Monthly Archives: April 2012

The London Marathon

Sunday was my first ever visit to the London Marathon where we had 40 runners for Saint Francis.  Lauren and Heather from our events team organised everything including a very vivid orange Saint Francis gazebo which we instantly saw from … Continue reading

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Saint Francis Hospice Choir

Last Wednesday saw the launch of our new Saint Francis Choir, ‘brainchild’ of Rita one of our receptionist volunteers. About 20 staff and volunteers joined us at our first session with the fantastic Musical Director John Morris who volunteered to … Continue reading

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The Titanic Quiz at the Eva Hart

In the evening we had our Titanic Quiz at the Eva Hart pub in Chadwell Heath. Eva was 7 yrs old when she was on the Titanic with her parents. Her mum and her were successfully rescued on a lifeboat. … Continue reading

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Richard Madeley Visit

Wednesday was an action packed week. We had a visit from Richard Madeley from Richard and Judy. He spent several hours with us meeting staff and patients as well as doing a video and question and photos. Richard was fantastic, … Continue reading

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The Marillac Care Home

On Thursday I met with the new CEO and 2 of his team from the Marillac Care Home Brentwood which is owned by the  Sisters of Charity of St Vincent De Paul. I showed them around the Hospice then we … Continue reading

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Welcome Torren

On Thursday I met Torren Mahmut who has just been appointed to the Community Fundraising team.  Torren has been at the Hospice for over 8 years initially as a volunteer and latterly as an ambassador with the new lottery team.  … Continue reading

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Upminster floral Art Team – Easter Flowers

On Wednesday I met the Upminster floral Art Team, who have been donating and arranging the most beautiful flowers for the Hospice for a number of years.  A new team are taking over, so a BIG THANK YOU to all … Continue reading

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A BIG thank you to Melvyn Wallace

On Tuesday I was delighted to get the formal handover of the Hospice vans funded by Melvin Wallace the Mayor of Havering.  This was an amazing achieved to have raised over £20,000 and the vans are being well used already.  … Continue reading

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The Fund-Raising Team

I joined the St Francis fundraising team at their away day at the local St Peters Church in Harold Hill. The team have a very challenging target of over £4 million to raise, and they are always looking at new … Continue reading

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Marie Curie

A small team of us from Saint Francis  had a very good meeting with the Director of Care at Marie Curie at their headquarters in Embankment . We discussed our strategies and explored opportunities for partnership working. We are going … Continue reading

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