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Welcome from our Chief Executive

Welcome to the second St Catherine’s newsletter of 2020 – it’s truly astonishing how
much has changed since we sent out the Spring edition!

I’m Lynn Kelly, and I Going forward, we are still very much committed to the vision
started my new role as that everyone should have quality of life to the end of life and in
chief executive in working towards this, we must work more closely with our local
September. I’m pleased communities to understand their needs. We need to work in
to share with you lots of partnership with others to shape services to meet the inevitable
updates from the past few and growing demand for hospice and palliative care.
months, and to tell you
more about our plans for We must learn from research and evidence-based practice so that
the near future. the best treatments and therapies are available to patients, and we
must harness our online and technological capabilities to help us
There is no doubt that considerable challenges lie ahead but reach more people. And of course, we must always put patients
also many exciting opportunities too, as we negotiate the and families at the centre and at the heart of everything we do.
ongoing impact of the pandemic this winter and the likely
after-effects next spring and summer. We know already how the Thank you for your unwavering and amazing dedication to St
closure of our shops and The Mill, plus cancelled events and Catherine’s – I can’t express how grateful we are for the outpouring
ceasing door-to-door lottery collections have hit our finances of support we’ve experienced recently, and I’m looking forward to
this year, but we are expecting an even bigger impact over the embarking on this next chapter together.
next 12 months without the levels of government funding we’ve
had so far. Read on to discover more about how we’ve developed in many
areas of our important work, and to find out more about the varied
However, we remain positive and determined to find new ways ways you can get involved with your local hospice this Christmas
of helping those who need us. The pandemic has certainly and in 2021.
opened us up to new ways of working such as virtual
fundraising events, training and support services, and even Lynn Kelly -
virtual clinical consultations. St Catherine’s Chief Executive

Host a fantastic fundraiser

or charity challenge!

Our communities really pulled out the stops in their wonderful commitment
to St Catherine’s, when our summer events were cancelled, our charity
shops and The Mill café closed, and other fundraising streams like lottery
collections were affected during the lockdown.

There’s never been a better time to arrange your own fundraiser
or charity challenge for your local hospice, as we strive to keep
raising £4million of our £5.8million running costs every year.
We need you more than ever as we’re unable to host our usual
fundraisers.

Our friendly and helpful Community Engagement team are on
hand to ensure your event is a great success and lots of fun too!
They can offer advice and ideas to get you started; top tips for
getting the most out of your amazing efforts; provide you with
collection buckets, hospice t-shirts and even raffle prizes like
books and jigsaws; help you set up an online fundraising page,
DID YOU KNOW and much more!
that gifts in wills funds the care of 1 in 5 of our
patients? Writing a will is important for ensuring that Simply get in touch for an informal chat and to request a
your wishes are met and your loved ones are taken
fundraising pack (email fundraising@stcatherines.co.uk or call
care of in the future. To find out more about the new
01772 629171) or register your event through our website at
St Catherine’s Wills Service, and the different ways
you can support the hospice through your will, www.stcatherines.co.uk.
please visit www.stcatherines.co.uk
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