Glass manufacturer donates over £8,000 towards hospice appeal
11 June 2020
A glass manufacturer has donated over £8,000 towards the Barnsley Hospice Coronavirus Appeal.
Ardagh Group in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, handed over a cheque to the hospice of £8,150 as part of its global pledge to assist local charities during the Covid-19 crisis.
Barnsley Hospice launched a Coronavirus Appeal at the end of March after losing £2,300 per day due to the pandemic.
Steve Wood, plant director at Ardagh Group, said: “The hospice holds a special place in many of our employees’ hearts, with loved ones and employees themselves having benefited greatly from the services it provides. Thanks to a group-wide initiative we were able to make a donation to say thank you for all that they do and to show our appreciation during this difficult time.”
Sam Silverwood, fundraising manager at Barnsley Hospice, said: “We are extremely grateful for this generous donation from Ardagh Glass. The money will go a long way towards ensuring that we can continue to provide vital care for those nearing the end of their life, as well as supporting families.”
Barnsley Hospice provides compassionate, high-quality care for anyone in the borough with a progressive, life-limiting illness, including cancer, motor neurone disease and heart disease.
The hospice needs to raise over £2m each year to fund patient care and support for families. A further £1.6m is provided by the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
NOTES TO EDITORS
Photograph shows previous donation to the hospice before lockdown.
Barnsley Hospice is based in Gawber on Church Street, S75 2RL. It has been providing compassionate, high-quality care for people in Barnsley with progressive, life-limiting illnesses, and their families, since 1994. For more information about Barnsley Hospice go to www.barnsleyhospice.org or call 01226 244244. Additional media contact: Kate Betts at Capital B Media on 01226 766900 or at kate@capitalbmedia.co.uk
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