A Barnsley Housing Association has spent the last year raising funds for a colleague-chosen charity, with nearly £10,000 now being allocated to a local hospice.
Key fundraising highlights included:
- £4,496 raised from the Barnsley Hospice Walk and Barnsley 10K last June.
- £161 raised from their festive Christmas Elf Run in Barnsley Town Centre.
- £264 raised from their Christmas quiz and raffle.
- £289.52 raised by getting involved in Barnsley Hospice’s Accumulator Challenge and selling creative lino prints.
- £248.16 raised through their staff tuck shop.
- Generous donations from partners including BAAS Construction, Kingfisher Windows, and Case Management Solutions Group.
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Berneslai Homes’ fundraising efforts, which brought the total funds raised to £8,432.68, included a wide range of activities such as sponsored walks, raffles, creative challenges, and community events. All money raised goes to supporting Barnsley Hospice to provide specialist palliative and end-of-life care across the borough.
Each year Berneslai Homes colleagues vote to decide who will be their chosen charity.
After a strong year of fundraising, they’ve chosen Barnsley Hospice once again and will continue to support them this year. Fundraising efforts have already got off to a great start with a member of their People and Culture team taking on the abseiling event at Barnsley College.
Simon Atkinson, Corporate Partnership Manager at Barnsley Hospice, said: “The outstanding care we provide at the hospice to local people and their families is only possible thanks to such wonderful support from our amazing corporate partners and Berneslai Homes are nothing short of fantastic in helping us deliver our services.
“We are absolutely thrilled to once again have been chosen as their charity of the year, and we can’t wait to see what they get up to once again to fundraise for us. Their generosity and commitment to Barnsley Hospice is hugely appreciated, we couldn’t do what we do without wonderful supporters like you!”
