Appeal for Tyrone volunteers as Hospice bid for £30,000 collection

VOLUNTEERS from across south Tyrone are being urged to step forward and help a vital charity raise £30,000 or more in a single day.

The Southern Area Hospice Services are calling on the local community to get behind their ‘Big Bucket Collection’ which takes place in local towns and villages throughout the Southern Trust Area on Friday, March 25.

Collections will take place in numerous locations including Dungannon and volunteers are needed to help make the collection a ‘Big’ success.

In 2019, the Hospice had received such an overwhelming level of support from the community that they had decided to make it an annual event in their fundraising calendar. However due to the ongoing pandemic, they have been unable to hold this collection since.

Delighted to be able to have their Big Bucket Collection this year, your local Hospice need every helping hand they can get. Their aim is to fundraise £30,000 in one day, to help continue providing specialist palliative care and support to people living in the Southern Trust Area. The Hospice are looking for volunteers in various locations including Dungannon, Moy, Coalisland, and Armagh. The Hospice are also calling for shops and businesses to get involved by taking a Hospice bucket to display in their store or workplace on the week leading up to the collection to help raise funds.

To give a helping hand, please contact Rosie on 028 3026 7711, email vs@southernareahospiceservices.org or you can sign up online at www.southernareahospiceservices.org/