On the 24th September, in a heart-warming display of unity and determination, 50 Stirling Ackroyd Colleagues will be participating in a gruelling Tough Mudder event, all in the name of supporting the Shooting Star Children’s Hospice.
Tough Mudder, renowned for its demanding obstacles and challenging courses, is more than just a physical endurance test. It’s an opportunity for individuals to push their boundaries, overcome fears, and foster a sense of teamwork. Participants face an array of obstacles, from crawling through mud pits and navigating electrified wires to climbing walls and conquering icy water challenges. The event not only tests participants’ physical strength but also their mental resilience.
In an inspiring show of solidarity, colleagues from Stirling Ackroyd will take on this challenge as a means of contributing to the Shooting Star Children’s Hospice. The Shooting Star Children’s Hospice is a non-profit organization that provides support to families with children suffering from life-limiting conditions. The hospice offers respite care, end-of-life care, and emotional support, ensuring that families facing unimaginable difficulties have a place to turn to during their toughest times.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUPPORT SHOOTING STAR HOSPICE?
£25 could pay for a child’s name to be engraved on a star or leaf to hang on the memory trees in our bereavement gardens, giving families somewhere to visit and remember.
£35 could pay for hand and foot casts and a memory box, giving families somewhere to keep and treasure precious moments and memories.
£50 could fund the annual servicing costs of a cold blanket ensuring it is always available for families who want to say goodbye in their own time after their child has died.
£120 could pay for an hour of support from our specialist Symptom Management team to help manage and ease a child’s symptoms.
£1,000 covers the cost of the Family Support Line for one week so that we can be ready to answer any question and provide guidance to our 700 families.
£1,500 could fund one night of emergency respite care.
£2,000 could cover the cost of heating the hydrotherapy pool for three months. Our hydrotherapy pools are a safe space for families to create special memories. The pool also provides physical benefits helping muscle tone and strength, enabling mobility not possible out of the water.
£5,000 could pay for three months pre-bereavement support for a family, providing essential guidance on pain management, family and sibling support and anticipatory grief.
£7,000 would pay for our annual Memory Days for bereaved families, where families can visit the hospice and celebrate the life of their child with other bereaved families.
£8,400 would pay for a bed at the hospice for one week for respite of step down care.
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