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Caring, Compassionate, Committed
         A heartfelt ‘thank you’













                                                                                                                          moment of reflection as we usual-
                                                                                                                          ly would, we do understand how
                                                                                                                          difficult this year has been for so
                                                                                                                          many who have been unable to
                                                                                                                          pay tribute to those they have lost
                                                                                                                          in the ‘normal’ ways. We want to do
                                                                                                                          what we can to unite people using
                                                                                                                          the technology available to us
                                                                                                                          under the circumstances.
                                                                                                                                 We would love to keep in
                                                                                                                          touch and share all of our latest
                                                                                                                          news and developments with you.
                                                                                                                          Please email communications@
        St Catherine’s Hospice chief exe-                                                                                 stcatherines.co.uk if you would like
        cutive Lynn Kelly looks at how our                                                                                to be added to our postal mailing
        charity can continue helping our                                                                                  list to receive our Spring and Au-
        communities in new and innova-                                                                                    tumn newsletters, or if you would
        tive ways in 2021 and beyond …                Sadly the effects of the      there’s no guarantee this financial   like to receive monthly emails.
                                              pandemic are far from over, and       windfall will continue, and we               You can also visit
        Caring, compassionate, com-           we’re more determined than ever       need to think creatively and effi-    www.stcatherines.co.uk or call
        mitted. Those are the values of St    to seek new ways of helping those     ciently to establish new ways to      01772 629171 to find out more
        Catherine’s Hospice, and this year    who need us, and to raise the vital   stay connected with our communi-      about Light Up A Life, our lottery
        more than ever has seen an appre-     funds required to carry out our       ties and raise funds in the future.   and more, and follow us on social
        ciation for small acts of kindness    important work.                              One of our most poignant       media @stcatherinespre and
        which make all the difference – not           We’ll be looking at new       campaigns is coming up in De-         @themillstcatherinespark
        only within St Catherine’s, but right  and exciting ways for you to get     cember. Light Up A Life offers               Thank you for your interest
        across our communities.               involved with our fundraising in      people the special opportunity to     in this special 35th anniversary
               We have been truly             different ways in 2021, as we work    dedicate a light in our grounds in    newspaper from St Catherine’s
        humbled and overwhelmed by the        hard together to raise a staggering  memory of loved ones.                  Hospice. We hope you’ve found it
        outpouring of support shown to us  £4million of our annual £5.8million             We know how much our           helpful and encouraging to hear
        over the last 35 years, and especial-  running costs.                       remembrance evenings mean             from people within your own com-
        ly during the pandemic this year,             We have been fortunate        to people who are grieving, and       munity, who are inspiring in their
        as we know that so many have          this year to benefit from grant       although we might not be able         efforts to support us and each
        been facing an uncertain future.      funding from the government, but      to physically come together for a     other, to have ‘a good day’.
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