insideKENT Magazine Issue 83 - February 2019 | Page 134

CHARITY Together, we make a difference MORE THAN 2,400 PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN EAST KENT ACCESS PILGRIMS HOSPICES SERVICES EACH YEAR, HELPING PEOPLE TO LIVE WELL IN THE MOMENT. As a charity, they need your help in order to keep providing vital, compassionate care to those who need it most. Whether you wish to enjoy an afternoon with the Summer Garden Party or a winter’s evening with the Firewalk, your support will be welcome. Pilgrims Hospices has touched the lives of so many across East Kent and with your kind gifts, legacies and donations, they will continue to support even more people who need end of life care. Whatever you'd like to do and however much support you can offer, they’d love to hear from you. If you would like to help your local hospice community, there are many ways you can extend a helping hand. 134 The generous community help to raise £11 million to provide support from the three hospice sites in Ashford, Canterbury and Thanet as well as within the community and people’s own homes. Pilgrims offers a variety of wellbeing and social programmes aimed to enhance mind and body, helping people to stay independent, improve symptoms and make a difference in enabling people to live each day well. Every penny raised by Pilgrims’ fantastic supporters helps to continue providing vital, compassionate end of life care to people across East Kent. Pilgrims really couldn't do it without you. Everyone at Pilgrims Hospices is dedicated to ensuring people living with a terminal illness can access the quality care and comfort they deserve, when and where they need it.