Spring 2012draising UpdateFun

Our Details

AddressMary Ann Evans Hospice

Eliot WayNuneatonCV10 7QL

Hospice Care024 7686 5451

Fundraising024 7686 5450/5439

Websitewww.maryannevans.org.uk

Emailmaehenquiries@geh.nhs.uk

Reg Charity Number1014800

Dear Supporter, I am writing to thank you for supporting the Mary Ann Evans Hospice and for contributing to the provision of local Hospice care. 2011 was our 20th Anniversary which gave us the opportunity to shout from the rooftops about the work of the Mary Ann Evans Hospice. Included in this newsletter are various events which are coming up in the first part of 2012. We want to keep you informed and hopefully included in our much needed fundraising. We all know that the difficult economic climate has taken its toll and we, like many organisations, are analysing our costs. If you can get involved with any of the following events and projects you will be helping us to ‘Make a Difference’ to many local people. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the Fundraising Team who work alongside me and who you may speak to or see at the many events throughout the year.

Janet KavanaghFundraising Manager

Jacqueline Leake - Fundraising AdministratorEileen Harper - Clerical AssistantBev Smith - Fundraising AssistantJulia Johnson - Trust Administrator

Janet KavanaghFundraising Manager

The Team: Eileen, Jacqueline, Bev & Julia

Race Night

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COTON LIBERAL CLUB, NUNEATONDoors open 7.00pm First race 7.30pm

Tickets available from the Hospice. Please phone 024 7686 5439

There are many ways to get involved... Sponsor a race for only £50.

Sponsor a horse for £5 and be a horse owner for a night with a chance to win a 1st prize hamper & rosette.

Attend the event, tickets are £7 to include light refreshments.

Donate a prize towards the raffle/auction.

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Sponsored Dog WalkSunday 4th March

Bosworth Battlefield SiteRegistration 10am - 10.30am start

Entry £5 per person to include coffee on arrivalDogs receive rosette & goody bag!

Competitions - Spot Prizes - Doggy Tombola

For information call: 024 7686 5439email: maehenquiries@geh.nhs.uk | www.maryannevans.org.uk

Registered charity no. 1014800

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Come & Join us for our 1st Sponsored Dog Walk around the beautiful countryside area of the Bosworth Battlefield Site.

Approximately 2 miles easy walking, starting at the Tithe Barn with Coffee & Biscuits and a doggie competition, finishing with a ‘doggy’ bag and rosette.

We are asking you to join the Mayor, CouncillorNeil Phillips to give up something like eating chocolate, cakes or sweets, give up smoking, swearing or drinking alcohol, with all proceeds going to the Mayor’s Appeal.

For registration andsponsor forms ring

024 7686 5439

Mayor’s Appeal 2011-12Mayor’s Appeal 2011-12

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Civic EventsMar 23 Variety Evening with Vince Hill & friends, Civic Hall, Bedworth, Tickets £10

Apr 18 Tea Dance, Civic Hall 1.30 - 4pm, £5 music by Blackpool Tower Organist John Bowdler

Apr 25 Charity Golf Day Oakridge Golf Club Shotgun start 1pm

Mayor Neil said -“Thank you to everyone that is supporting my appeal by sponsoring me to give up smoking or by getting their own sponsorship or attending one of the organised fundraising events. I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible over the next few months. We will all be raising money for our local hospice, a facility which is so worthwhile and provides local residents with love and support at the most difficult of times.”

Mayor & Mayoress of Nuneaton & Bedworth Cllr Neil Phillips with

Fiancée Caroline Taylor

Golf DAYCHARITY

Golf DAY Oakridge Golf Club,Ansley Village,NuneatonCV10 9PH Wednesday 25th April1pm - Shotgun Start7pm 3 course dinner

Teams of 4 - £200 per team.Competition format will be Stableford Three QuarterHandicap (handicap limit 24)

Prizes to be presented to 1st, 2nd & 3rd teams.Also nearest pin prizes.

Win a £12,000 car for a

also other hole-in-one prizes to be won

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Saturday March 31st - 7pmCivic Hall, BedworthTickets £10

Come and experience theresults of 12 weeks of dance lessons by the NuneatonDance Centre to 24 novicedancers.

A huge thank you to last year’s dancers and their supporters who raised a fabulous £11,309.Keeeeeeeeeep dancing...

Strictly Winners 2011 Vanessa Cutts & Paul Kennedy, Drs Julia & Allister Grant, with presenters Jacqueline Leake & Richard Talbot aka Tess & Bruce

Registration from 11am

Clubhouse open from 10amfor breakfast & makeup

WAGs 1/2 price beauty offers.

Sat April 21st starting at 12:00 Noon

Call now for an entry form 024 7686 5439

Mary Ann Evans Hospice Eliot Way Nuneaton CV10 7QLwww.maryannevans.org.uk | email: maehenquiries@geh.nhs.uk | Charity No: 1014800

Start and finish at Nuneaton Town Football Club.

Also available from the Hospice, Nuneaton Town Football Club & Hospice shops.

£10.00 entry fee£15.00 on the day

Sponsored by

Includes free entry to the matchNuneaton Vs Colwyn Bay

FREE Aftermatch Party live entertainment & buffet

Once again a new event for the Mary Ann Evans Hospice. Come on you chaps, get yourselves to the Mary Ann Evans Hospice Shops, rummage in your partners wardrobe or get stitching. Whatever your fashion style, ring today for an entry from and have fun whilst supporting the Mary Ann Evans Hospice. N.T.F.C Chairman Ian Neale said

“We are pleased to be involved with the 5k Drag Race. A real community event which I am sure will appeal to a lot of our supporters and friends. It is a new idea for the area so let’s get behind it and support a very good local charity at a time when all our support is welcomed.”

Don’t waste it, donate it on...

‘Donations Day’

Loyalty Card

Will you organise a donations day at work for the Hospice?

On a designated day, your business/place of work could host a donations drive which could be advertised on notice boards, via email, team talks etc. Staff would be encouraged to bring into work good quality items they no longer want or need, which will then be donated to the Mary Ann Evans Hospice. These goods can then be sold through the charity shops to raise funds for Hospice care locally.

Why is Donations Day a good idea?

Everybody wins. The donated goods help to raise money, people are able to feel good while de-cluttering their lives, we gain both stock and the chance to take our message to a new audience. Re-usage is good for the environment too!

Further details from the Fundraising Office:

024 7686 5450

Hospice Shops

Atherstone - 49 Long Street CV9 1ADTel: 01827 715390

Bedworth - 2 King Street CV12 8HYTel: 024 7649 4020

Coleshill - 5/6 Chamberlain Walk B46 3BZTel: 01675 465767

Nuneaton - 70 Queens Road CV11 5JZTel: 024 7635 4854

OPEN Mon - Sat 9am - 4pm

We would be glad to receive any of the following items so that we can

sell them in our charity shops:

China - Glass - Crockery - Jewellery - Good Quality

Clothing - Tablecloths - Bedlinen - Towels - Curtains - Books - CDs - DVDs - Toys -

Games

Introducing the Hospice Shops Loyalty Card… For every £5 spent on donated goods excluding hospice merchandise and furniture, you will receive one stamp on your card. When 10 squares are completed you can exchange your card for £5 worth of goods

Receive one stamp for every £5.00 spent.

When all 10 squares are complete

exchange for £5.00 worth of goods.

Card valid for…………… months from issue date

Issue date…………………………………………………………………………………………

ShopsL YALTY CARD

EXCLUDES HOSPICE MERCHANDISE

70 Queens Road, Nuneaton CV11 5JZ

2 King Street, Bedworth CV12 8HY

49 Long Street, Atherstone CV9 1AD

5-6 Chamberlain Walk, Coleshill B46 3BZ

110 High Street, Coleshill B46 3BL

024 76865440024 7649402001827 74539001675 5767(Book Shop)

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Walk

- 3 mile

- 6 mile

- 8 mile

- 21 mile

In conjunction with the Rotary Club of Nuneaton

Sunday 29th AprilStarting from 8.30amat Sandon Park,Shawe Avenue,Nuneaton.

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PresentAmnestyThroughout the year we all receive presents we would not have chosen for ourselves and don’t know what to do with them.

Why not donate those gifts to the Mary Ann Evans Hospice and they can be re-used to raise much needed funds for local Hospice care.

*Donations accepted at the Fundraising Office at the Mary Ann Evans Hospice

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Adventurous individuals to join our Tandem Parachute Day.Sunday 20th May 2012

at Longar Airfield, NottinghamFor an information pack call

024 7686 5439/5450

Are you over 16, under 16 stone, enthusiastic, a bit of a daredevil and willing to jump out of a plane in the name of a charity the Mary Ann Evans Hospice? In order for you to jump you will need to:

Raise a minimum of £395 which covers administration and airfield costs and also includes an average donation of £120 for the Mary Ann Evans Hospice.

Any monies raised above £395 as extra sponsorship, will go directly to the Mary Ann Evans Hospice.

Tom said “It was awesome, amazing and absolutely fantastic, I can’t wait to do it again.”

Join us for FUN with an Olympic theme It’s a Knockout. Whether you are a…

• Family Team• Sports Club• Works Team

We need teams of 6—10 peopleplus a mascot/joker Each team will need to raise a minimum sponsorship of £500 plus a £100 registration fee.

Olympic - It’s a Knockout

Sunday 13th Mayat Nuneaton Rugby Club

Teams of 6-10 needed

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Our speaker Notty Hornblower began collecting period costumes and has now amassed a huge collection of wedding dresses from Victorian times through to the 1970s at the Hope House Costume Museum in Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

Notty has appeared on various television programmes too. Notty’s presentation will be accompanied by models to display her collections of wedding dresses through the Century.

Her collection covers costume and accessories from 1770 up to the 1970’s and now amounts to well over 1000 items.

It is Notty’s life-long love of vintage costume and textiles that has helped her gain so much experience in this field.

Here Comes The Bride’1870-1970

Hope House Costume Museum

at the Chase HotelHigham Lane, Nuneaton

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Garden PartySaturday 16th June

1-4pm in the Hopice Garden

Stalls, Raffl es, Entertainment...

Come & join for fun, fun, fun...

Join us and organise your very own ‘Big Brew’ event to raise funds whilst enjoying a nice cuppa. First of all decide what style of ‘Big Brew’ you would like to host, you could organise a classic tea party, a Teddy Bears picnic or a Mad Hatters Tea Party or a take a break tea stop at work with colleagues. Or why not hold a different kind of big brew party with a mini beer festival or ale tasting party or get your local pub involved.

To discuss your ideas and for Tea Party support please ring: 024 7686 5450

Big Brew

Make Your Will Week 2012 June 25th - 29th

Make a will to show you care.Local Solicitors are giving their time free of charge to write a standard Will in return for your donation to local charity Mary Ann Evans Hospice.

Participating Solicitors

Alsters Kelley, Nuneaton: 0844 561 0100Cocks Lloyd, Nuneaton: 024 7664 1642

Lester, Dixon & Jeffcoate, Nuneaton: 024 7674 5000Willsons, Nuneaton: 0800 953 1696

Townshends L L P, Coleshill: 01675 467 333Coventry: 024 7645 4703

Tustain Jones & Co. Nuneaton: 024 7664 1222Bedworth: 024 7664 3222

The Mary Ann Evans Hospice ‘Will Week’ in conjunction with local solicitors raised approximately £5,000. Research reveals that three out of four people never make a will but spending a little time and money on plans for the future is just common sense. Even if you have already made a will, it is vital that it is kept up-to-date. If you do not make a will, and have no next of kin, everything you own could go to the state. For many people, one of the most effective ways of supporting a charity is by leaving a legacy. Sometimes individuals may not have the resources available to make gifts during their lifetime; this means the legacy can be their greatest gift to support the Mary Ann Evans Hospice’s future.

For information about making a will or leaving a legacy please contact one of the Mary Ann Evans participating solicitors or contact Liz Hancock, Chief Exec of the Mary Ann Evans Hospice on:024 7686 5466

You are invited to a

on July 21st at 7:00pmat the Tithe Barn, Bosworth Battlefield Site.

For an evening of entertainment & good food. More details available soon...

PicnicA celebration of the

Proms

Bring your own picnic and seating and be entertained by the

“Bulkington Silver Band” in the beautiful Hospice Garden.

Garden Open at 5:30pm

Music from 7:00pm

A Musical Night to Remember

Tickets - Adults £7.00Well behaved under 10’s free

Saturday 7th July

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

The first event in 2011 was a great success raising over £2000 and was very well supported with over 100 cars taking part.This year will feature a wider range of vehicles, in fact, anything with wheels and a classic connection. The event will begin at the Mary Ann Evans Hospice and finish at Bosworth Water Trust where once again there will be a prize for the best overall car.

Classic Transport RunSunday August 5th 2012

This year to include classic and sports cars, motorbikes & commercial vehicles.

First vehicles leave at 10.30am finishing at Bosworth Water Park for plaque presentation and judging.

For an entry form please call024 7615 3364 or visit

www.maryannevans.org.uk

Cheers Well Done

Ho-Ho-HO

Thank You! Many Thanks

Thanks a lot

Memories...

Thanks...

Wow!Much appreciated

A BIG THANK YOU must go to all of our supporters. We cannot thank everyone who has helped the Hospice but whatever you do, wherever you live; Thank you for the amazing support you have given.

Charity of the Year

If you are looking for a good local charity to support where every penny raised supports local people the Mary Ann Evans Hospice is looking for you. Whether you are a multinational company or a small independent business choosing the Mary Ann Evans Hospice will have a positive effect on your Company and employees, whilst making a real difference to the lives of our patients and their families.

Ring Janet on 024 7686 5450 to offer your support

Barclays Staff Help Out

Merry MidwivesEntertain with a

‘Summer Sensation’

Friday & Saturday 8th & 9th June

7:30pm Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton

Tickets £8.00Available from 024 7638 7065

The Merry Midwives are a group of Midwives and ex-Midwives who have a love of entertaining and are very supportive to the Hospice’s Nuneaton Support Group and over the years have raised significant funds for the Hospice.

Thank you to the Nuneaton Support Group who have raised £24,800 in 2011 during the Mary Ann Evans Hospice’s 20th Anniversary year.

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Facebook

Another way to keep in touch and find out what is going on at the Hospice is to visit our facebook page, please follow the link

and ‘like’ the Mary Ann Evans Hospice page.

We want to spread the word about the work of the Hospice and let people know what events are happening and how they can support us. So please encourage your friends and family to visit and like our page. You could put a link to the Hospice page on your profile and say why you support the Hospice. We would really appreciate your help in reaching more people in our local community.

We have also recently updated our website to reflect our new logo and we are very happy with the new look. Please visit www.maryannevans.org.uk and let us know your thoughts. You can email us atmaeh.enquiries@geh.nhs.uk

www.facebook.com/MaryAnnEvansHospice91