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“These rides would not be possible
without the headline sponsor, who
covers all the ‘overheads’ of the ride and
we are delighted that Nick Dutton and
Steve Stewart from Brisant Secure have
committed support to us in this challenge.”
£2M BY 2020 IS A TOUGH
TARGET, AND A LOT OF MONEY
– WHERE DOES IT GO?
GM: “Since 1999 Hope House
Children’s Hospices has been our
nominated charity and every penny
we’ve raised has gone directly to them
in support of the amazing work they do.
Hope House provide care and support to
life limited children, young people and
their families, their specialist teams work
to ensure no-one suffers the death of a
child alone.
“While we aim to run high-profile
events that have helped us raised this
tremendous amount, much of the
support is made up of small donations
in sponsorship, raffle prizes, cake sales
etc. It’s not all about the big money -
£700 means that a child can spend a day
in the Snowflake suite, a temperature
controlled bedroom where a family can
spend precious time saying their last
goodbyes. £200 will provide the art and
craft materials for a week in our playroom
where precious memories are made.”
TELL US MORE ABOUT HOPE HOUSE?
GM: “Based in Oswestry and Conwy
Bay, the hospices provide palliative care
and support to life limited children by
offering a wide range of services. It is
more than just a hospice though, they
provide a service to support children with
life-limiting illness and their families in
any way possible to improve their quality
of life.
“They help around 750 families per
year. Care can start from the day the child
is born and run throughout their whole
life, with further support thereafter for the
families for as long as they need it. This is
delivered in the form of respite care, short
stays, nursing at home, counselling and
end of life care.
“They are always open - 24 hours, seven
days a week, 365 days per year.
“The charity costs £6.3m per annum to
run and receives just a small amount of
statutory funding each year; 84% comes
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from donations, the rest from Grants and
the NHS. Currently 3 local children die
each week and Hope House can only
afford to help one, this breaks our hearts
and with more funding they could ensure
that no family suffers the death of a child
alone.”
SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT EVENT
AND A GREAT CAUSE! IF
READERS WANT TO FIND OUT
MORE, WHERE DO THEY GO?
GM: “There is a dedicated event page on
our website where you can find out more
about the challenge and the team taking
part, with links to the team and individual
fundraising pages on JustGiving: www.
gmfundraising.co.uk/fromrussiawithhope.
We will also be reporting news on training
and the build up to the ride on social
media – we are on Facebook and twitter
(@gmfundraising), or you can follow
#FRWHope to get the latest news.”