TEAMS are being invited to tackle a 35-mile endurance challenge by foot, bicycle and boat to raise funds for hospice care.
St Richard’s Hospice is encouraging groups of six to 10 people to get involved with its annual Paddle, Plod and Pedal challenge on Saturday, September 24.
The challenge will see participants paddle in bell boats from Pershore to Tewkesbury and then plod from Tewkesbury to Severn Stoke, before pedalling back to Pershore.
Ria Simons, Corporate Fundraiser at St Richard’s Hospice, said: “We love this event as it’s such a fab way to enjoy the great outdoors, while having fun as a team – and achieving something amazing too!
“This isn’t a race and teams should complete the course at their own pace. It’s no easy feat and we can guarantee a sense of satisfaction on crossing the finish line!
“While the challenge is free for teams to enter, we ask each person to pledge to raise at least £200 for St Richard’s as this will help us continue to fund our care to patients and their loved ones across Worcestershire.”
Each element of the challenge is between 10 and 12 miles, and there will be refreshments at the finish line for everyone who took part.
Paddle, Plod and Pedal is a long-running event in the hospice’s fundraising calendar. Last year, a team from the hospice’s Living Well Services took part raising more than £1,800.
For more details, and to register a team, visit www.strichards.org.uk/event/paddle-plod-pedal or call the hospice’s Fundraising Team on 01905 958262.
St Richard’s Hospice cares for adults with a serious progressive illness, improving their quality of life from diagnosis, during treatment and to their last days. It also supports their loved ones.
Each year the hospice team supports more than 3,100 patients, family members and bereaved people in Worcestershire.
It costs £8.75m to run the hospice (20/21 audited accounts), which includes patient care and all the necessary support services.
St Richard’s is an independent charity and relies on donations and gifts in Wills for the majority of its income with the remainder funded by the NHS.
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More information about St Richard’s Hospice
Who does St Richard’s Hospice care for?
St Richard’s cares for people with a serious progressive illness who have complex needs which cannot be met by other services. These include cancer, and neurological, respiratory, cardiac and renal conditions.
All its services are available to people registered with a South Worcestershire GP. The St Richard’s In-patient Unit cares for people across Worcestershire.
St Richard’s cares for people by:
- early involvement in the course of a person’s illness alongside other therapies that are intended to prolong life
- enabling people to manage their illness and remain independent for as long as possible
- helping people to control their pain and other worrying symptoms
- helping people with emotional, social, practical and spiritual issues
- supporting families and carers before and through bereavement
- working in partnership with other health care providers and organisations
- encouraging wider understanding that death is a part of life
- supporting the local community to be well informed about the care available to them
- supporting the health and social care workforce through education to provide high-quality, individualised care.
Where they care
St Richard’s offers free care and support for people in the hospice, in the community, in GP surgeries, at clinics or by telephone.
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