£60,000 raised for Stars Appeal by bookshop and bucket collections
It's been a bumper year for volunteers after Covid lockdowns
Nearly £60,000 has been raised for the Stars Appeal at its Bookshop and through bucket collections at the Hospital during 2022.
The total's been revealed at a cheque handover by some of the volunteers for Salisbury District Hospital's charity, alongside Stars Appeal’s Hospital Ambassadors.
Last year, the Bookshop raised £36,481.30, which brings its all-time total since it first opened in 2003 to £597,258.58.
Meanwhile, the Stars Appeal bucket collectors in the Hospital collected £20,752.27 last year from generous supporters.
Dave Cates, of the Stars Appeal, said:
“We want to say a big thank you to all of our bookshop and bucket collecting volunteers for their incredible efforts which make such a difference, not just through the funds that they raise, but also the support they give to patients and their families who come to Hospital, often facing difficult times.
“Thank you to everyone who donates to our bucket collectors and supports our bookshop. The funds raised are a vital step towards the £1million we are aiming to raise this year to fund projects supporting patients and staff here at the Hospital.”
The charity aims to raise cash for things like support for cancer patients, a 24/7 chaplaincy service, a staff counsellor, and free Wi-Fi on the hospital site.
They've also hoping to fund an echocardiogram machine for the Cardiac Investigation Unit, new scalp cooling machines to help reduce hair loss for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, a brain function monitor for babies on the Neonatal Unit, and a mechanical CPR machine this year alone.