AUTUMN/WINTER 2014

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Tel: 0151 228 0353newsletterZoë’s Place Baby Hospice

Liverpool

Welcome to our Autumn/Winter edition of the Smile newsletter. Inside this edition we have highlighted just a small flavour of the types of support we have received over the last 6 months. We try to fit in as many acknowledgements as we can within the limited space. However check out our website www.zoes-place.org.uk/liverpool which is constantly updated with news and events. You can also follow us on facebook and twitter @zoes_place.

In July our amazing supporters at Arriva Northwest unveiled a bus dedicated to Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice. The double decker bus, sporting the colours and logos of the Hospice is currently operating on numerous routes across the City from the Arriva Northwest Bootle depot, have you spotted it yet!

The next few months heralds the start of our extremely busy and exciting Christmas period with numerous events taking place. During that period we celebrate Hospice Care Week, which takes place 6 – 12 October. This is an annual week of activity to help raise the profile of hospice care across the UK. The aim for 2014 is to raise public

awareness about the many ways in which hospice care is delivered. Our donors have contributed in so many ways towards the work of the Hospice, be it time, expertise, energy or funds. We are so grateful to everyone who continues to make Zoë’s Place Liverpool such a wonderful place for our special babies to come and stay.

Carol Kirkham, Fundraising Manager

Dear Friends

Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice, Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, Liverpool L12 9HHTel. 0151 228 0353 Email. admin@zoes-place.org.uk Registered Charity No. 1092545

Hi, my name is Aimee and I am mum to two wonderful boys, Archie who is almost 5, and Stanley who is almost 2. A few weeks after Stanley was born in November 2012 he was rushed to Alder Hey Children’s hospital unable to breathe for himself; maintain his own body temperature and having seizures. He was diagnosed with having viral meningo-encephalitis. After defying the odds and pulling through Stanley was left with complex medical and care needs. He is now fed through a tube in his tummy as he is unable to swallow safely, has chronic inflammatory lung disease which requires daily chest physiotherapy and intermittent oxygen, as well as regular nebulisers and numerous antibiotics. As a result of his illness Stanley’s development is significantly delayed. Looking after Stanley in the early days was almost impossible. It wasn’t until we started visiting Zoë’s Place that we could see any light at the end of the tunnel. Stanley started spending time at Zoë’s Place when he was 8 months old. It’s hard to find the words to describe what Zoë’s Place means to our family. They have been a life line to us all, not just in providing second to none care for Stanley, but also enabling Archie to spend some quality time with his Mummy and Daddy, which can be very difficult when Stanley is at home needing care around the clock. The respite allows us time to catch up on the every day tasks that can often get missed as well as getting some much needed sleep! Zoë’s Place really is a ‘home from home’ and everyone is so welcoming that we really feel part of a large extended family. Thank you Zoë’s Place.

We went to see the famous Giants that visited Liverpool. The atmosphere was spectacular and the children thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it with front row viewing of the Giants in action.

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Sun 30th November 2014 ∙ 1pm till 4pm ∙ Christmas Fair ∙ Broughton Hall High School, West DerbySun 7th December 2014 ∙ 4pm ∙ Christmas Family Service ∙ St Mary’s Church, West DerbyThroughout November and December ∙ Zoë’s Place Light up a Life Fri 20th March 2015 ∙ Boxing Dinner at the Adelphi Hotel

Regular Giving

Please donate now!

Thank You!

Donations are always gratefully received at Zoë’s Place. If you would like to contribute please complete the form below

You may also donate on our website: www.zoes-place.org.uk/liverpool or over the telephone by calling the Hospice on 0151 228 0353

Your Name Address

Postcode

I enclose a cheque for £ I am a taxpayer and would like Gift aid

Signed: Date:

I want Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice to treat all donations I have made for the four years prior to this yearand all donations I make from the date of this declaration until I notify you otherwise, as Gift Aid donations.

Registered Charity No. 1092545

Don’t forget t o t ick t he gift aid box

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We have enjoyed a lovely summer at Zoë’s place this year and have taken full advantage of the fabulous weather by taking our babies out and about on numerous trips.

giants in liverpool

Zoë’s Place Events Diary

We also went to Apple Jacks farm and enjoyed many of their activities from the tractors to the maze which was really good fun!

apple jacks farm

One of our most memorable days was when we had a visit from singer song writer ‘Passenger’. He came to perform for one of our children as a special wish that was requested by his parents. He came and sang, what a very emotional performance, not a dry eye in the house!

passenger

Although we have not had the luxury of an outside pool the children have enjoyed many hours of relaxation and physio in our hydro therapy pool. Our Physiotherapist Lorraine and our new Play Leader Gillian have had fun splashing around and enjoying the bubbles with many of the children who find great comfort and therapeutic relaxation from the hydro-pool. After this they always enjoy the slumber party watching their favourite DVD.

hydro therapy pool

We held our very first Skydiving

fundraiser back in August at the

Black Knights Parachute Centre in

Lancaster. A Huge thank you to the

lovely ladies who took part Claire

Kelly, Rachael Hughes, Joanne

Watson, Nicola Byrne and Michelle

Hardman. We are very proud of

you all. Thank you for all your

support x

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported our hospice and our fundraising events over the past 6 months. As ever, the generosity of our

wonderful community and corporate supporters never fails to impress and below are just a few examples of

the support we have received.

FundraisingNews

Stanley’s mum, dad and friends (see p.2) organized and completed an epic challenge to raise funds for Zoë’s Place. On Sunday 18th May they set off in the early hours from Wales on a 26 mile marathon kayak along the River Dee to the Groves in Chester. They then made their way to Chester Race Course to complete the Chester Half Marathon and then followed this up with a further 26 mile cycling marathon up onto the Wirral and through to Zoe’s Place. This all totaled a colossal 65 miles kayaking, running, walking and cycling in one day!

Tri4Stanley aimed to raise £10,000 for Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice. In total they raised over £11,500

Huge thank you to Jason, Martyn and

Chris who took part in the Wirral Coastal

Walk last May walking 15miles from

Seacombe to Thurstatson. The boys raised

a staggering £1,068 for our Hospice. Well

done boys on your remarkable fundraising.

Congratulations to our brave abseilers who undertook a 150’ freefall abseil down the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. The weather was truly horrendous but our participants were not put off and smiled their way through the rain. Thank you John McConnell, Emma Moulton, Nicola Churchman, David Lewis, Elaine Jones, Michelle Bentley, Gary Campbell, Nicole Campbell, Amanda Phillips, Mandy Eglinton and Nathan Murphy x

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In Reach of St Polycarps is a fantastic book written by one of our supporters, Billy Booth. The story is a wonderful account of the innocent times of 1950’s and 1960’s Liverpool and is based on a family brought up in and around Great Homer Street/Netherfield Road/Scotland Road. You can purchase a copy of the book from our Hospice for £6.95, all proceeds to Zoë’s Place. To order please call 0151 228 0353.

We were invited down to TK Maxx in Speke to

receive a cheque for £1,000 that was made

to our hospice to help support the vital care

that we provide to our special babies. Since

first launching in the UK in 1994 the designer

‘brands-for-less’ retailer now has over 270

stores and support many worthy causes around

the country so we would like say thank you to

the team based at the store at Speke Retail

Park for choosing Zoë’s Place as their charity.

Our wonderful friends at the newly refurbished Sainsbury’s store on Rice Lane have chosen Zoë’s Place as their charity of the year! We attended the official opening of store back in August and helped to bag pack on their first day which was a great success. The bag pack heralds the start of our year-long partnership with Sainsburys and we look forward to working together on lots more fundraising activities.

Jack has been really busy selling his fantastic

poetry book ‘Always Look on the Bright Side’ and

has raised a wonderful £314.00 for our special

babies. The book was dedicated to Jack’s baby

cousin, Olivia who suffered with Mitochondrial

Depletion Syndrome, a very rare genetic disorder

and she was cared for by nurses at Zoë’s Place

but sadly passed away aged 1.

We were so grateful to once again receive the very kind support of Ladies and Captains teams of the West Derby Golf club who have been very busy over the past 12 months raising funds for our hospice through all kinds of different activities. Club Captain John Leight and Ladies Captain Jill Hopwood came down to Zoë’s Place to present us with a fantastic cheque for £2,063.43 which brings the grand total raised by the club since 2009 to over £22,000. Thank you once again for your support.

Our thanks to everyone who has helped

to support our hospice as part of the

National Citizen Service. There have

been all kinds of wonderful fundraising

activities from bag packs to fancy dress

runs that have helped to generate much

needed funds for our charity. Thank you

everyone!

In the run up to Christmas, Kiddieland in Kirkdale are supporting our hospice with a fantastic Christmas raffle.

Up for grabs is a

brand new click-

and-move 2- in- 1

pram. For more

info please contact

Jenny on 0151 933 7463 visit the store at 315-323 Stanley

Road, Kirkdale, Liverpool, L5 7QF to buy your

tickets at just £1 each!

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Textile recyclingLooking to throw out old clothes, shoes or handbags? We will recycle any wearable clothes, shoes and other textiles to help raise funds for our charity. Textile banks are located at:

• Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice, Yew Tree Road, West Derby, L12 9HH• McDonalds Car Park, Irlam Road, Off County Road, Liverpool L32 1TS• The Royal Standard, Deysbrook Lane, West Derby, L12 9EY• Lifestyle Fitness, Wavertree Sports Park, Wellington Road, Liverpool, L15 4LE• Lifestyle Peter Lloyd Fitness, Banksfield, Liverpool L13 0BQ• Lifestyle Fitness, Long Lane, Garston, Liverpool, L19 6PE• Daisy & Jake Day Nursery, 185 Spital Road, Spital, Wirral, CH62 2AF• Parklands, Conleach Road, Speke, Liverpool, L24 0TY• St Anne Street Police Station, Liverpool L3 3HJ

christmas tree recyclingOnce again this Christmas, we are offering a Christmas tree recycling service for residents in Liverpool for just a £5 donation per tree. All you need to do is register at this address – www.charityxmastreecollection.com and check that you are located in one of our collection areas. We will start collecting from Monday 5th January 2015. All you then need to do is simply remove the decorations and tinsel from the tree and remove the tree from the pot for collection by our staff.

Open a Charity Account Today!Ways to Support us

Furness Building Society offers an affinity and charity account that helps to support our charity. Here is how it works:

• As one of our supporters you open a Zoë’s Place charity savings account with just £1 and pay in as little or as much as you like up to £250,000

• You will receive a competitive rate of interest and have easy access to your savings

• Each year Furness pay to us 1% of the total balances in all of the accounts from their own funds.

• The payment we receive from Furness Building Society doesn’t cost you a penny, but by saving in one of our charity accounts you will be helping to generate a cash payment to us each and every year!

For more info please call 0151 228 0353.

Regular Giving

Light up a life

Thank You!

Please return this form to:Light up a Life Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice, Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, L12 9HH Tel: 0151 228 0353

Your Name Address

Postcode

Email Address Telephone Number

I wish to Sponsor Light/s (min £5 per light) I enclose a cheque for £

I would like to celebrate the life/lives of

Signed: Date:

Don’t forget t o t ick t he gift aid box

I am a taxpayer and would like Gift aid

On behalf of all the special babies, staff and volunteers, we wish you a happy and peaceful christmas and a prosperous New Year.

If you wish to pay via Paypal please visit www.zoes-place.org.uk/donate.html and click on theLiverpool Hospice button. If paying via Paypal pleaseinclude the message ‘Light up a Life’

Registered Charity No. 1092545

Light up a lifeBy supporting a light on our special Christmas Trees located at Lime Street Station, Belle Vale Shopping Centre, and St Mary’s Church in West Derby you are illuminating the life of a loved one whilst helping to continue the specialist care needed for our babies.

A Light in memory of your loved one will be placed on all of our trees from mid-November. We ask that people donate a minimum of £5 for the sponsorship of a light. The name of thePerson(s) that you wish to think of will be entered into a book to commemorate the event and a light placed on the tree. You will receive a card and a pin badge to thank you for your donation. Please complete this slip and send it together with a cheque made payable to ‘Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice’. If you are a tax payer, please remember that you can increase your donation at no extra cost to yourself by signing the gift aid declaration.

Please join us for our Christmas service at St Mary’s Church in West Derby on Sunday 7th December at 4pm.

Christmas CardsCHRISTMAS

TREE £3.00+p&p

All profits raised from our sales go towards providing 24/7 care for our special babies.

To order simply call us on 0151 228 0353or pop down to our hospice at the Life Health Centre, Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 9HH

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Share a card

CHRISTMAS BEAR KEYRINGS (EACH) £1.50+p&p

Many members of the community got involved in our Share a Card fundraiser which raised over £5,000 for our hospice. We are hoping to build on last year’s success. If you would like to join in with Share a Cardplease contact Anne-Marie on 0151 228 0353 or email anne-marie@zoes-place.org.uk

SNOWMAN £1.00+p&p

PREPARING FOR

CHRISTMAS £1.00+p&p

STOCKING HANGING BEARS £3.00+p&p

A CHILD IS BORN £3.00+p&p

THREE KINGS £1.00+p&p

STAR GAZING

£1.00+p&p

NATIVITY PLAY £3.00+p&p

SITTING AT THE

FIREPLACE £3.00+p&p

CHRISTMAS VILLAGE

£3.00+p&p

SANTA & ZOË

£3.00+p&p

2015 DIARIES £1.00+p&p

VARIOUS TREE DECORATIONS £1.00+p&p

HAPPY CHRISTMAS £3.00+p&p

ROPE LEG

DECORATIONS

£1.00+p&p