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Issue 218, 22nd January 2010
Click here to read how, with some invaluable assistance, IRHH nurses managed to get out and about to most patients despite the recent snow.
We are pleased to announce that Sue Varvel, IRHH Director of Nursing, has been elected to the Honorary role of Chair of The National Forum for Hospice at Home. The umbrella organisation for all Hospice at Home Services throughout the Country working under the auspices of Help the Hospices. The Forum is aiming to develop profiles for the core elements of hospice at home provision as well as establishing model profiles for hospice at home services in all settings. Click here to view the Hospice at Home website.
We are very sad to say goodbye to Liz Clarke who is leaving us on Friday 22nd January. Liz has been with us for five years and has been a fantastic asset to the organisation. We wish her all the best in her new role and we're sure we'll see her at many of our events in the future.
Click here for an update on the recent Herts Chamber Orchestra concert
Click here for news on the Knitting Bee - Knit and Natter
Please join us for the first phase of planting at the Wendover Memorial Woodland on Saturday 6th February and Saturday 13th February between 10am and 4pm. There will be the facility to make a dedication/donation on the day or alternatively click here to make an online donation.
If you would like to help with the planting please come prepared with good gardening gloves, a spade and dress appropriately for the weather. Refreshments will be provided.
For more information about this exciting project, please click here to email or call Linda on 01442 890222.
Time is running out to purchase tickets for this performance of The Boy Friend at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. Tickets are just £10, with £7 for concessions. Click here to email Joanne Hunt in Fundraising or call 01442 890222.
Click here for further details.
A quick reminder not to miss this opportunity to put on your glad-rags and experience an evening with Chris Farlowe, Vanity Fayre and The Bruvvers at the Amersham Rock n' Roll Club. Doors open at 7.15pm, concert starts at 8pm. Tickets £13.50 (£15 from 6 Feb); available from The Record Shop, Amersham (01494 433311) or the Club (01494 727173).
The staff of the Ivy House pub in Chalfont St Giles have been busy raising money for IRHH. In the last few months they have raised an incredible £800 through Charity Quiz Nights. They are still looking for teams to take part in their fortnightly quizzes, which take place every other Thursday evening. Entry cost is £2 per person or £10 a head to include a pie of the day and a drink.
Do you know of anybody that can help us source a marquee to hold a thousand people for our Goodnight Walk in June? Budget is extremely tight so we need a fabulous deal. Please click here to email Ruth Barber.
Still not had the chance to sort out those old DVDs and CDs cluttering up your home? Please consider helping IRHH by donating them to our new scheme. We can raise funds from recycling unwanted CDs and DVDs. Click here to check the criteria, then please take them to your nearest IRHH shop where arrangements will be made for them to be dispatched to the recycler. Click here for a list of shop locations. Unfortunately newspaper type promotional CDs and DVDs are NOT valid items.
Do you shop at Waitrose? The Beaconsfield branch of Waitrose currently features IRHH as one of its Community Matters contenders. Each month, each branch shares out £1,000 between three local good causes. Customers vote for their preferred cause using a green token each time they shop and the money donated to each cause is directly proportional to the tokens they receive. So if you live near Beaconsfield please vote for IRHH when you visit Waitrose.
We are inviting applications for the part-time posts of Shop Manager and Assistant Shop Manager for a new shop opening soon in Holmer Green. All interested parties should contact Lesley Blencowe.
As well as our need to recruit volunteers to work in the shop once opened, we are also looking to put together a team prepared to help get the shop building ready for use. Over a weekend, probably towards the end of February, we will need people to paint both inside and out, as well as generally clean and help get the shop ready for business. If you could spare some time to help please click here to email or call 01442 827699.
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Head of Fundraising to manage a dedicated team of community and event fundraisers, and develop the fundraising strategy. You will need to have experience in setting and controlling budgets, organising and managing events, building relationships with key figures in the community and people management. Full details will be on our website soon!
We are looking for an experienced fundraiser to manage our trust fundraising strategy and to develop and maintain partnerships with commercial organisations . You will have a proven track record in completing successful formal applications through written proposals and presentations and in soliciting major gifts. Experience in managing relationships with major donors and corporates is also vital. Keep an eye on the IRHH website.
Do you know any registered nurses looking for a new challenge? We are looking to appoint Band 5 nurses to our teams in Dacorum and Ridgeway. Our nurses work autonomously in small teams contributing to the delivery of a high quality service to patients and families. We offer access to a comprehensive education and development programme. Please click here for further details or click here to email Suzanne Casey at or call 01494 877200.
Do you have strong administrative and IT skills, and excellent interpersonal and organisational skills? We are looking to appoint a full-time Nursing Secretary at our Gillian King House office in Chalfont St Giles. You will undertake a variety of tasks, including database and statistical work, and office management. Please click here for further details and an application form. Then click here to email Suzanne Casey or call 01494 877200.
The Retail & Trading Team would like to double their number of volunteer eBay listers, as they now have a second work station at Akeman Street, for their virtual shop. Could you help? You will need to be computer literate and a knowledge of eBay and/or collectables will be very useful but not essential! Volunteers usually work just half a day a week.
If you have some time to spare please click here to email Rozina Ahmad, or click here to email Jane Carruthers tel. 01442 890222.
The dates for our Jigsaw Information Sessions have been set for 2010. These sessions provide an introduction to the organisation and also refresh your knowledge of IRHH and our service as things change so quickly. Volunteers, staff and supporters are all welcome to come along.
10.00am - 12.30pm Wednesday 17th February at Chalfont St Peter Community Centre
10.00am - 12.30pm Thursday 17th June at Red Cross Hall, Tring
1.30pm - 4.00pm Tuesday 19th October at Chalfont St Peter Community Centre
If you are able to join us please contact Suzanne Casey to book your place. Click here to email or call 01494 877200.
The Iain Rennie Hospice At Home provides specialist nursing care for
patients who wish to remain at home during the final stages of a terminal
illness. We are a registered charity (Reg. No 297847) which makes no charge
to its patients for its service. We rely very heavily on donations and
fundraising.
You can be sure that your gift will make a real difference to patients and their families.
We aim to have a way to donate that suits everyone, so whatever the reason and whichever way you prefer, you should find there is an option to suit you. Click here for further details or call us on 01442 890222.
Join The Hospice Lottery and not only will you be raising funds for Iain Rennie Hospice at Home, but you could win some great cash prizes too. Click here for further details or call The Hospice Lottery on 01442 891459.
If you are thinking of sending flowers or gifts to your family
or friends, please consider using Charity Flowers. They supply high quality
flowers by post to anywhere in the UK , and Iain Rennie will benefit to the
value of 15% of the price of your order.
You can order online at www.charityflowers.co.uk , or by telephone on 08705 300 600. Remember to quote "IRHH" when you place your order!
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