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Light Up A Life

The festive season is often a special time when family and friends come together to celebrate and remember the people they have loved and lost.

As part of Saint Francis Hospice’s annual Light up a Life Appeal, it is inviting people to dedicate a star with a message to their loved ones in return for a donation.

Every star received will be displayed in the charity’s beautiful gardens for the whole of December until Twelfth Night.

The Light up a Life Appeal is one of the Hospice’s major fundraising initiatives as it seeks to raise almost £8m a year to cover the cost of providing its extensive range of specialist end of life care and support services to the community.

“All our care is provided completely free and without obligation – but each year it is a challenge to find the money needed to pay for it,” said Palliative Care Consultant Dr Mark Howard.

“Saint Francis Hospice is a charity and only receives enough government and NHS support to cover a small part of our care services.

“The clinical team here at the Hospice is very aware that we can only continue to support people in our community at the most vulnerable time in their lives if our community continues
to support us.”

This year Amanda Green, whose beloved mum Salli Bennett was cared for on its In-Patient Unit before she died in 2016, is fronting the appeal and sharing her family’s experience of
hospice care.

“The care she received from everyone there was just astonishing,” said Amanda. “Like many people, I had no idea what ‘hospice’ really meant. Now, I wonder how any family could possibly do without them.”

During December the Hospice is also holding three Light up a Life events where people can gather together to think of those special people who are no longer with us.

There will be a service at St John the Evangelist Church in Havering-atte-Bower on Sunday, December 2nd at 3pm.

The second event will be held in the hospice grounds on Sunday, December 9th at 4pm and the final service will be held at Brentwood Cathedral on Sunday, December 16th at 4pm.

Last year Amanda, along with her father Howard Bennett and their family, attended the event at the Hospice and described it as incredibly “uplifting.”

“We started the event feeling sad for mum – but the service was so positive and uplifting that we all left with a smile, remembering all the wonderful years we had with her.

“It really helped us that we could show mum that we were thinking of her by being there and by dedicating a star and we’ll all be there again this year.”

To avoid overcrowding, entry to all events is by ticket only. Tickets are free and are issued on a first come first served basis so please request your tickets as early as possible to avoid
disappointment. Tickets for the hospice service are now sold out.

For more information visit sfh.org.uk or call the fundraising team on 01708 723593.

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Light Up A Life

The festive season is often a special time when family and friends come together to celebrate and remember the people they have loved and lost.

As part of Saint Francis Hospice’s annual Light up a Life Appeal, it is inviting people to dedicate a star with a message to their loved ones in return for a donation.

Every star received will be displayed in the charity’s beautiful gardens for the whole of December until Twelfth Night.

The Light up a Life Appeal is one of the Hospice’s major fundraising initiatives as it seeks to raise almost £8m a year to cover the cost of providing its extensive range of specialist end of life care and support services to the community.

“All our care is provided completely free and without obligation – but each year it is a challenge to find the money needed to pay for it,” said Palliative Care Consultant Dr Mark Howard.

“Saint Francis Hospice is a charity and only receives enough government and NHS support to cover a small part of our care services.

“The clinical team here at the Hospice is very aware that we can only continue to support people in our community at the most vulnerable time in their lives if our community continues
to support us.”

This year Amanda Green, whose beloved mum Salli Bennett was cared for on its In-Patient Unit before she died in 2016, is fronting the appeal and sharing her family’s experience of
hospice care.

“The care she received from everyone there was just astonishing,” said Amanda. “Like many people, I had no idea what ‘hospice’ really meant. Now, I wonder how any family could possibly do without them.”

During December the Hospice is also holding three Light up a Life events where people can gather together to think of those special people who are no longer with us.

There will be a service at St John the Evangelist Church in Havering-atte-Bower on Sunday, December 2nd at 3pm.

The second event will be held in the hospice grounds on Sunday, December 9th at 4pm and the final service will be held at Brentwood Cathedral on Sunday, December 16th at 4pm.

Last year Amanda, along with her father Howard Bennett and their family, attended the event at the Hospice and described it as incredibly “uplifting.”

“We started the event feeling sad for mum – but the service was so positive and uplifting that we all left with a smile, remembering all the wonderful years we had with her.

“It really helped us that we could show mum that we were thinking of her by being there and by dedicating a star and we’ll all be there again this year.”

To avoid overcrowding, entry to all events is by ticket only. Tickets are free and are issued on a first come first served basis so please request your tickets as early as possible to avoid
disappointment. Tickets for the hospice service are now sold out.

For more information visit sfh.org.uk or call the fundraising team on 01708 723593.

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Light Up A Life

The festive season is often a special time when family and friends come together to celebrate and remember the people they have loved and lost.

As part of Saint Francis Hospice’s annual Light up a Life Appeal, it is inviting people to dedicate a star with a message to their loved ones in return for a donation.

Every star received will be displayed in the charity’s beautiful gardens for the whole of December until Twelfth Night.

The Light up a Life Appeal is one of the Hospice’s major fundraising initiatives as it seeks to raise almost £8m a year to cover the cost of providing its extensive range of specialist end of life care and support services to the community.

“All our care is provided completely free and without obligation – but each year it is a challenge to find the money needed to pay for it,” said Palliative Care Consultant Dr Mark Howard.

“Saint Francis Hospice is a charity and only receives enough government and NHS support to cover a small part of our care services.

“The clinical team here at the Hospice is very aware that we can only continue to support people in our community at the most vulnerable time in their lives if our community continues
to support us.”

This year Amanda Green, whose beloved mum Salli Bennett was cared for on its In-Patient Unit before she died in 2016, is fronting the appeal and sharing her family’s experience of
hospice care.

“The care she received from everyone there was just astonishing,” said Amanda. “Like many people, I had no idea what ‘hospice’ really meant. Now, I wonder how any family could possibly do without them.”

During December the Hospice is also holding three Light up a Life events where people can gather together to think of those special people who are no longer with us.

There will be a service at St John the Evangelist Church in Havering-atte-Bower on Sunday, December 2nd at 3pm.

The second event will be held in the hospice grounds on Sunday, December 9th at 4pm and the final service will be held at Brentwood Cathedral on Sunday, December 16th at 4pm.

Last year Amanda, along with her father Howard Bennett and their family, attended the event at the Hospice and described it as incredibly “uplifting.”

“We started the event feeling sad for mum – but the service was so positive and uplifting that we all left with a smile, remembering all the wonderful years we had with her.

“It really helped us that we could show mum that we were thinking of her by being there and by dedicating a star and we’ll all be there again this year.”

To avoid overcrowding, entry to all events is by ticket only. Tickets are free and are issued on a first come first served basis so please request your tickets as early as possible to avoid
disappointment. Tickets for the hospice service are now sold out.

For more information visit sfh.org.uk or call the fundraising team on 01708 723593.

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Light Up A Life

The festive season is often a special time when family and friends come together to celebrate and remember the people they have loved and lost.

As part of Saint Francis Hospice’s annual Light up a Life Appeal, it is inviting people to dedicate a star with a message to their loved ones in return for a donation.

Every star received will be displayed in the charity’s beautiful gardens for the whole of December until Twelfth Night.

The Light up a Life Appeal is one of the Hospice’s major fundraising initiatives as it seeks to raise almost £8m a year to cover the cost of providing its extensive range of specialist end of life care and support services to the community.

“All our care is provided completely free and without obligation – but each year it is a challenge to find the money needed to pay for it,” said Palliative Care Consultant Dr Mark Howard.

“Saint Francis Hospice is a charity and only receives enough government and NHS support to cover a small part of our care services.

“The clinical team here at the Hospice is very aware that we can only continue to support people in our community at the most vulnerable time in their lives if our community continues
to support us.”

This year Amanda Green, whose beloved mum Salli Bennett was cared for on its In-Patient Unit before she died in 2016, is fronting the appeal and sharing her family’s experience of
hospice care.

“The care she received from everyone there was just astonishing,” said Amanda. “Like many people, I had no idea what ‘hospice’ really meant. Now, I wonder how any family could possibly do without them.”

During December the Hospice is also holding three Light up a Life events where people can gather together to think of those special people who are no longer with us.

There will be a service at St John the Evangelist Church in Havering-atte-Bower on Sunday, December 2nd at 3pm.

The second event will be held in the hospice grounds on Sunday, December 9th at 4pm and the final service will be held at Brentwood Cathedral on Sunday, December 16th at 4pm.

Last year Amanda, along with her father Howard Bennett and their family, attended the event at the Hospice and described it as incredibly “uplifting.”

“We started the event feeling sad for mum – but the service was so positive and uplifting that we all left with a smile, remembering all the wonderful years we had with her.

“It really helped us that we could show mum that we were thinking of her by being there and by dedicating a star and we’ll all be there again this year.”

To avoid overcrowding, entry to all events is by ticket only. Tickets are free and are issued on a first come first served basis so please request your tickets as early as possible to avoid
disappointment. Tickets for the hospice service are now sold out.

For more information visit sfh.org.uk or call the fundraising team on 01708 723593.

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