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Charity receives money for family room
A visiting Hospitaller of The Saint Lazarus Hospice Association has presented a Darlington charity with thousands of pounds, as well as two laptops.
The money, totalling £2,742, is to be used for refurbishment of St Teresa’s Hospice’s family room, a room for the family and friends of in-patients staying at the hospice.
Confrère Michael Seed OLJ went out of his way to also arrange two laptops for the in-patients of St Teresa’s Hospice. These were donated by Prof Stephen Mather and Dr Delphine Lees of the Institute of Cancer, Bart’s & the London School of Medicine & Dentistry.
Jane Bradshaw, Hospice Director, said: “The family room is an important place, it gives visiting family a place to talk to their loved ones or offers somewhere quiet for them to gather their thoughts.
“Thanks to the efforts of Michael we now have the money to make the family room a more comfortable place in which to do these things. That Michael also went out of his way to provide two laptops is incredibly generous.”
The Saint Lazarus Hospice Association is a charity dedicated to providing funds for equipment and training to hospices throughout the UK.
Confrère Michael said: “I am humbled by the extra-ordinary work that is carried out at St Teresa’s Hospice. The Hospitaller Department thought the application conceived by Ann Barber in memory of her husband Chris had special merit due to the great lengths St Teresa’s has made to provide an area of rest and respite that will benefit both families and in-patients. We felt privileged to help.”
The charity receives funds through the efforts of the members and friends of the Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem (
www.saintlazarus.co.uk) and its Commandery network. The Charity has no administrative overheads, as these are covered by Order.
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Pictured: Confrère Michael Seed (front left) presents a cheque to staff at St Teresa’s Hospice.
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Jane Bradshawe starts one the computers donated by the Institute of Cancer, Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry.
St Teresa’s Hospice offers free care and services for residents of Darlington and North-Yorkshire who are affected by terminal diseases with the aim of improving the quality of life for patients and any other people affected such as their family or carers.
The cost to provide these services last year was £2million. St Teresa’s Hospice receives around 30% of these costs from the government, the rest must be raised through donations and fundraising.
