News & Review Autumn/Winter 2018 StGiles_News & Reviews_Sept 2018_HR | Page 4

St Giles Hospice in numbers​ We’re in this together. It takes a huge amount of teamwork from dedicated staff, wonderful volunteers and our superb supporters for St Giles to continue providing care to individuals and families in our community. This is how 2017/18 stacked up in numbers: We’re here for you…​ Whether you’re living with a potentially terminal illness, caring for someone who is, or grieving over the death of a loved one, we’re here to help. 8 in 10 7,000+ people cared for 13 We have to raise over Bereavement Help Points spent providing care services ⁄ 3 2 …because you’re here for us. It takes a community to make a hospice; we can’t do what we do without you.​ £820,000 £2m £ of our running costs from our local community Volunteers donated over 6,000 hours per week Fantastic fundraisers raised over Lovely lottery players raised £9.6m patients cared for at home £ £1.5m £5m generous gifts in wills (average over the past 6 years) raised by our supporters er Sup rs pe shop ed rais £672,000 Can we count on you to help us be there for everyone who needs us? There are still 1,000 more local people who need our specialist care. ​Please visit www.stgileshospice.com or call 01543 432538 to see how you can help. 4 We do more than you think