Rennie Grove’s Chief Executive says “thank you” to generous supporters and volunteers
Stewart Marks, Chief Executive at Rennie Grove Hospice Care, is sending a special Christmas message to the charity’s supporters and volunteers to thank every one of them for helping the charity throughout 2019.
He said: “It is thanks to our incredible supporters and volunteers that our nurses and healthcare assistants in Bucks were able to make more than 9,000 visits to our adult patients last year, travelling more than 200,000 miles across the county to visit them at home.
“Our children’s nurses clocked up an additional 48,000 miles making over 1,000 visits to the children they care for in Herts and Bucks.
“During 2019 our loyal supporters also walked, ran, cycled and undertook individual challenges to raise the funds we need to continue to provide our service. We were delighted that 900 walkers taking on the Chilterns 3 Peaks Challenge in September raised over £60,000. And between them, our 2019 marathon runners raised an impressive £40,000.
“We also want to thank our corporate supporters whose many fundraising and volunteering activities have included running a week-long workplace based event, golf days, a “shop wars” challenge and providing lease cars for our nurses. Many local businesses generously sponsor our large fundraising events too.
“Other highlights this year include a wonderful local family doing us the honour of opening our newest shop in Aylesbury – the 28th in our chain, two local schools holding their own Rudolph Runs to raise funds for Rennie Grove and a Bucks-based care home holding their own Bake Off challenge with none other than Mary Berry herself there to present the prize to the triumphant winner!
“Finally I want to pay tribute to our fantastic team of volunteers who make it possible for us to deliver our services to the many adults and children and their families who need our help all year round. It is absolutely true to say that our volunteers are critical to Rennie Grove and we are so grateful to them all.
“Thank you so much for everything you do to make it possible for so many local patients to live the best quality life they can with a choice about how and where they are cared for towards the end of life.”
To find out more about how you can support Rennie Grove in 2020 please visit renniegrove.org.