More than £500 has been presented to Hospice at Home West Cumbria following a fundraiser at a recent industry supply chain event hosted by Copeland’s MP.
Trudy Harrison, MP recently welcomed the Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth, Jake Berry to Copeland to highlight the area's innovation, nuclear excellence and the priorities requiring investment.
The event, sponsored by Morgan Sindall raised £569.00 through donation envelopes encouraging guests to dig deep for the local charity who have recently celebrated their 30th anniversary.
Over 60 manufacturing and nuclear based companies along with Gen2, Lakes College and local secondary schools attended the event.
Trudy Harrison MP, said: “I was absolutely thrilled that the supply chain event raised more than £500 for Hospice at Home West Cumbria. For more than 30 years this charity has provided exemplary care for many local residents, supporting those caring for someone with a life-limiting illness, or struggling to come to terms with bereavement and I am delighted that the money raised during the event will help towards continuing their excellent work.”
The charity was established in 1987 to provide first class palliative care for local people, give support to their loved ones, and help families cope with bereavement.
Senior fundraiser for the charity, Stella Walsh, said: “On behalf of Hospice at Home West Cumbria I would like to thank Mrs Harrison for the donation of £569.00 which was raised from the Northern Powerhouse Ministerial Dinner. We are extremely grateful to all involved for supporting our cause during the business dinner.
“Our vital services cost more than £1.2million every year, and only a quarter of this comes from the NHS - the remainder has to be raised through our fundraising activities and charity shops.”
Barry Watkinson, Nuclear Development Director at Morgan Sindall, said: “We are delighted that Hospice at Home West Cumbria is the benefactor of the donations raised at the dinner. The charity undertakes great work within the local area and it is rewarding to know that the event has helped towards the provision of vital services to the local community.”