A massive thank you to everyone who turned out in force to support their local hospice today. And to all the bakers out there who supplied mouth-watering treats. To every volunteer who kindly gave their time to enhance hospice services in your area – it would not have been a success without you!
Heartfelt gratitude to our many Hospice Ambassadors who attended hospices nationwide and helped raise awareness of the campaign.
It’s not too late to help, you can still donate by texting to the below:
Today is an important day for your local hospice as they hold coffee mornings near you. Every euro raised locally stays locally so share a cuppa with your friends and help your hospice. Every cup counts!
If you can’t attend a coffee morning you can donate at the below number.
To reiterate the words of our hospice Ambassador Brendan Gleeson on RTE Radio 1 Saturday: “It reawakened my faith in humanity. It’s magical the way death is embraced as a part of life. The hospice just embraces death in that way and gives people the finest death possible. And the gift that they allow the people around, families – there’s a beauty about it that is exquisite.
“My mother and my father both ended their lives there [in St Francis Hospice, Raheny] and I’m so grateful for that. I don’t know how to express it properly how a good death is so life-affirming. It’s incredible the gift that it is,” said Brendan.
You can follow all the action today at #Coffee4Hospice or @Coffee4Hospice. Best of luck to every group or individual holding a coffee morning today and thank you to everyone who kindly supports Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice. Your help will make a big difference to the lives of many.
Our Ambassador Brendan Gleeson delivered a second powerful interview today when he spoke about hospice care on Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show. The renowned Irish actor was also interviewed by Marian Finucane on Saturday where he encouraged people to support their local hospice this Thursday.
Brendan spoke of how his parents were cared for in St Francis Hospice: “Their spirits were looked after, their morale was looked after. There was so much humanity in it.
You have to say goodbye at some stage and I came away feeling nothing more could have been done. Humans can be the most magnificent of life forms. It’s not easy to remember that when you hear of all the horror out there and then you go to St Francis or other hospices all across the country where people volunteer and help people in dire distress. All the beauty of these relationships happen in the hospice before the person is allowed to move gently on.
It’s the most amazing thing and was a total eye opener for me. Anything I can do to push the message of Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning out I will do. Find a coffee morning near you. Have a cup of coffee together on Thursday and help hospice, take an hour or two to stop and help. It makes the world a better place.”
Thank you to Brendan and all Ambassadors who are supporting Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice this Thursday. If you want to host a coffee morning please go to our register page where details are available.
Our Ambassador and renowned Irish actor Brendan Gleeson gave a powerful interview on Marian Finucane’s RTE Radio 1 show on Saturday about the touching difference hospice care has made in his life.
Speaking to Marian, Brendan said: “It reawakened my faith in humanity. It’s magical the way death is embraced as a part of life. The hospice just embraces death in that way and gives people the finest death possible. And the gift that they allow the people around, families – there’s a beauty about it that is exquisite.
“My mother and my father both ended their lives there [in St Francis Hospice, Raheny] and I’m so grateful for that. I don’t know how to express it properly how a good death is so life-affirming. It’s incredible the gift that it is,” said Brendan.
The Irish actor also praised hospice staff nationwide for the life-changing help they give to patients and their loved ones.
To listen back go to http://rte.ie/r.html?rii=9_21051691_70_10-09-2016
Brendan will also be on Pat Kenny’s show tomorrow morning [13th] at 11.15am. Thank you to Brendan and all Ambassadors who are supporting Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice this Thursday. If you want to host a coffee morning please go to our register page where details are available.
A short message from our beautiful friend, Maureen Allman, who passed away on 15th March of this year. Maureen was an advocate of Galway Hospice who worked tirelessly to help raise awareness of and funds for the Foundation. She touched every person she met with her wicked sense of humour and infectious laugh. Thank you Maureen Allman, our lovely friend.
#Coffee4Hospice
The six staff members of the Bewley’s cycling team set out early Saturday morning from Bewley’s headquarters in Northern Cross. They took a spin by City Quay to see the newly-erected Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning banner which will raise great awareness of the campaign. Next stop was OLH Harold’s cross where the team met with Eleanor, Philip and all the amazing staff for some much needed hot tea, coffee and goodies.
After that, the cycling team headed out of the city on the road to Limerick. 210km later they pulled into the Maldron Hotel Limerick for some dry clothes and well-deserved rest. Sunday morning, the cyclists were up early to meet Pat, Cathy and the team at Milford Hospice Limerick. They were impressed to hear of their plan to increase hospice care beds for the mid-west region by the end of 2017 with the building of a new wing.
The Bewley’s team were on the road again to Cahercalla Hospice. There they presented Mary of Cahercalla Hospice, Clare with a cheque for €1,000. The Bewley’s team were highly impressed with the passion, kindness and care the staff of Cahercalla provide for the people of Clare. Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice is Cahercalla’s biggest fundraiser for the year so please support them on Thursday 15th Sept.
This morning, the team visited Galway Hospice after a stop off at Galway Bay FM. The cyclists were delighted to see that, since they last visited them in September 2015, the Hospice had added a 6 bed extension to their facilities. Lending their support to Michael, Mary and all the Galway hospice staff were both the Connacht rugby team and Rosie Burke, the Galway Rose.
The Bewley’s team are currently on the road to Carrick on Shannon and tomorrow they’ll be en route to St. Francis Hospice, Raheny to finish their journey with Dee and the team there. They’re tracking their journey on Twitter with #coffee4hospice
