Millers Legends come together for Rotherham Hospice

Miller Legends night cheque presentation

Rotherham Hospice is more than grateful for the members of Rotherham’s community that dedicate their time to fundraise for us. One such member is Kev Johnson, a long-time supporter of Rotherham Hospice, Rotherham United fan and pillar of the Rotherham community.  

This month, Kev organised a ‘Millers Legends Night’ at Rotherham Rugby Club, where fans of Rotherham United could join a Q&A session with some of their favourite ex-players, enjoy live music from Damian Luke and the Sweet Beast, and have a meal of pie and peas kindly provided by the Rugby Club themselves. 

A big thank you to John Stiles for hosting the Q&A, interviewing the likes of Millers Legends John Breckin (pictured with Kev Johnson), Guy Branston, Mark Todd, Ronnie Moore and Ben Pringle.

The night raised an amazing total of £6000 through ticket sales, raffle tickets and an auction, which will help fund patient care and bereavement support for our Rotherham families. The event wouldn’t have been possible without its incredible sponsors – Eric Twigg Foods, Cascade Drainage and Rainworth Skoda – and the generosity of those that donated the raffle prizes and auction items. 

All the staff & volunteers at Rotherham Hospice would like to thank Kev Johnson for organising such a brilliant event, dedicating his time to putting it all together and making sure it ran as smoothly as it did.

 Kev has raised money for Rotherham Hospice before by raffling off a signed RUFC shirt and donating excess funds from Mark Smith’s signed Shearer shirt to the Hospice. Altogether he has raised almost £10,000 for the Hospice this year alone! 

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When asked why he chooses to support Rotherham Hospice, Kev says, “it’s a charity that’s at the heart of our community.”

And he’s not stopping! Kev has even bigger plans for fundraising events to come, watch this space!

Has Kev inspired you to be a Hospice Hero? You could run a race, do a bake sale, take on a daredevil challenge (check out our Events Diary to see what’s on) or fundraise via your business. There are lots of ways to get involved, find out more on our fundraising page.

Summer Raffle Winners!

Summer raffle winners

Thank you to everyone who took part in Rotherham Hospice’s Summer Raffle. Together you raised over £24,000 for the Hospice – money which pays for vital care & support for our Rotherham families.

The winning numbers have been drawn and cheques are being sent out in the post. Can’t stand the suspense? Check below to see if you’ve got one of the winning numbers and a prize cheque is on its way to you!

£2000 – 19012

 

£500 – 31706 25

£250 – 107529 

£25 – 72124 

£25 – 92922 

£25 – 62983 

£25 – 46776 

£25 – 18887

£25 – 72902

£25 – 959 

£25 – 20894 

£25 – 40007 

£25 – 42682 

And finally, big congratulations to Ann Lawrence who scooped the top prize of £2000. Thanks for playing the Rotherham Hospice raffle and enjoy your winnings!

 

This was the last raffle run by Rotherham Hospice , but you still have the chance to win great cash prizes each and every week, plus Super Draws in March, September and December, by signing up to the Local Hospice Lottery in support of Rotherham Hospice. 

You can find out more here about how Local Hospice Lottery helps Rotherham Hospice.

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Burrows Toyota donate a car to Rotherham Hospice

Toyota Burrows donate a car to Rotherham Hospice

If you know anything about Rotherham Hospice, you’ll know that our Community nurses are an essential part of our care. Bringing their care to your door is not an easy task, which is why a car is so important to help carry out the vital work they do. 

Due to the amazing generosity of Burrows Toyota, Rotherham Hospice doesn’t have to worry!  

On 18th July, Burrows donated a new car to the Rotherham Hospice Community Team to help them provide care to our Rotherham families need in their own homes. Burrows has been a supporter of the Hospice for over 5 years, donating cars each year so our Community nurses can continue their vital work.

When asked why Burrows decided to extend this helping hand to the Hospice, Steve Burrows said;

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Community nurses from Rotherham Hospice

“People often ask me why Burrows support Rotherham Hospice, and for me that’s an easy question to answer. The Hospice provides exceptional care for the people of Rotherham, and their families, at what can be one of the toughest times of their lives. If the use of a car helps provide that care to our local community, then Burrows are more than happy to continue to assist with that, as we have done for over 5 years.”

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The impact on the Community team was immediate and positive. “Knowing we have a modern, reliable car available for nursing staff to visit patients in their homes is a massive help,” says Jayne Lowe, Deputy Director of Clinical Services at Rotherham Hospice. “Everyone in the Community team would like to thank Burrows on behalf of the Hospice, our patients and their families for their continuing support.”

As a charity-run hospice, Rotherham Hospice only receives half its funding from the government and needs to fundraise £3 million each year. Donations from local businesses such as Burrows Toyota ensures we can keep serving the people of Rotherham for years to come!

There are lots of ways you or your business can support Rotherham Hospice. Find out more about corporate partnerships here, or call the Fundraising Team on 01709 308 900.

Charity Golf Day is a Hole In One!

Flex Residential's Charity Golf Day Team

A huge thank you to Adam Fletcher and everyone at Flex Residential who organised the annual Flex Residential Charity Golf Day in aid of Rotherham Hospice. Teams were invited to enjoy Sitwell Golf Course in the most glorious weather, with a few special appearances including Paddy Kenny, Rob Kozluk, Chris Waddle, and David Hirst.

We’d also like to thank all corporate sponsors including Howdens, ACPR, DuoCall, Don Valley Windows, JPM Financial Management, and our wonderful volunteers who helped the day run smoothly. 

Adam is a wonderful supporter of Rotherham Hospice, with his charity golf day fast becoming an annual tradition. After establishing lettings agency Flex Residential, Adam wanted to support a local charity through his business. From speaking to his customers and associates, and visiting the Hospice himself, Adam could see how special Rotherham Hospice is to our community, ensuring people experiencing end-of-life illness get the best quality of life they can.

Adam says,

“From day one I’ve had so much support from the Hospice, it’s like we are a team and it means the world.”

Adam Fletcher at the Flex Residential Charity Golf Day
Winning Golf Day team France Financial
Congratulations to the winning team France Financial!

The final charity golf day fundraising  total was £5,610 – what a brilliant effort!

As a charity, Rotherham Hospice needs to raise £3 million each year to keep supporting our community at the time they need it most. 

It is only because of our amazing fundraisers like Adam that we are able to keep going.

If you would like to get involved in fundraising for Rotherham Hospice, there are lots of ways to help! Check out our Fundraising page for ideas, or contact us on 01709 308 900 to speak to the Fundraising Team.

Visiting Policy Update

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 Rotherham Hospice Visiting Policy

It is Rotherham Hospice’s aim to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all patients, staff, and visitors always. With the continued presence of Covid-19 we request you read the guidance outlined below:

  • Visiting times: Open visiting from 1pm to 7pm
  • Only 2 named visitors per patient will be allowed in a patient’s room at one time.
  • Patients can have up to 6 designated visitors per stay who may all visit each day whilst maintaining a maximum number of 2 per room.
  • Other designated visitors may use the café area whilst waiting to change over with other visitors already in the patient’s room.
End of life Care (EOLC) Patients
  • The patient may have 6 named visitors. Time is unrestricted. But only two of these named visitors are allowed in the patient’s room at any one time, this is to facilitate social distancing and keep staff, visitors, and patients safe.
  • The visitors must liaise with one another to arrange when they are going to visit, this is to ensure that no more than two of them are on site at the same time.
All visitors

Please note that if we do not have your name on the visitor list you will not be allowed access the building. Please speak with the nursing team who will be able to make a record of the time and names of those who intend to visit.We appreciate this is a difficult time for you, but we must make you aware that it is at your own risk that you visit your loved one.  There may be times when we are caring for Covid positive patients within the unit, we would like to assure you that we will act appropriately to ensure all our patients are cared for safely and we are adhering to all national and regional guidance.

Safety measures in place

We recommend all visitors complete a Covid 19 Lateral flow test (LFT) immediately prior to visiting.

Visitors are required to wear face masks in the In-Patient Unit. These can be provided by the Hospice.

 

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Millers ‘Give the Hospice a Hand’ and raise over £10K!

Red Glove Day cheque presentation

Rotherham Hospice would like to thank every single person who supported us as part of the ‘Give the Hospice a Hand’ initiative, raising an amazing £10,060.31 at the most recent count.

 

Firstly, we need to thank John Breckin, former Rotherham United player, Honorary Life President of the club and all-round Millers legend, who has been a staunch supporter of the Hospice for many years, following the death of his wife Denise in 2006. John came up with the idea of a ‘red glove day’ to contribute towards the £3 million total which the Hospice relies on in charity donations each year.

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Speaking on Monday having moments ago learned of a superb final total, John Breckin said:

I’m totally overwhelmed. Every single time that I have asked for the Rotherham people to get behind my fundraising efforts for the angels at the Hospice, they have responded, but done it so generously.

The Hospice also needs to thank everyone associated with Rotherham United FC and those who covered the cost of the gloves in advance, meaning all your donations on the day went straight to the Hospice. It’s a long list, but they all did their bit, including Chairman Tony Stewart, Les Payne, Sam Todd, Chris Barnes (CRB), Ian Maden (EMG), Gareth Hickling (KCM), Jim Haigh (Eagle Platforms), Steve Burrows (Burrows Motor Company), Robert Sommerville (House Hairdressers), Andrew Watson (Good Measures Pharmacy), Darrell Johnson (Maltby Main FC), Jamie Noble and Colan Leung (RUCST), Adam Nicholson and Phil Cooper (PA Entertainment), Phoebe Shore and all cheerleaders (Trailblazer Allstars), Brian Smith , Howard Webb, Bill Dabell, and Kevin Johnson, who ran the signed shirt raffle!

rotherham hospice volunteersA massive thank you to all the volunteers who helped in the run up and on the day – we could not have done this without your enthusiastic efforts!

And last but by no means least, all the amazing Rotherham United FC supporters who dug deep into their pockets on the day, and whose generosity is what keeps the Hospice going!

The last word goes to John:

I want to personally thank every single volunteer, who gave up their time to stand with buckets for the Hospice and equally, every single person who gave even a penny to help this charity which helps so many people in the town and beyond.

The Hospice were there for me, as they have been many others, and it is great to have the feeling of us being there for them because it needs such huge financial resource to ensure that they can continue caring for our loved ones. From the bottom of my heart, and on behalf of everyone here, thank you.

John Breckin

If you would still like to help us, you can donate here!

Rotherham United give the Hospice a hand!

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We are delighted to share that Rotherham United will be ‘Giving the Hospice a Hand’ as they pledge their full support to the red glove initiative, which will see vital funds raised for Rotherham Hospice at the Sky Bet League One fixture with Shrewsbury Town on Saturday 19th March.

 

It promises to be a sight like no other ever seen at a match at AESSEAL New York Stadium, when thousands of fans don red gloves following the idea from Honorary Life President of Rotherham United and long-term supporter of the Hospice, John Breckin.

John Breckin Red Glove Day for Rotherham Hospice

 

Volunteers from the Rotherham Hospice and the Rotherham United Community Sports Trust will be positioned around AESSEAL New York Stadium armed with red gloves to distribute and buckets for donations to the charity.

 

The gloves are free for any supporter to collect on their way into the ground, but we are asking that fans make any kind of donation up to any amount they’d like to give as they take a pair.

Speaking ahead of the game, John Breckin said:

“Rotherham Hospice has touched so many people’s lives in this town and I like to help out with their fundraising whenever I can.”

“I had this idea, envisaging thousands of fans waving and clapping all wearing red gloves and thought we could have some fun on the day whilst raising money for a great cause, not least because the Hospice needs around £6m a year to keep it functioning.”

The Hospice would also like to thank the various club sponsors and businesses who have backed this event, including KCM Waste Management, EMG Marketing, CRB Doors, Eagle Platforms, House Hairdressers, Wickersley PA Entertainments, Good Measure Pharmacy, Maltby Main FC and big Millers fan Bill Dabell, which will mean everything fans contribute will go to the Hospice.

“We are a community club and I’ve found that the people of Rotherham are so generous and we certainly look after our own,” John Breckin continued.

Breck My Life in Football in aid of Rotherham Hospice

“The Hospice has had a tough time with its fundraising during the past two years of the pandemic and this is a chance to give them a hand – hence the red glove idea,” added John who is donating profits from his book (Breck: My Life in Football) to the Hospice, which he hopes will reach £10,000 eventually.

 

The fundraising has already started for the Rotherham Hospice and if you’re feeling generous you can contribute now on our Give the Hospice a Hand Just Giving page.
Or you can text to donate:
Text REDGLOVE followed by your donation amount to 70085 to give that amount.
Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message.

 

Thank you for your support.

Hospice Visitor Guidance & Information

It is Rotherham Hospice’s aim to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all patients, staff, and visitors at all times. With the presence of Covid-19 and the emergence of the Omicron variant in our community, we have implemented additional safety measures and we request you read the guidance outlined below:

  • Visiting times: 2 pm to 4 pm. Only 2 named visitors per patient will be allowed on-site each visiting slot
  • The two visitors must attend at the same time, within the allocated visiting time. Patients can have up to 4 designated visitors with a maximum of 2 visiting each day.

End of Life Care (EOLC) Patients

  • The patient may have 6 named visitors. Time is unrestricted. But only two of these named visitors are allowed in the patient’s room at any one time, this is to facilitate social distancing and keep staff, visitors, and patients safe.
  • The visitors must liaise with one another to arrange when they are going to visit, this is to ensure that no more than two of them are on-site at the same time.

All visitors

Please note that If we do not have your name on the visitor list you will not be allowed access to the building. Please speak with the nursing team who will be able to make a record of the time and names of those who intend to visit

We appreciate this is a difficult time for you, but we must make you aware that it is at your own risk that you visit your loved one. There may be times when we are caring for Covid positive patients within the unit, we would like to assure you that we will act appropriately to ensure all our patients are cared for safely and we are adhering to all national and regional guidance.

Safety measures in place:

All visitors to the Hospice will be asked a series of screening questions and will be required to provide evidence they have completed a covid 19 Lateral flow test (LFT) prior to visiting. Kits and instructions will be provided by the Hospice if it is identified that either you or a member of your household has a positive test or symptoms of Covid-19 you will not be permitted entry to the building.

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
You must register your lateral flow test on:
 https://www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result

To do this you will need Rotherham Hospice’s Unique Organisation number (UON) which you will be given on your first visit along with a testing kit. Once you have submitted the result you will receive a text message to confirm your result. You will be required to show the negative result message to the receptionist when you arrive at the Hospice. (please do not bring the test kit to the Hospice)

 

Letters of Love

A reminder that if you’re unable to visit your loved one in the Hospice, we have a dedicated email address for you, the families, friends and colleagues of patients at the Hospice, to send your letters of love to be passed on to your loved ones. You can learn more about Letters of Love on the link here.

Thank you for your support and understanding.