I have selected the first charity that I will be fundraising for - The Pasque Charity
The Pasque Charity provides specialist palliative care for adults and children with life-limiting conditions. Their mission is to provide the best quality of life for their patients and their families as they prepare for a dignified death.
Their multi-professional approach involves medical, nursing, social, spiritual and emotional care and is provided 24 hours-a-day, every day of the year. Care is free to all regardless of race, religion or culture.
The Pasque Charity operates two hospice services - The Pasque Adult Hospice and Keech Cottage Children’s Hospice. The hospice buildings are located together within beautiful countryside just north of Luton. They also run a children’s community nursing team who work with families in their own homes.
Operating the two hospice services will cost £5 million this year. As an independent charity, they rely on the generosity of the local community to raise 75% of this figure, so please dig deep for this worthy cause.
Should be a bit of a giggle! The last 2 will be available as “Printables”. Wonder if anyone will donate on the back of them?
Beard of the Week will probably be a separate blog entry, perhaps on a Monday for a beard wearing famous people.
Think I’m now fairly comfortable with WordPress now. It’s a cracking bit of software, and totally free. I don’t know how they do it, but I’m glad it’s out there.
I’ve had a goatee beard on and off (more on than off to be fair), for the past few years.
I think for full impact of growing a beard for all 2009, I ought to start off being properly clean shaven, so I think for rest of 2008, I’m going to lose the goatee.
If I can work out how to, I’m going to add some before and after shots.
