Generous Scots in the Big Apple are getting together at a fundraiser at the Loeb Boathouse, Central Park on May 23, 2017 to help build a new home for The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow, Scotland.
Hosted by singer and West End stage actor Darius Campbell, the evening will feature entertainment from New York Symphony Orchestra with Celtic folk singer Ashley Davis together with forensic mind reader Colin Cloud. DJ Trevor Nelson will be on the decks at the exclusive after party.
The hospice, which is in the final phase of fundraising for the $27 million campaign, is looking to bring in a six-figure sum bring help complete this round of funding.
Here’s a quote from Lynn Bakst, a member of the organizing committee:
“I grew up in Glasgow and now live in New York City. I have seen first hand the gold standard of care given by the hospice when by father was a patient there.
“It is an absolute privilege to be involved with the New York event. Our family are forever grateful for the care and support that was given to our dad while he stayed at The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice. It is something we will never forget.
“With the creation of the new hospice the care will be elevated to a remarkable level and I know how much this will impact patients and their families as they face challenges.”
And a quote from Heather Manson, director of international fundraising at The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice:
“We are thrilled that enthusiastic Scots in New York want to work together to help our new hospice.”
“The warmth of feeling proves that our new home truly is being built by the people of Glasgow for the people of Glasgow.”
“We still have $1.8m to raise and this glittering gala event will help us get a step closer to reaching our target.”
“After more than 30 years of adapting and adjusting, we are building our new hospice to expand our services, and this will allow us to offer 21st-century palliative care to young people aged 16 years and over for the first time.”
In day care and on the wards, more than 1200 patients and families are cared for every year.
Construction work is already underway and the first patients are expected to move to the new hospice in the city’s Bellahouston Park in 2018.
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The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice at Carlton Place, Glasgow, Scotland, is a charity, founded in 1980.
We provide free person-centred and family-focused palliative care and support. Our specialist staff and wonderful volunteers are trained to work with those individuals and families who are living with significant challenges to their health and wellbeing.
The hospice depends on the generosity of supporters and the community to raise the £3.1 million annually in voluntary donations that is required to maintain our invaluable services for the people of Glasgow.
We have outgrown our much-loved hospice building – it no longer meets our requirements or vision for the future of care of patients and their families – and are raising £21m to build a brand new, purpose-built hospice on a leafy green site in the city’s Bellahouston Park. Patients are expected to move in 2018.
Our aim is to bring 21 st-century hospice care to the people of Glasgow, a major step forward in the provision of palliative care services, providing us with the flexibility to develop and improve our services and lower our age limit to 16-year-old patients.
