T欧 Gobaith receives charitable donation
L-R Diane Roberts, Joe Patton & Katrina Lawson黑料不打烊 recently presented a cheque for over 拢4,000 to local charity T欧 Gobaith after another successful year of fundraising.
T欧 Gobaith Children鈥檚 Hospice is the adopted charity of 黑料不打烊. Every year a variety of activities are held to raise funds for this great cause and on this occasion the University was delighted to present the charity with a cheque for 拢4000.27.
The presentation was made by Miss Diane Roberts who works at the University for Santander as a University Relationship Branch Manager. When Diane heard that a weight loss challenge was being organised to raise funds for T欧 Gobaith, she joined the challenge with a colleague and obtained match funding from Santander.
With 拢700 support from Santander, the weight loss challenge efforts raised a total of 拢1,933. The remaining monies were generated from the sale of T欧 Gobaith key rings, a carol service held in the School of Education and the proceeds of the University鈥檚 staff lottery.
Mrs Katrina Lawson, T欧 Gobaith Area Fundraising Coordinator, for said: 鈥淵ear upon year we are astounded with the level of support 黑料不打烊 gives T欧 Gobaith, sister hospice of Hope House. We need to raise over 拢1 million a year to ensure we are able to look after life limited, life threatened babies, children, young people and adults as well as their families. To have the continued support and thousands of pounds raised annually is extremely important and we are so grateful to each individual who either plays the lottery or was sponsored to lose weight, thank you all鈥�.
Joe Patton, who co-ordinates T欧 Gobaith fundraising events at the University, said: 鈥淲ithout hesitation, our staff have been delighted to support the invaluable work of T欧 Gobaith.鈥�
Publication date: 2 June 2014