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THE PEACE HOSPICE & HOSPICE OF ST FRANCIS FIREWALK NOV 2007
On Thursday 22nd November 2007 over £10,000 was raised for the Peace Hospice & Hospice of St Francis as more than 100 people carried out a firewalk on behalf of both charities. Temperatures over 1200* Fahrenheit didn't stop the brave firewalkers achieve the ultimate test of mind over matter across two 20ft tracks of hot burning coals. Big Brother stars Nicky Maxwell and Tracey Barnard also undertook the walk on behalf of the Peace Hospice. Nicky, a regular supporter of the hospice commentated "It was fantastic! I was really excited about doing the walk, but got a bit nervous as we lined up. Fortunately, the adrenaline kicked in & I flew across. I even went back for a second time and did it all over again." Watch the video below....
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One of the Hospice's older walkers Sandra Churchill said
'We had a motivational training session before we started and I really felt ready to do the walk. When I got outside and saw the big crowd and saw the burning coals and heard the drums going, I didn't know if I could do it as I got all nervous. I'm not sure how I managed to do it but I did and was really happy when I finished. It was a great atmosphere amongst all the fire walkers. I would definitely do it again!"
Corporate Development Manager for the Peace Hospice, Maggie Grand who organised the event said
'It was a fantastic evening and everyone came through the walk unscathed. We had a large crowd that turned up to support the firewalkers, with fire jugglers and drummers making it a great atmosphere! I am extremely grateful to everyone who carried out the walk on behalf of the Hospice as it has helped to raise vital funds for us.'
The Peace Hospice provides specialist palliative care for people from across South West Hertfordshire with cancer or other terminal illness. The care of the Hospice is holistic, looking after the whole person, and their family/carers, helping with emotional and spiritual issues as well as physical symptoms. The Hospice focuses on enabling patients to live their lives to the full and providing the best quality of life when a cure is not possible.
It costs £3.1m a year to provide these services and over 75% of this is supported through charitable donations like this fundraising event. All the care the Hospice provides to its patients is free.
For more information on the Hospice's events programme visit www.peacehospice.org.uk or call the Fundraising Team on 01923 330340.
The above article taken from the news section of The Peace Hospice website link
This was the second sponsored firewalk event organised jointly with the Peace Hospice, The Hospice of St Francis and facilitated by Time4Change. The Hospice of St Francis, based in Berkhamsted provides palliative care to people with life limiting illnesses in North West Hertfordshire and the Chiltern area of Buckinghamshire. From small beginnings in 1979 the Hospice has developed its services to provide total care every step of the way. We have built a new hospice to give our care to more people and we urgently need your help to raise funds to keep our services running.
To find out more about The Hospice of St Francis and their upcoming fundraising events visit their website www.stfrancis.org.uk or call the Fundraising department on 01422 869555
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