First business signs up to become a valuable Hospice patron

Anyone who has experienced the amazing care, support and compassion provided by Bury Hospice will know what a special and crucial service it is for the people of this borough.

Bury Hospice has launched a Patrons’ Scheme. Patrons are a collection of individuals, businesses and groups who want to make a difference by helping fund the vital care and support that Bury Hospice provides for local people with life-limiting illnesses and their families.

There are three levels of the scheme, Silver, Gold and Platinum, depending on the size of the annual donation. Patrons receive a number of benefits including an acknowledgement of their support on our Patrons Board, featured across our social media and Hospice communications and enjoy a host of other incentives.

Alison Holland, Head of Fundraising said: “Joining our patron scheme is a wonderful way to show your support to Bury Hospice. All patrons will receive a number of benefits but the real benefit is knowing that you will be helping to fund specialist care for patients and their families when they need it most. Our patron’s scheme is the perfect opportunity for you or your business to help support your local community.”

Bury Hospice are delighted to be supported by their first patron, the Financial Options Group. The group are actively working to create events and sponsorships to support the great work of the Hospice. Led by CEO Christian Pepper, the company will be holding a prestigious Charity Golf Day on Friday June 17th at Mottram Hall, Cheshire and also a fabulous Black Tie Gala Dinner on Saturday September 24th at The Hilton Hotel, Manchester. All of the proceeds will go to Bury Hospice.

Christian Pepper said: “We are delighted to be Bury Hospice’s first business Patron. We have many exciting fundraising plans for the year including our Golf Day and Gala dinner but in addition the Financial Options Group are taking part in the Schools Innovation Challenge where I am acting as Business Mentor for Unsworth Academy. The aim of the challenge is to raise as much money for Bury Hospice as possible with the students thinking about how best to achieve this by applying business strategy. Everyone is really welcome to take part and support these events. For more information please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..”

It costs a £3.5 million a year to provide such care and Bury Hospice wanted to make more people aware of the patron scheme. You can be sure that if you join, your donation will be used for the Bury community to provide care at the most crucial time in a person’s life.

Bury Hospice are looking for more business patrons. For further details or to sign up, contact Alison Holland, Head of Fundraising on 0161 797 1748.