Thank you
You all make such a difference and do so many wonderful things
BRITISH 10K LONDON RUN Mark George Roberts, has decided to dust down his old trainers...find some really big baggy shorts and tee shirt....and get running. This is a guy who struggles to ascend the stairs at home (his words not ours!) but now on Sunday 11 July '10 he will be running, nay crawling, the London 10k run to help ensure the Sam Beare Hospice continues....please sponsor Mark at www.justgiving.com/markgeorgeruns
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Thank you to mother and daughter Celia Bottomley and Hazel Wark who are running the
Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon 2010 on the 14th March. They want to raise as much money as possible for Woking Hospice to support the emergency appeal as their mother and grandma received such wonderful care in 2008. If you would to support the girls efforts, please donate online at www.justgiving.co.uk/hazel-wark
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Thank you to Steven Abbott of the Fiat 500 Enthusiasts Club, who raised £60 from a raffle in Dec and a further £30 from a bucket collection at a classic car show at Brooklands on New Year's Day. They are also planning to do further events throughout 2010 including a classic car run through surrey/sussex.
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Natalie Groves and Katy Worrell organized an afternoon tea to raise money for Woking Hospice, in memory of Natalie's father, John Groves, who was cared for by the Hospice. Not only were there scrumptious hand-baked cakes on sale, but a raffle was held which included some fabulous Jo Malone goodies. So far £612 has been raised from this event, but more will follow.
Thank you to Natalie, Katy and all their friends who supported the Hospice in this way.
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Lisa Champion organised a Cream Tea event at Brookwood Memorial Hall in August raising money for Woking Hospice. There were stalls, raffle, tombola and bring & buy and as an extra money raising idea, her daughter Clair and boyfriend Richard Bicknall attempted a 3 legged 5-mile walk around the area, stopping into pubs and shops.
Total money raised was £809.87 - well done to all.
Lisa at the Hall Clair and Richard
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Nurses Christine Mansell and Jane Bladwin were delighted to 
receive a cheque for £520 from Jenny Lagios who ran the Salzburg Marathon on the 3rd May 2009. It was Jennys' first full marathon and she completed it in a fantastic time of 4hrs 25mins. She chose to raise money for the Hospice in memory of her friend's father, Peter King.
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Hinchley Wood Lodge 5809 present a cheque for £500 to Woking Hospice. We were one of the Lodges chosen charities and the gift was given in memory of a relative that we had cared for.
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A fantastic start to 2009 and our keeping the doors open campaign when The Friends of Weybridge Hospital presented a cheque for £50,000 to Sam Beare Hospice in Weybridge.
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St John's Brownies, Goldsworth Park who came in to day care to sing to the patients and also collected money in our home collection boxes. Well done girls!
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Biffa Waste Disposal came to the Hospice in May to donate a cheque for £550 to Kathryn Cutler, Day Care Leader at Woking Hospice.
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Mouchel have been supporters of Woking Hospice for a number of years and when they moved offices from West Byfleet to Woking, kindly sold some of their unwanted furniture - raising a fantastic £4,057.13
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