A MALVERN funeral directors will hope to fill plenty of buckets with cash – as well as water – when it hosts a fund-raising car wash next week in aid of St Richard’s Hospice.
Andrew Phillips Funeral Services is hosting their second car wash event on Saturday (July 9) from 9am to 5pm at their offices on Wells Road.
Last year the event raised more than £500 for the hospice and the team are hoping raise even more second time around.
Vehicles will be washed and waxed by the company’s professional valets in return for a voluntary donation to the charity.
Suggested donations are £10 for a full car wash and £15 for a wash and wax with light refreshments available during the wait.
Andrew Phillips said: “St Richard’s Hospice has always been a charity close to my heart. Having lost a family member to a terminal illness, the care that was given when hospices were first growing was amazing.
“The support given by these organisations is so important and they can only do so with all of our help. It has been a great privilege to have supported St Richard’s Hospice over the years.
“So many times the stories we hear about the professional caring service that is given by St Richard’s to families is very moving.”
St Richard’s Hospice provides free specialist palliative care for patients living with life-limiting illnesses and supports their families.
Each year the hospice team supports more than 2,600 patients and family members in Worcestershire.
Patients are cared for in Day Hospice, the 17-bed in-patient unit or in their own homes by a specialist professional team as well as many trained volunteers.
In the in-patient Unit, specialist staff are on hand 24 hours a day to manage patients’ symptoms and where, if appropriate, patients may spend the last few days of life in comfort and dignity.
For more information please visit www.strichards.org.uk.
