Festive boost for funds at hospice from masons
AROCHDALE hospice has received a festive boost with a £1,584 donation.
Staff at Springhill Hospice were delighted to be chosen by the District of Rochdale Freemasons with a grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation.
The money will be used to help patients and families and is one of 237 grants to hospices around the country from Freemasons.
Julie Halliwell, chief executive of Springhill Hospice, said: “We’re very grateful to the Province of East Lancashire Freemasons for their generous grant which will assist us to provide support to our patients and their families.
“It is always a pleasure to welcome the District of Rochdale Freemasons into the hospice to present their Christmas gifts. We have such a lovely time catching up on news.
“It’s so good that the Freemasons are willing to take time out to meet some of our patients, and spend time chatting to them, and that they continue to support us year on year.”
Along with the grant, the Freemasons also delivered Christmas hampers to patients of the Hospice after they were nominated by staff.
The hampers were filled with Christmas treats and staples for the festive period including biscuits and fruit.
Douglas Smith, district Chairman of the District of Rochdale Freemasons, said: “We have been delivering the hampers to Springhill patients for seven or eight years now and it is very rewarding.
“The patients are so friendly and we can sometimes spend hours talking to them. It’s great to be able to meet them all.”