An Evening with Elizabeth Laird
July fundraising
Thank you to everyone who has volunteered and supported our recent fundraising events which have raised a total of £782.50. These included a Tombola at Aldborough Fayre (£227.50), the Morgan’s tennis party (£305) (see photo), and a presentation to Reepham Rotary club (£250). This brings the total raised through events this year to a fantastic £6250 – thank you so much to all of our volunteers and supporters for raising these funds to support the vital work of Hospice Ethiopia.
Successful talk by Lord Dannatt
Huge thanks to everyone who came to hear Lord Dannatt’s talk in June (see above photo). His talk was fascinating from responding to questions about 19th century warfare right up to analysis of the conflict in Ukraine. His insights into Putin’s Special Military Exercise were particularly thought provoking. With a packed audience an amazing £1083 was raised to support the work of Hospice Ethiopia.
Successful event at Stody Lodge, Norfolk
We were delighted to be invited by Kate MacNicol to provide the teas at their Open Garden at the end of May. Alongside 200 varieties of rhododendrons and azaleas, this open garden in North Norfolk also has some wonderful magnolias, camellias, expansive lawns, woodland walkways and vast carpets of spring bulbs. Its 4-acre Azalea Water Gardens holds 2,000 Azalea mollis plants which is believed to be the largest single planting in the UK.
We are extremely grateful to all of the many volunteers who helped with baking cakes, serving teas, setting up, clearing up, parking and more. Thanks also to the Blakemore foundation who donated some cakes.
We were extremely lucky with the weather, the sun shone down and it was a glorious spring afternoon. Overall we made a fantastic £684 for Hospice Ethiopia!
Notice of Annual Meeting March 2023
Hospice Ethiopia UK’s AGM will take place on
Tuesday 28th March 2023 at 18.30 (BST) via Zoom
All supporters welcome.
Do join us via the Zoom link below to hear what we’ve been doing over the last year. It will include a short video from Ephrem, the Director of Hospice Ethiopia, describing how our money is put to good use caring for the dying in Ethiopia. He will be joining our meeting to answer your questions too. To read the Annual Report for 2022 please click here. Last year’s AGM minutes, this year’s agenda, and the financial statement can be viewed here. All welcome!
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Art talk raises £300
Rev Canon Nick Garrard’s talk on Artists, Sitters and Settings on the 18th January raised just over £300 towards the running costs of Hospice Ethiopia. Many thanks to Nick for this fascinating and stimulating event. Rev Dr Nick Garrard is Bishop’s Officer for Christian Spirituality through the creative arts (Norwich).
‘Cuppas and Conversation’ event
Fundraising got off to a good start for 2023 with a ‘Cuppas and Conversation’ morning in January in Trustees Sue and Jamie’s house in North Norfolk. This event was in aid of the Tewolde Medhane Fund (formerly the Comfort Fund), and a total of £276 was raised which will go towards those Hospice Ethiopia patients in the greatest of need. The Tewolde Medhane Fund exists to provide a small regular payment to such patients to pay for essentials such as food, rent, and clothing.
Mannington Hall Charity Day
The sun shone on this annual event on Sunday 4th September, and we were delighted to see many supporters at the event. Our bottle Tombola raised £259 which will again be sent to Addis Adaba to help fund care for Hospice Ethiopia’s patients in their own homes. Many thanks to our trustee Marion and her volunteers who organised this fundraiser.
Brighton fundraising swim 24th August
Very many congratulations and thanks go to Dr Freddie Collins for her amazing fundraising swim between the 2 piers in Brighton. She raised a staggering £1,375 from 44 supporters. Thank you so very much to all those who donated to this valiant effort. This money will go to Hospice Ethiopia to provide care for people desperately in need. Dr Freddie Collins has now arrived in Addis Adaba taking with her much-needed medical supplies for Hospice Ethiopia for example stoma bags. She is volunteering at Hospice Ethiopia and we look forward to hearing about her experiences.
Successful Glitterati Ball held at Wolterton in June
A fabulous time was had by all who attended our Glitterati Ball last month at the stunning Wolterton Hall. We were extremely grateful to Peter Sheppard and Keith Day for lending us their fabulous home as a venue.
The evening started in style with a champagne reception accompanied by Soprano Emma Nuule, followed by a classical duet.
Later on guests danced the night away to rock music from the Norfolk band the Spice Gits. Guests also enjoyed a delicious three course meal with food kindly donated by various local suppliers.
We held a varied Auction of Promises, with lots including a weeks’ holiday in Tintagel, a tour of Wolterton Hall, various fine jewellery and a painting by Norfolk artist Andy King.
In total we raised an amazing £10,972 to support the work of Hospice Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, which will go a long way towards easing people’s suffering.
The event has even featured in the Norfolk magazine – see issue August 2022, pages 96-97 including lots of photos of attendees!
Very many thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers for making this event possible.
