Why ‘people’s hospice’ needs your help

by GD Tue 02 Feb 2010, 7:17 pm

Andrew Mitchell House. An appeal is launched today to raise £3m. to redevelop the property.

LES BOURGS is today launching a major funding appeal to raise more than £3m.
Planning permission to redevelop the hospice has been given the go-ahead and the money is needed to complete a project that is expected to take about 17 months.
The total estimated cost of the redevelopment programme is £5m. and, with £2m. already raised, work could start in April.
Les Bourgs board of governors chairman Jurat Mike Tanguy said it was very exciting to be in the position where work could start.
A function will be held tonight which Jurat Tanguy said was intended to recognise the support Les Bourgs had received during the past 20 years.
That had enabled it to serve the community with the highest standards – and without charging.
‘The appeal is to extend funding beyond the day-to-day operational requirements of the hospice in order to improve facilities for those it serves,’ said Jurat Tanguy.
Cenkos Channel Islands Ltd and the Channel Islands Stock Exchange will sponsor the reception, at Les Cotils.
Richard Digard, editor of the Guernsey Press, the appeal’s media partner, said the newspaper was delighted to back such a worthy cause.
‘Les Bourgs Hospice holds a very special place at the heart of our community,’ he said.
‘It offers vital support to families and patients at a time when they need it most. As the island’s community newspaper we want to do all we can to get its important message out there and help make Rebuilding Les Bourgs another fund-raising success story.’
Various ways in which people can give financial support to the project are being offered and tax arrangements introduced last month mean gifts can be worth 25% more to the hospice than the sum the benefactor pays.
Cheques should be made payable to Les Bourgs Hospice Redevelopment Fund, for which an account is held at NatWest Guernsey.
The hospice currently costs about £2,000 per day to run.

Click here to download the appeal form in PDF format.

Further information is available at www.lesbourgs.com