CLAIRE HOUSE ONE CHANCE BALL
Claire House Children’s Hospice held its
first ever One Chance Ball at Thornton
Manor’s Walled Garden Pavilion on Friday
4th October, raising £140,000 for the charity.
The Ball was hosted by Simon Rimmer and
featured an exclusive acoustic performance
by Rebecca Ferguson.
The evening’s headline sponsor Sandra
Kirkham, MD of Progress to Excellence Group,
opened the event alongside Claire House
Director of Care, Janet Sutherland-Oaks, who
explained that the hospice is struggling to keep
up with demand for its services due to an 84%
increase in the number of children and families
coming to the hospice in the last six years.
Claire House held the Ball to raise vital funds
to meet the increase in demand and so the
hospice’s nursing team can continue to provide
the very best care to local children and their
families.
Event organiser Jess Campbell said: “Without
our sponsors, Progress to Excellence Group,
Verum Victum Healthcare, Sarah White
Aesthetics and The Red Fox, we would not have
been able to hold such a spectacular event and
raise the money we did to reach more families
who need Claire House."
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