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Facts & FiguresSo far, up to August 2010, we’re pleased to announcethat our shop income is up 10% on 2009, fundraisedincome up 12% and donations (including in memoriam)are up by 5%. The flip side of this is that our lottery,legacy and income from investments are all down on2009. This means that the Hospice income in total isdown by 5.2% so far. But there’s still plenty of time toreverse this and we’re hopeful of a positive year for allat St David’s.The Hospice Lottery continued to contribute to therunning costs of the Hospice by over £950 per daythroughout 2009.As a result of strengthening our clinical and supportteam, the Hospice costs increased by 9.8% in 2009.Patient Care accounted for 73% of Hospice runningcosts.It’s estimated that over 43,000 volunteer hours weregiven in 2009 - if these hours had been paid for (atminimum wage rates) this would have added £260,000to the running costs of the Hospice. Our volunteers areessential to everything we do.In 2009 there were 205 Inpatient admissions and therewere 1,339 Day Care attendances.Bereavement support was given to over 250 individuals.DID YOU KNOW?35% of our 2009 inpatients returned home followingtreatment and symptom control.The Hospice employs 65 WTE (whole time equivalent)staff of which 42 staff work in nursing, medical,professional & support roles.5 people work in administration.18 people work in the shops, fundraising & lotterydepartments.Spotlight on Mike MasonWe catch up with Mike Mason, one year afterhe took up a position on the Board of Trusteesat the Hospice.“After ‘retiring’ from the Motor Trade I had theopportunity to join the Board of Trustees at StDavid’s Hospice.The Hospice is entering a challenging period of expansion in order to meet theincreasing needs of the people of this area and the income generation team have thehuge task of sustaining that expansion. I have been grateful for the chance to play apart in taking on that task. I have met some remarkable people at the Hospice and itis a privilege to work with such dedicated members of the team here.”Mike joined the Board last Summer after he was Managing Director and shareholderof Premier Cars, BMW dealers. He lives in Deganwy with his wife Joan. They have twosons Marc and Adam.How will you be remembered?While times are tough and wecontinue to feel the ripples of theeconomic downturn, many are forcedto make the difficult decision thatcharity begins at home...But fortunately, finding yourselfstrapped for cash now does not meanthat you cannot generously help goodcauses of your choice in the future.Leaving a legacy, in your Will, allowsyou to give support to your favouritecharities beyond your lifetime, andensures that there is a legal documentoutlining your wishes.You can leave money, property or apercentage of your estate after yourdeath; and with it your stamp on thefuture. If, after making provision foryour loved ones, you were to leave agift in your Will to St David’s Hospice,this would make a very real differenceto us in offering our care services foryears to come.You can have peace of mind thatyou will, one day, be supporting theorganisation whose work you believein.This way, you can save the poundsnow, but also take steps to give anappreciative charity the gift thatkeeps on giving, after you pass.Anyone can leave behind a legacy,however large or small and theprocess is relatively quick and easy.Your solicitor can advise you andget the ball rolling, or alternativelyring St David’s Hospice directly forinformation on (01492) 879058.RHOS-ON-SEA ROTARY CLUB - TREE OF LIGHTSIN AID OF ST DAVID’S HOSPICEI would like a light on the tree to celebrate/commemorate...............................................................................................................................................................I would like to donate £ ................................................................................................................Your Name .........................................................................................................................................Your Address .....................................................................................................................................GIFT AID: Please tick the first box if you are a taxpayer.An extra 25p for every £1 you donate can be claimed without any costor inconvenience to you. e.g., a donation of £20 becomes £25.00p.Tick the second box if you would like an entry in the Book of LightsSend this form and your donation to:Fundraising Dept, St David’s Hospice, Abbey Rd, Llandudno, LL30 2EN#Tree ofLightsChristmas time can throw into sharp focus thepain we feel at the loss of a loved one and manypeople find some comfort in the dedication ofa light to their memory. The Tree of Lights, hasshone out on the Cayley Promenade, Rhos onSea, for many years now and gives us all thisopportunity.Organised by the Rhos on Sea Rotary Club for thebenefit of St David’s Hospice, the tree is aboutso much more than fundraising. The ‘switchingon’ ceremony will take place on Sunday, 28thNovember at 4.30pm. All welcome.St. David’s Hospice Newsletter - Autumn/Winter 2010
DEWI 2011Introducing DEWI 2011, a little brother forDewina, the Hospice Caring Bear. This unique giftcould be yours- simply play the Hospice Lotterygame for a year! Dewi makes a beautiful gift orcollectable, loveable toy for anyone. Why not treatyourself or someone dear to you?It costs only £1 per week to play the Hospice Lottery game- and for2011 we are introducing a £5000 Rollover! To obtain your very ownspecial bear, return the slip below, choosing to pay £52 for a year’sLottery membership.#I would like to join the Hospice Lottery game.q Send me a Standing Order form.q Here is a cheque for £ ..........................q I want to pay cash at the door. Here is £4.(certain areas only)q I pay £52 in one sum by Standing Order -send my Dewi to me.q I am paying £52 today - send my Dewi to meName:.........................................................................................Address: .................................................................................................................................. Postcode: ....................................Tel: ..............................................................................................Email: .........................................................................................EXCITING CHANGES TO THE HOSPICE LOTTERYfA new year, a new look- St David’s Hospice Lottery is changing!Starting on the first Friday in January, we are introducing changes toour prize fund which also creates a new Rollover prize which couldreach £5,000 before it is won. The new weekly prize structure is asfollows:Top prize £2,000,Second Prize £200+ (rollover)Third Prize £100plus 40 £5 prizes.How the new rollover works:Each week our Hospice Lottery computer, sited in Barrow in Furnessand controlled by Sterling Management Ltd, will select five randomnumbers (as opposed to a player’s number). If any current paid-upplayer matches the numbers that week, he or she will win the prize. Ifno-one has the numbers, then the prize will roll over to the followingweek, and so on.This will continue until the prize pot reaches an unclaimed maximumof £5,000. (Experience of this system predicts it will normally bewon between £4,000 and £5,000.) The following week the computerwill randomly select a winner from that week’s entries, thereforeguaranteeing that the £5,000 will be won by one of our HospiceLottery players in the same way as all the other weekly prizes arewon. Once won, the whole process starts again from £200.In addition to the introduction of the Rollover, we have adjusted theweekly prizes so that each week we have a prize fund of £2,500.<strong>Thank</strong>s to your support the Hospice Lottery generates nearly £1,000a day to provide the specialist care and support our hospice offers,and pays for one day in four of the Hospice nursing care. We knowyou appreciate how important your help is in meeting the increasingdemand we are experiencing, and how much we rely on you to helpus with this challenge.We are sure that the changes we have outlined will help everyone toenjoy playing our Hospice Lottery game even more, and we hope toothat the changes will encourage more of our local residents to join,and in their turn, help St David’s Hospice.Please accept our very genuine appreciation of your support. We hopethat you will continue to play: perhaps the next letter we send youwill contain a cheque!Tom Williams, Hospice Lottery Co-ordinatorUnder the terms of our license with the Gambling Commission, we are required to adviseall players of these changes, and to give you the opportunity to cancel your membershipof the Lottery because of these changes. If you pay your subscription to a collector,simply tell him/her you wish to cancel. If you pay by any other means, you should write tous at the Hospice quoting your player number, and ask us to cancel your subscription. Wewill then terminate your membership under advice to you, once your credit is exhausted.Please gamble responsibly.Mobile Phone RecyclingWe have teamed up with Recyclewise, to devise a user friendly way for anyone whowishes to donate their old mobile phone to raise funds for the Hospice. Recyclewisewill even recycle and pay us for faulty and broken handsets, batteries and chargers!Just pop your old mobile into any envelope or box and address it to FREEPOSTRECYCLEWISE – ST DAVID’S HOSPICE. However, we will still accept any contributionshanded in at the Hospice reception or any of the Hospice shops.St. David’s Hospice Newsletter - Autumn/Winter 2010
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