Shropshire hospice given £1,000 donation towards rebuilding of its therapy pool
A Shropshire children's hospice has benefited from a £1,000 donation towards the rebuilding of its therapy pool.
Following a plea for funding to rebuild what Hope House Children’s Hospice describes as a ‘key facility', members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club decided to donate the cash.
John Yeomans, chair of the club’s community and vocational committee, said: "The members of the Rotary Club of Shrewsbury Severn are very aware of the vital support given by Hope House Children's Hospice and the funding challenges faced during the ongoing pandemic.
“We are delighted to be able to offer our support towards the cost of the refurbishment of the hospice's therapy pool."
Cat Dowdeswell, Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith Children’s Hospices fundraiser, said: “Rotary donations and relationships are very important to us.
"Around 80 per cent of the cost of providing essential care to our children and families is met by fundraising.
“Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club has very kindly supported Hope House in the past and we are grateful for their latest donation of £1,000 towards the rebuild of the therapy pool.
“The therapy pool is now 25-years-old and has not had any significant investment since it was installed.
“We are working hard to raise the significant funds to rebuild this key facility.
"It is no longer an aspiration – we must deliver this for our children.
“When you see a child free from muscle spasms and pain, smile and look so relaxed in the water, you know just how much of a difference is being made.”
Hope House, near Oswestry, and Tŷ Gobaith Children's Hospice, in Wales, provide specialist nursing care and support to more than 750 children up to the age of 25, and their families, who live in Shropshire, Cheshire and north and Mid Wales.
