Volunteer carrying a Christmas tree (Credit: SFH)
Volunteers from Saint Francis Hospice will be out collecting trees over four days from Thursday, 9 January to Sunday, 12 January to pre-registered trees.
Last year the campaign raised £39,000 and this year the target is £50,000.
The hospice don’t charge people for collection and don’t make any money from recycling or collecting the trees, so they depend entirely on the generosity of donations from supporters.
Charlotte Winder from the charity’s fundraising team said: “Demand for our compassionate palliative and end of life care services is growing and we are working hard to support people with illnesses that cannot be cured as early as possible in their journey.
“By doing so, people will have the best quality of life and the comfort and care to live as well as they can for as long as they can. We are also there to support their families too.
“Over the past 12 months we cared for 2,000 people and families at the most difficult time in their lives. With the support of our wonderful community, we will be there for more people in 2025 and into the future.”
Although registrations for the Christmas Tree collection are now closed, here are some of the ways donations can make a difference to people under at the hospice:
£25 – a face-to-face bereavement counselling session
£35 – an hour of care on our ward
£50 – an ultra-sound scan
£61 – an hour of Hospice at Home care
£100 – a senior nurse’s services for one day
Charlotte said: “We’re grateful to Sharp Group for sponsoring our Christmas Tree Recycling service for the second year and to our army of volunteers who give up their time every year to collect and recycle the real Christmas trees. It’s a huge team effort!”
