Island Life Magazine Ltd February/March 2013 | Page 56

ISLAND LIFE

HOSPICE
NEWS
The Hospice Lottery goes from
strength to strength
The Hospice Lottery recently

with 51 winners being drawn

celebrated its sixth birthday

each Tuesday; one lucky

with a Festive Superdraw

player wins £1,000 while

which raised over £16,000.

50 people win £10. It’s a

Each year the Hospice

great fun way to support

Lottery raises upwards

the Hospice, and you might

of £140,000 which helps

just win! You can find more

provide expert patient

information, and download a

care, support and advice to

registration form, from www.

Islanders and their families.

iwhospice.org, or by calling

Entry is only £1 per week

Fundraising on 528989.

EMH Information &
Support Centre
The EMH John Cheverton Centre

airy café. Open from 10.0am

opened in September 2012 and

until 4.0pm from Monday to

offers information, education,

Friday (except Bank Holidays)

social and therapeutic services

it offers support to anyone

in an environment sensitively

living with or affected by any

designed to promote the joy of

potential life-limiting illness from

living to those suffering from any

diagnosis onwards. Support

life-limiting illness.

sessions are available Monday

Our newest service is an

and Friday, 10am-1pm and

Information and Support centre

Wednesday, 1pm-4pm. Contact

providing a warm welcome

[phone] or email

in a relaxed and confidential

emhjccinfosupport@iwhospice.

environment with quiet areas,

org.

Register now for Walk
the Wight 2013

outside space and a bright and
The largest event in the

up into two legs of 12 and 14.5

Hospice’s, and the Island’s,

miles, plus the eight-mile Flat

fundraising calendar returns on

Walk. You can register now

Sunday May 12 when upwards

at www.walkthewight.com,

of 10,000 people will lace up

alternatively registration forms

their walking boots and take on

are available from all of the EMH

one of the four walks that make

Shops, the Hospice itself or

up Walk the Wight.

simply give Fundraising a call

There is the original 26.5 mile
Main Walk, which is then split

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www.visitislandlife.com

on 528989 and they will forward
them onto you.