Pictured above: (l-r) Lewis Moore hands over the cheque to
Cheryl Bradburne
A Streetly hairdresser has announced St Giles Walsall Hospice as
its Charity of the Year - and handed over £1000 to kickstart
the salon's fundraising for the appeal.
Lewis Moore, owner of the Francesco Group Salon in Burnett Road
and winner of Midlands Hairdresser of the Year, handed over the
cheque this week to head of fundraising for the hospice, Cheryl
Bradburne.
The funds were raised through sponsorship after Lewis tackled
the Great North Run for the fourth time last year, and through
donations from staff and clients.
The salon team, along with colleagues at Francesco Group
Aldridge, have chosen St Giles Walsall Hospice as their charity of
the year and will continue to fundraise for the organisation, which
will run the 12-bed facility opening at Goscote this Spring.
St Giles will provide the same high-quality care in Walsall for
which the charity is already renowned, including symptom control,
respite, and dedicated round-the-clock care for patients with
cancer and other serious illnesses.
"It's a great charity that is working very hard to provide
hospice care for the borough and everyone at the salon is pleased
to be able to help," Lewis said.
"We are all delighted to get involved and are putting together a
programme of events throughout the year."
Cheryl thanked the team at Francesco Group Streetly for their
donation and continued support for the hospice.
"We are constantly looking at creative ways to raise money for
the hospice in what are tough economic times for everyone," she
said.
"So it's great to be working with the very creative teams at
Francesco Group Streetly and Aldridge, and coming up with exciting
ideas to generate much needed funds."
The total annual running costs of St Giles Walsall Hospice will
be £1.6 million and with only half of this amount funded by
the NHS in the first year, St Giles Walsall Hospice will work with
the local community to raise £800,000 a year, which will be
dedicated solely to providing care in Walsall.