Midnight walkers raise money for Jospice
A few hundred ladies, and a few men, took part in last
night's annual Jospice Midnight Walk, sponsored by Medicash,
raising an estimated £40,000 for the charity.
Fundraisers took to the streets of Crosby and followed an 11k
route which started and finished at Holy Family High School in
Thornton.
Jospice's director of fundraising Pat Murphy said: "We are once
again overwhelmed with the tremendous support from people and
businesses across the region. We want to say a big thank you to all
the walkers and their supporters for the fantastic amount of money
they have raised."
Liverpool based health cash plan provider Medicash has sponsored
the fundraising event since it was launched five years ago.
Medicash's chief executive Sue Weir said; "Medicash is delighted to
sponsor and support the Jospice Midnight Walk. The walk has been a
massive success and raised essential funds which will allow St
Joseph's Hospice to continue to provide vital and specialist care
and support to patients and their families."
Amongst the female walkers were four men dressed as fairies. The
four friends, members from Crosby's Marine FC, raised over £2K in
memory of their team-mate who passed away last year from a brain
tumour. A patient at Jospice, he too did the walk two years ago
dressed as a drag queen.
Based in Thornton, St Joseph's Hospice was established in 1974
and has cared for over 5000 people and their families.
Other sponsors of the event included Holy Family High School,
Sefton PCT, Merseytravel, Sainsbury's, Lions, Merseyside Police and
Hearts Health Club. BBC Radio Merseyside's Roger Phillips
officially launched the walk on the night.
In addition to sponsoring the event Medicash are donating a
percentage of the annual premium from any cash plans which are
signed up to before 30th June 2010. Visit www.medicash.org or call 0800
011 2222 and quote "Midnight Walk".