Christmas is one of the most special times of the year for all families.
During the month of December our Light Up A Life campaign at the Hospice and in the community, will provide an opportunity for people to pause and reflect, to celebrate our families and remember those who are sadly no longer with us. Christmas is a really important time at the Hospice. Since 1998 we have been lifting the spirits of our community with community outreach at this time of year. Our Hospice tree is adorned with hand written stars from hundreds of families we have supported over the years. It is a magical moment in our calendar which carries our team of nurses through the often exceptionally busy Christmas period, caring for our patients and families. Wherever our patients visit in the Hospice and for whatever reason families come to Tapping House during the festive period, we will make sure that the Christmas spirit is felt.
After a successful debut in 2024, we are once again offering an opportunity for businesses to get involved in our Light Up a Life appeal, and demonstrate their support for the hospice by sponsoring a light up star to decorate the front of our building.
This wonderful initiative will symbolically Light up and provide hope to people in our community, to shine a light on the work of the Hospice and demonstrate the support of our business community.
Our Christmas Stars switch on event on Monday 1st December will be a magical evening, and a brilliant opportunity for you and members of your team to discover first-hand how your support directly impacts our patients and their families all year round. The evening will include live festive music and complementary drinks, light bites and mince pies. Each corporate supporter will receive an official invitation to the event, and those that have sponsored a larger star will be offered a tour for up to 5 members of staff. The event will be publicised with official thank you across a number of our social media platforms and we will give a mention in our partnership newsletter to the whole business community.
Your star will light up the dark winter nights, representative of our care, for staff, patients, families & volunteers.