We look forward to our national sunflower days collection, on 7th & 8th June from 9am to 6pm. Please watch out for our volunteers at various collection stations on the streets of Mullingar and beyond. Once again, we thank you for your ongoing support of the North Westmeath Hospice.
All donations directly help your local hospice palliative care team. We are extremely grateful for your ongoing support.
Media release April 2024
HOST A HOSPICE SUNFLOWER FUN DAY THIS JUNE & HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR NORTH WESTMEATH HOSPICE
Schools, Pre-Schools, Montessori’s and Creches from Westmeath and beyond can support North Westmeath Hospice by hosting a Hospice Sunflower Fun Day this June to coincide with Hospice Sunflower Days
Together for Hospice, The National Hospice Movement is delighted to announce that Hospice Sunflower Days is returning for its 34th year this June and as part of this year’s campaign they are calling on schools, pre-schools, Montessori’s and creches throughout the country to take part and host their own Hospice Sunflower Fun Day to help raise vital funds for their local hospice or homecare service.
To launch the new initiative Hospice Sunflower Days Ambassador, Maia Dunphy, enjoyed a fun morning at her son Tom’s school, St. Christopher’s Primary School, Ballsbridge, Dublin for the very first Hospice Sunflower Fun Day. Maia, and all at St. Christopher’s, are encouraging other schools, pre-schools, Montessori’s and creches across the country to get involved by hosting their own Hospice Sunflower Fun Day this June to raise vital funds for their local hospice service.
Participating schools, pre-schools, Montessori’s and creches will pick a date in June to host a Hospice Sunflower Fun Day inviting their students to wear something yellow and asking families to make a €2 donation, or whatever they can afford, with all funds raised going directly to their local hospice or homecare service. As a thank you for taking part in the initiative, schools, pre-schools, Montessori’s and creches will be provided with a Hospice Sunflower Fun Day pack which will include resources for the day, sunflower seeds for the children to plant, some helpful planting tips as well as fun sunflower themed colouring pages to enjoy!
Hospice Sunflower Days Ambassador, Maia Dunphy, said, “I’ve had a brilliant morning here at St. Christopher’s Primary School and all the students and staff had great fun dressing up in yellow, and planting their seeds to mark this new initiative! You too can get involved and join the fun by registering online at www.sunflowerdays.ie to take part in your own Sunflower Fun Day this June and remember every euro raised locally stays locally so you really are making a difference at a local level.”
Speaking about the new initiative, Teresa Collentine, Executive, North Westmeath Hospice, commented, “We are delighted that the Hospice Sunflower Days campaign is returning for its 34th year this June and we are calling on all schools, pre-schools, Montessori’s and creches from the area to get involved by hosting their own Hospice Sunflower Fun Day to help to raise vital funds for our services allowing us to continue to provide care and support to our patients and their families.”
Hospices nationwide need to raise approximately €20 million each year to provide their patient centred care and as our population ages, demand for specialist hospice and palliative homecare services continues to grow. In 2023 alone, Hospice services across Ireland cared for over 18,350 patients and their families, a 6% increase on 2022 figures, and made over 87,000 specialist palliative homecare visits to patient's homes, a 2% increase on 2022 figures.
Together for Hospice coordinates the national Hospice Sunflower Days campaign and allfunds raised play a vital role in supporting hospices to continue caring for patients and their families nationwide, with every euro raised locally, staying locally. The funds raised allow hospices to innovate, build new facilities, develop new services, and deliver quality improvements and extra benefits for their patients and their family members.
Together for Hospice represents 26 Hospice and specialistpalliative home care providers across Ireland and exists to bring Ireland’s hospice sector together so that everyone in every community has access to exceptional care.
For further information on how your school, pre-school, Montessori or creche can register to take part and host a Hospice Sunflower Fun Day to support North Westmeath Hospice this June simply log onto www.sunflowerdays.ie You can also help by supporting the Hospice Sunflower Days on-street collections that will taking place on Friday, 7th and Saturday, 8th June 2024.
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