Volunteer Update Spring 2019 Copy
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Christmas Lights Thank you…. Friends Chris, Will, Paul and Jean raised £356 for To our volunteer Tony, who recently celebrated St. Margaret's Hospice in memory of Mr Danny a birthday and held a party, where he asked his Fundraising Volunteer Roundup Spring 2019 Lawrence by decoratng the outside of their homes friends and family to donate to St. Margaret's Hospice in lieu of gifs. This party raised £983.25 in Hambridge at Christmas. Registered Charity No: 279473 which could help pay for nearly two whole days of care for a patent in one of our In-patent Dear Volunteers and Supporters, Units. Thank you so much to Tony, his friends April Fool's and family for donatng this magnifcent sum of You may have notced a slightly diferent heading as we money to St. Margaret's Hospice and for making Challenge! are keen to not confuse this publicaton with our Staf and each day count for our patents and their Volunteer Newsleter. We have also taken the This fun challenge has families. opportunity to provide this update on a quarterly basis, so been organised by Thank you to everyone who volunteered at this editon includes our upcoming events between March Malcolm Spencer afer Dunster by Candlelight in December 2018. The and May . his father received event raised a magnifcent £6,243.02! care at St. Margaret's Thank you to everyone who helped out at our Glorious Somerset Gardens will be launched in April and Hospice Christmas bucket collectons at such a busy tme we are delighted that we have had 53 individual gardens Malcolm says: “The April Fool's Challenge is exactly signed up, ofering a diverse range of plantng and styles. of year. that. It's designed to be open to all ages and abilites We hope you manage to get along to one or two as a and simply involves setng yourself a challenge visitor or a volunteer, and enjoy some lovely tea and cake (perhaps even a foolish one) that can be completed Volunteer inducton training in a tranquil setng. on or around April Fool's Day. If you started your volunteering role afer October 2018, and have not atended an inducton yet, please Please do take tme to look at our upcoming events in the “It could be a run in your slippers, a cycle in your do book on to one of the following by contactng Susan: centre pages, and let your Community Fundraiser know if pyjamas or maybe just a cake baking contest. It you are able to ofer your assistance. doesn't mater, as long as it's a challenge for you it qualifes you to be come an April Fool!” ñ Wednesday 27 March, Taunton Hospice Academy, 6pm—9pm ñ Wednesday 24 April, Yeovil Hospice Academy, 6pm—9pm Best wishes To fnd out how you can join Malcolm and start your ñ Wednesday 8 May, Taunton Hospice Academy, 1.30pm—4.30pm Susan Bickle, Fundraising Volunteer Coordinator own April Fool's Challenge, visit our website and search ‘April Fool’. ñ Thursday 20 June, Croscombe Village Hall, Nr. Wells, 9.30am—12.30pm 01935 709182 / 07736 886145 Welcoming new volunteers… Volunteer Cofee Morning Glorious Somerset Gardens Season Ticket! saying goodbye to friends Spring 2019 Are you looking for a Mother’s Day Gif? Birthday present? Or Friday 8 March, 10.30am at Yeovil Hospice just want to treat yourself? Please give a warm welcome to all of our new volunteers Friday 15 March, 10.30am at Taunton Hospice A Glorious Gardens Season Ticket may be just the thing. who have joined us since Christmas. AGENDA Priced at £25, the tcket will allow entry to any of the gardens ñ Food and Hygiene Update featured in our brochure, and will come presented in a pack Thelma Pound has joined us in Burnham-on-Sea as a Glo- ñ New Volunteer Policy accompanied by a copy of the full colour brochure. Tickets can rious Somerset Garden Volunteer, along with ñ Driving as Volunteer ñ Glorious Somerset Gardens be pre-ordered and available to be posted out from Monday Allie O'Callaghan, from Bridgwater, joining as a ñ Volunteer Opportunites between 18 March, just in tme for Mother’s Day on Sunday 31. Fundraising and Events Volunteer. March and October Tickets can be ordered by phone on 01935 709182 (card Steve Parry from Wellington has joined the Fundraising and Events Team in Taunton. Please RSVP by Friday 1 March for catering purposes to payments accepted), by post (with cheques made payable to Susan on 01935 709182 or St. Margaret's Hospice), to St. Margaret's Hospice, Litle Tarrat susan.bickle@st-margarets- Lane, Yeovil BA20 2HU, or purchased from the recepton desks We also want to say a huge thank you to Wenda Turner hospice.org.uk in Yeovil and Taunton Hospices afer Monday 18 March. from Wells, who has recently stood down afer many years of volunteering, having moved out of the area. Page 1 of 4 Christmas Lights Thank you…. Friends Chris, Will, Paul and Jean raised £356 for To our volunteer Tony, who recently celebrated St. Margaret's Hospice in memory of Mr Danny a birthday and held a party, where he asked his Fundraising Volunteer Roundup Spring 2019 Lawrence by decoratng the outside of their homes friends and family to donate to St. Margaret's Hospice in lieu of gifs. This party raised £983.25 in Hambridge at Christmas. Registered Charity No: 279473 which could help pay for nearly two whole days of care for a patent in one of our In-patent Dear Volunteers and Supporters, Units. Thank you so much to Tony, his friends April Fool's and family for donatng this magnifcent sum of You may have notced a slightly diferent heading as we money to St. Margaret's Hospice and for making Challenge! are keen to not confuse this publicaton with our Staf and each day count for our patents and their Volunteer Newsleter. We have also taken the This fun challenge has families. opportunity to provide this update on a quarterly basis, so been organised by Thank you to everyone who volunteered at this editon includes our upcoming events between March Malcolm Spencer afer Dunster by Candlelight in December 2018. The and May . his father received event raised a magnifcent £6,243.02! care at St. Margaret's Thank you to everyone who helped out at our Glorious Somerset Gardens will be launched in April and Hospice Christmas bucket collectons at such a busy tme we are delighted that we have had 53 individual gardens Malcolm says: “The April Fool's Challenge is exactly signed up, ofering a diverse range of plantng and styles. of year. that. It's designed to be open to all ages and abilites We hope you manage to get along to one or two as a and simply involves setng yourself a challenge visitor or a volunteer, and enjoy some lovely tea and cake (perhaps even a foolish one) that can be completed Volunteer inducton training in a tranquil setng. on or around April Fool's Day. If you started your volunteering role afer October 2018, and have not atended an inducton yet, please Please do take tme to look at our upcoming events in the “It could be a run in your slippers, a cycle in your do book on to one of the following by contactng Susan: centre pages, and let your Community Fundraiser know if pyjamas or maybe just a cake baking contest. It you are able to ofer your assistance. doesn't mater, as long as it's a challenge for you it qualifes you to be come an April Fool!” ñ Wednesday 27 March, Taunton Hospice Academy, 6pm—9pm ñ Wednesday 24 April, Yeovil Hospice Academy, 6pm—9pm Best wishes To fnd out how you can join Malcolm and start your ñ Wednesday 8 May, Taunton Hospice Academy, 1.30pm—4.30pm Susan Bickle, Fundraising Volunteer Coordinator own April Fool's Challenge, visit our website and search ‘April Fool’. ñ Thursday 20 June, Croscombe Village Hall, Nr. Wells, 9.30am—12.30pm 01935 709182 / 07736 886145 Welcoming new volunteers… Volunteer Cofee Morning Glorious Somerset Gardens Season Ticket! saying goodbye to friends Spring 2019 Are you looking for a Mother’s Day Gif? Birthday present? Or Friday 8 March, 10.30am at Yeovil Hospice just want to treat yourself? Please give a warm welcome to all of our new volunteers Friday 15 March, 10.30am at Taunton Hospice A Glorious Gardens Season Ticket may be just the thing. who have joined us since Christmas. AGENDA Priced at £25, the tcket will allow entry to any of the gardens ñ Food and Hygiene Update featured in our brochure, and will come presented in a pack Thelma Pound has joined us in Burnham-on-Sea as a Glo- ñ New Volunteer Policy accompanied by a copy of the full colour brochure. Tickets can rious Somerset Garden Volunteer, along with ñ Driving as Volunteer ñ Glorious Somerset Gardens be pre-ordered and available to be posted out from Monday Allie O'Callaghan, from Bridgwater, joining as a ñ Volunteer Opportunites between 18 March, just in tme for Mother’s Day on Sunday 31. Fundraising and Events Volunteer. March and October Tickets can be ordered by phone on 01935 709182 (card Steve Parry from Wellington has joined the Fundraising and Events Team in Taunton. Please RSVP by Friday 1 March for catering purposes to payments accepted), by post (with cheques made payable to Susan on 01935 709182 or St.