Charity of the year
Charity of the Year 2024
St. Davids Hospice Care, Malpas
During last years Gala Dinner, we announced that St. Davids Hospice Care, Malpas is our charity of the year for 2024. This means that all of our fundraising efforts from concerts and events for the year will be donating towards this worthy cause that is close to our hearts.
Every week, I rehearse with 'Hospice Harmony', the lovely choir in the day hospice made up of people who have been supported by the hospice.
Here is a little about the cause from the charity.
"From our first year of operation, caring for six patients, St. David’s Hospice Care has grown to become the UK’s largest provider of hospice at home care, caring for over 3,400 patients and families every year, at a cost over £9 million.
The need for St David’s Hospice Care’s services continues to increase year on year and last year more than 3,386 patients and families were cared for by St David’s, more than 30 per cent of whom had a non- cancer diagnosis. All our care is provided free of charge.
However it costs £12,700 every single day to provide that care. Our mission is to provide and continue to develop a free and comprehensive palliative care service of excellence throughout Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and within South and Mid Powys for people, their families and carers facing a progressive life-limiting illness which is no longer curable. This service recognises the need of the whole person and is given in co-operation with other agencies.
To provide an educational resource using the special expertise and skills of the Hospice."
So far, we have raised...
£3500