This Christmas, can you help our nursing team to say “Yes!” to adults and children with an incurable condition?
When you are caring for someone with an incurable condition, you only ever get one chance to get that care right.
Our ability to first say “Yes!” when a family asks if they can come to the hospice – or if one of our nurses can go to see them at home – depends on the financial support we receive from people like you. Our ability to put a tree and Christmas decorations in a patient’s bedroom – depends on the donations local people make. Offering a full Christmas dinner to whole families at the hospice – as we always try to do because it could be their last one together – depends on fundraising and donations.
Whatever you can donate or fundraise for Havens Hospices will help us to say “Yes!” to a child and family in your community who really needs us this Christmas. Please, do what you can to support us.
You can make a donation online here. Or if you are taking part in festive fundraising in aid of Havens Hospices please contact us as we would love to hear about it and support you in any way we can.
Could your office, workplace, school or club raise money for Havens Hospices this Christmas?
Download our free fundraising resources here to support your event.
YES! I want to help you give care this ChristmasFrom organising an office bake-off competition to a small bake sale...
From organising an office bake-off competition to a small bake sale for your local group or club, cakes can be a great way to fundraise for Havens Hospices at Christmas time.
Wear your favourite festive knitwear in support of our hospice care.
You could hold a Christmas jumper day in aid of Havens Hospices at your workplace, school or with your friends and family.
Ask people to wear their favourite Christmas knitwear or festive outfit in return for a small donation to Havens Hospices.
Could you make a donation in lieu of sending cards ...
Could you make a donation in lieu of sending cards or send one of our e-cards on dontsendmeacard.
Gather friends and family for a Carol-oke party supporting your local hospice.
Gather friends and family and sing along to your favourite seasonal hits with a Carol-oke party supporting your local hospice.
Buy a virtual gift and help make a difference to local families
Giving one of our ‘Gifts of Kindness’ is a personalised way to support our hospice care, where each gift you purchase helps us continue providing our free specialist hospice care whilst also supporting our families to create precious memories together.
Can your customers round up their bills in support of our care?
Depending on your business there are lots of ways to get involved. You could ...
- Donate a specific percentage of your profits during December
- Add an optional £1 donation on to customers' bills
- Donate £1 for every order made of a specific product you offer
If you would like to pledge to donate a % of your profits during December please contact us so we can support your fundraising such as by providing our logo for you to display.
Could you hold a raffle at your workplace or with your friends and family?
Could you hold a raffle at your workplace or with your friends and family to raise money for Havens Hospices? You could ask your workplace to donate some prizes to be used in the raffle.
If you would like to hold a raffle for Havens Hospices during December please contact us so we can support your fundraising such as providing you with raffle tickets.
Could you decorate your home in lots of Christmas lights and ask passers-by or visitors for a small donation to Havens Hospices.
Could you decorate your home in lots of Christmas lights and ask passers-by or visitors for a small donation to Havens Hospices.
Spread the festive cheer to your local community while raising vital funds for our hospice care.
If you are decorating your home in Christmas lights for Havens Hospices please contact us so we can support your fundraising.
Our Nurses can only say “Yes!” to our patients, like Alice, if our community says “Yes!” to us.
The hospice was a blessing for all. Christmas was Alice’s favourite time of year – and so they made sure to make Christmas Day special for us. Alice (and us!) were given presents by the nurses in the morning. Alice asked if her niece could come in to open the presents Alice had bought her. “Yes!” was the reply (as it was for every request).
Alice had a good day, for her it was a good Christmas – and we’ll always remember it that way.
For the next two weeks, the nurses looked after Alice like she was their own sister or daughter.
The night Alice died in early January we were with her, just her mum and dad. They said, “It won’t be long now.” We lay next to her on the bed and held her hands. She was utterly at peace, with no pain."
Denise and Bernard, Alice's parents
Could your office, workplace, school or club raise money for Havens Hospices this Christmas?
YES! I want to help you give care this ChristmasEverything Archie needed or wanted, the answer was always “Yes!”
Never a moment was wasted at Little Havens – and the nurses and staff there went to extraordinary levels to give us the best time we could possibly have with Archie. We were all looked after, we never had to ask for food or a cup of tea. Anything we wanted to do, especially anything Archie wanted, the answer was always “Yes!”
We managed to have one last Christmas at home together, which is what we all wanted, and then, as a whole family we came to Little Havens on 7th January for care at the end of Archie’s life. The care from the nurses meant we could still spend time with him enjoying all the facilities there, it was only on the day he died that he was unable to leave his bedroom.
We’ve been fundraising for Little Havens since Archie died, so that other children and families can have the same wonderful care he knew. We want the nurses to have the time and the funds to be able to say “Yes!” to other kids like him – so that their families can have the same memories we cherish today. Our family would be thrilled if you could help too. Thank you.
Yi and Simon, Archie’s mum and dad
