Site Equip Have Raised £5,662.01 for our Charity of the Year St Michael’s Hospice! ?

Site Equip’s Charity of the Year for 2019 has been St Michael’s Hospice it has been a pleasure working alongside them, and over the year we have raised £5,662.01! Take a look at our Charity of the Year 2019 highlights!

In January, we had the pleasure of meeting Nicola and Jackie from St Michael’s Hospice. They shared the vital care they provide to people with life-limiting illnesses, along with support for their families and carers. The Hospice helps individuals achieve the highest possible quality of life by offering specialized care and support options. These illnesses can vary between Cancer, Renal and Heart Failure, Pulmonary illnesses and Motor Neurone Disease.

Throughout the year, we raised an impressive £5,662.01 for the Hospice. This amount supports essential care and services offered by the Hospice. For example, £5 provides drugs and oxygen for one patient for one hour. £250 funds a visit by one of the Hospice home teams, and £480 covers one day of patient care in the inpatient unit.

The Site Equip team took part in various fundraising activities. We organized ongoing events such as bake-offs, swear-boxes, and penny trails, as well as larger events like our Race Night, football matches, and a 10K run. Additionally, we provided free toilet hire for any fundraising events hosted by the Hospice, helping them direct more funds to their vital work.

Here are some of our Charity of the Year 2019 highlights!

One of the first (and favourite!) fundraising activities we got involved in was a Great British Bake Off inspired cooking challenge. Each month on payday, a couple of staff members would team up and bake in-house for the office and yard staff, charging £3 per plate. The dishes varied from sweet strawberry and cream scones to savoury jambalaya, from traditional Greek, Mexican & Polish cuisines to classic bacon butties & BBQs! Throughout the year we have raised over £200 from our Payday Bake-offs!

Below are some of the amazing dishes we cooked up!

Christmas Jumper Day

We also used pre-existing days/events as an opportunity to raise money for the Hospice, including the Grand National, Pancake Day & a Pound for Patients Day. We partook in other well-known charity days such a Save The Children’s Christmas Jumper Day & Macmillan’s Coffee Morning and split the money raised between the respective charity and St Michael’s Hospice. All together we raised just over £130!

Our ongoing donations, including our swear-box & memory tree, raised £139, while our monthly customer donations brought in a generous £433!

First charity event

In May, we hosted our first charity event at the Hospice – a Race Night filled with exciting horse races and even a dog race! The night featured games, plenty of food and drinks, and a raffle with amazing prizes. After weeks of planning, gathering generous raffle donations, and serving homemade paella and vegetable curry, the event raised an incredible £2,000 for the Hospice! Read more..

Also in May, we had Director Amy and Sales Manager Adam Gilbert compete in the grueling 10k. Basingstoke Run 2019 at Down Grange Sports Centre in aid of St Michael’s Hospice! It was a humid evening making the run all the trickier, but the two did an amazing job and passed the finish line with smiles on their faces! Together they managed to raise £70!

In June, Geoff, our Managing Director, organized a charity football match in support of St. Michael’s Hospice, with help from Alton Football Club. They kindly donated the 4G pitch and facilities. The 11-a-side match featured players from local teams like Hindhead, Alton, Farnham, and Headley. Geoff’s team won 5-4, with his son Adam scoring a hat trick. Thanks to raffle sales, match fees, and bar profits, we raised an incredible £1,041 for the charity!

St.Michael’s Hospice

In November, Sonia, our Managing Director, hosted a 2-hour jewellery-making workshop for 15 enthusiastic ladies. The group started with tea and biscuits while Sonia, a recent Hatton Garden silversmithing graduate, demonstrated the craft. They then created simple loop-wrapped earrings using beads and basic techniques. Everyone had a great time and walked away with handmade earrings, raising over £100 for St. Michael’s Hospice!

On the 20th December, our expert present-wrappers at Site Equip HQ swapped the office for a grotto and assisted the St Michael’s Hospice team with their Happy Wrappy service in Festival Place shopping mall, Basingstoke. The festive service offered shoppers a chance to have their gifts wrapped for them by the Happy Wrappy elves, with just a small suggested donation of £2 per present. We were informed that St Michael’s Hospice raised £574 that day, their highest total to date! Read more..

We hope you’ve enjoyed exploring our Charity of the Year 2019 highlights. Working with St. Michael’s Hospice has been incredible. We participated in activities that raised funds for the Hospice while also building teamwork within our company. We thank the Hospice for their continued support and wish them the best as they move forward. If you would like to donate towards this amazing cause, please click here.