Play the St Barnabas Summer Raffle and support local Hospice care, whilst also being in with a chance to win the incredible top prize of £5,000!
Tickets are available to purchase via the St Barnabas Hospice website for just £1 each.
Sheena Ambler is a Senior Clinical Service Manager for South Lincolnshire at St Barnabas Hospice and encourages people to get involved with the raffle this Summer.
Sheena says: “For our Summer Raffle we are sharing with you what a positive impact your entry will make to your loved ones, family, and friends in your local community.
“Our nurses see the benefits of care provided at home in the final weeks and days of a patient’s life. Not only are patients made to feel as comfortable as possible, but loved ones can be there with them and are supported too.
“Our team spend time managing physical and psychological issues, alongside taking the pressure off family members, who in so many cases have become carers themselves.”
Sophie, daughter of Alan – a St Barnabas patient, says: “Dad received the best care possible from all the staff at St Barnabas. The only way to describe the nurses are literal angels. The whole process of losing my dad was heartbreaking, but the staff at
St Barnabas made the worst time so much easier.”
Sheena continues: “It may surprise you to know that the care that we provide is not wholly funded through the NHS, and thousands of people miss out on a dignified, peaceful death each year. We need to fundraise over £7 million pounds each year to provide people with compassionate care and every year even more terminally ill people need our help.
“We are experiencing spiraling costs of running our Hospice at Home care, alongside our Inpatient Unit and Wellbeing Centres. Donations, like yours, have helped St Barnabas provide outstanding end of life care for the past 42 years in Lincolnshire.
“By playing the raffle you are not just supporting clinical staff like myself to continue giving vital care to the patients that need us – you are also giving yourself the opportunity to win some great cash prizes!”
The first prize of £5,000 would be a massive boost; it could pay for a holiday, home improvements or simply pay off some bills.
If you choose to play the raffle, buying a book of 20 tickets will provide one hour of care in a patient’s home. If you can round your entry up to £40, we will be able to offer a second hour of the same, outstanding Hospice at Home care.
Summer Raffle tickets will be on sale until Friday 13th September and the draw will take place on Wednesday 18th September.
Play the Summer Raffle today, from just £1 per ticket, by visiting the St Barnabas website.
Sheena continues: “On behalf of my clinical team and all St Barnabas staff, thank you for playing our raffle. We are passionate about providing care in the community, plan to expand our services and care for more people in their own homes, but this will not be possible without your help.
“I wish you the very best of luck, fingers crossed!”