiving care there”.
Laura McDade from St Vincent’s fundraising team said “On behalf of all at St. Vincent’s Hospice we want to sincerely thank Mary and all her family for this wonderful sum of money raised and for all the ongoing support they are giving to us.”
“If you are interested in holding your own fundraising event in aid of St Vincent’s Hospice please contact the fundraising team on 01505705635 or email info@svh.co.uk”
