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SPRING 2013

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It’s a pleasure towelcome you to our Spring/Summer edition of the SMILE newsletter. Ithas been a busy 6months since you last heard fromus all here at Zoë’s Place andwehave tried to squeeze asmuch in to this edition as possible. Unfortunatelywe never haveenough spacewithin ourmagazine to acknowledge all of ourwonderful supporters butmore details can be found by visiting ourwebsitewww.zoes-place.org/liverpoolwhich isconstantly updatedwith fundraising news and events. You can also followus on facebookand twitter.

I would like tomake a specialmention of a fantastic donation thatwe have recentlyreceived here at the hospice. Lifelites are an awardwinning national charity who helpsupport UK children’s hospices by raising funds to purchase specialist technology.Wewere overwhelmed by a fantastic technology package donated by Lifelites to Zoë’s Placewhich includes: a 23” touch screen computerwith a huge range of software, specialisttoys and cameras. This packagewill of course be used for play but the interactionwillgreatly aid learning, development and communication skills as the items are designed tobuild an understanding of cause and effect.

Our packagewas specifically supported byWest Lancashire Freemasons andweweredelighted towelcomeBarry Jameson to Zoë's Place to see first hand the equipment andfind out about the difference thiswillmake to our children.

This donation has also beenmade thanks to the ThomasCookChildren’s Charity whohavemade a substantial donation to Lifelites so that they are able to support hospiceslike ours. Pip Tyler, Vice Chair of The ThomasCookChildren's Charity said, “Thetechnology Lifelites provides has such a positive impact on both the children and theirfamilies andwe're thrilled thatwe can help themoffer this tomore andmore hospicesthroughout theUK.”

Our donors have contributed in somanyways towards thework of theHospice, be ittime, expertise, energy or funds.We are so grateful to everyonewho continues tomakeZoë’s Place Liverpool such awonderful place for our special babies to comeand stay.

CarolKirkham,FundraisingManager

P.SChildren’sHospiceWeek takes place this year from26April - 3May and culminateswith Superhero Friday - a special hero inspired day of fundraising. Up and down thecountry, childrens hospiceswill run fundraising events and activities and it provides agreat opportunity for you to raise funds for your local children's hospice.

Formore information please visit ourwebsite

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fundraisingMESSAGE FROM FLO, HEAD OF CARESince the last edition of SMILE, it has been really busy here in the Hospice, but as youwill see below our children have had a fantastic Christmas and our Sensory Garden isnow open and in use for our children to use. For this year we are aim to continue toimprove on the facilities we are able to offer not only to the children but also their familiesthrough upgrades to our family accommodation and parents room.

Queenies Christmas PartyWeare so grateful to all the individualswho donate as it allows us tocare for the children and also create lastingmemories for thefamilies. In Decemberwe held our annual Christmas party for thechildren coming to Zoë’s Place and their families. Thiswas funded andorganised by our very good friendHerbert Howe and his charityQueenies Christmaswhich does a huge amount to supportmanyworthy causes. The partywas amassive success andwaswithout adoubt the biggest partywe have had! The children had a fabulousmagical time and therewas even a few tears of joy shed! We are sograteful toHerbert for his generous support.

Sensory GardenOur sensory garden has been designed and renovatedthrough the support of LaingO’ Rourke and as a result offundingmade by Liverpool Primary Care Trust’sNaturalChoices grant schemeand through funds raised by theLiverpool OneChurch. This garden previouslywas emptyand uninspiring. The garden has nowbeen transformed intoa special gardenwhere the children can play, explore andenjoy the plants and flowers. We arewaiting for the spring toarrive sowe can enjoy the garden and lovelyweather!

Parents Pamper DayWehave held a pamper day for themumsat the hospiceas a special treat formothers day. They enjoyedrelaxing holistic treatments and refreshments, but italso provided an opportunity to chat to the othermums.Wewere able to off this day due to the therapistsproviding their time and skills at no cost.

Lacys StoryLacywas born 16th September 2010with two rare brain conditions, DandyWalker andPeriventricularHetitopia. Lacy's conditionsmean she has very poormotor developmentskills, has to have all fluids via aMickyButton, and her brain activity is extremely activewhich results in long periods of very poor sleep patterns. Her long termconditions at thistime are unknowndue to how rare her conditions are and doctors and care specialists canonly presumeon probability but there is a possibility that shewill develop ADHDandEpilepsy.

Caring for Lacy can be very tiring and difficult and as she has three other siblings the balance at timesbecomes uncontrollable. Zoë's Place has been there from the start for us and the support they have givento us could never bemeasured and to use theword pricelesswould not seemenough.Not only does therespite give us time to re-charge, but the one-to-one care Lacy receives has helped her developmentamazingly. The staff at Zoë's aremore than just staff they have become family and provide care and suportto thewhole family. Sadly the same services are often very difficult to gain through theNHS.

It frightensme to imagine lifewithout Zoë's Place and this im surewould be felt by all familieswho useZoë’s Place.

Bella Roses StoryMyname is Samantha. I ammummy toBella Rosewho is nownearly 14months old. Atmy 20week scan it was picked up that Bella had skeletaldysplasia a formof dwarfismand then that Bella hadOsteogenesisImperfecta type 3, commonly known as brittle boneswhichmeans herbones fracture very easily and oftenwith no apparent reason. Bella is avery happy, bubbly little baby and has the sweetest, funniest littlepersonality, she is so clever and so bright. She loves being inwaterwhetherthat’s in the bath or the hydrotherapy pool at Zoë’s place.

We absolutely love Zoë's place and it is the only time I'm100%comfortablebeing away fromBella that I'm confident she's in the safest hands possible.I just knowby howexcitedBella getswhen she gets there that shehas somuch fun and she adores everyone there, she loves all theattention. It was so hard in the early stages of Bella's diagnosis andIwas finding it really difficult emotionally and physically caring forBella onmy own. Zoë's place offeredme respite and it has been aGod send for simple things that you take for granted like, sleep,shopping and even cleaning that'smade difficult when you have achildwith a very serious condition. I consider all staff at Zoë's as anextended family and am forever grateful to everybody there for alltheir love and support and formaking life a little easier forme andsomuchmore fun for Bella, its our home fromhome.We arealwaysmadewelcomeand there is always time for a coffee andchat. The charity deserves all the support it can get and the staff asindividuals deserve all the praise I can give them. I'm so grateful toeach and everyone of them for all the kindness they've shown tomeandBella xxx

Sunday 23rd June 2013Summer Fair at Broughton Hall School

Friday 28th June 2013 - 11thAnnual Golf Day at Childwall Golf Club

Saturday 3rd August 2013Liverpool Cathedral Charity Abseil

Date TBALadies Summer Lunch

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Corporate support - Corporate social responsibilityis becoming an increasingly important element within the businessenvironment. Whether it be by volunteering, payroll giving,corporate sponsorship, charity of the year partnerships or simplyby events and donations, corporate support helps businesses tofulfil their commitment to the local community and helps ourcharity to raise the vital funds needed to run our hospice.

To find out more about our supporters please visit http://tinyurl.com/cl524p2To find out more about our corporate supporters please visithttp://zoes-place.org.uk/liverpool/index.php/fundraising-and-events

Arriva North West - Our fantastic friends from Arriva North West have made anamazing donation to Zoë's Place of £25,000 raised from their annual golf day held at FormbyHall Golf resort on the 29th June. This brings the total raised by Arriva since 2008 to in excess of£100,000 would like to thank from left Linda Tinsley, Phil Cummins, Howard Farrall and everyoneat Arriva for their support.

Baxter healthcare - Staff from Baxter’s have continued to raise funds forour hospice from the sale of wooden pallets. With a most recent donation of £4,000 thetotal they have now raised for our charity is £41,085.

Arriva North West Cheque Presentation

Charity of the Year Partners - We are delighted to announce thatLiverpool City Council, Longworth Building Solutions, Sutton Kersh Estate Agency and theVenmores Group have all nominated Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice as their Charity of the Year for2013. Throughout this year they will be organizing all kinds of different fundraising activities to help support our charityand we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our Charity of the Year partners for their support.

Terry and Babs Cheque Presentation

Prescot Rotary Club - The club has donated its proceeds from its annualfireworks display held at Whittakers Garden Centre for many years now and once again haverecently made yet another fantastic donation to our hospice of £4,000 which brings their totalraised to a massive £15,500. We would like to say a huge thank you to John & Paul Beesley ofWhittaker’s Garden Centre for their support in hosting the event and of course Philip Dyer, TonyDevereux and member of the Rotary Club for their fantastic support.

Trusts and Foundation Support - Zoë’s Place relies upon the support of independent grantmakers such as trusts and foundations to maintain our free of charge care services to our special babies and theirfamilies. Grants help to provide specialist care and nursing or to purchase specific equipment for our babies to benefitfrom. We are indebted to supporters who help us to provide and maintain the highest quality care and support to thosein the most need.

The February Foundation & The Steel Charitable Foundation -Both of the above Foundations made a very generous award of £5,000 each to our Hospice to help support the directcare that we provide to our special babies. The awards made support the costs of a Senior Care Assistant within ourhospice who are central to the care within our hospice as they provide entertainment and look after the daily needs ofthese young children with due regard for individual, clinical and developmental needs.

Freemasons Grand Charity - We were absolutely delighted to hear thatwe had once again been chosen to receive funding from the Charity and even more delightedto hear that the grant would be for £1,870 which will make a huge difference to the care weprovide to our children. The Freemasons Grand Charity has been a long term supporter of oursand in total have donated far in excess of £10,000 for the benefit of our special babies.

Support from Schools - Local Schools have been really busy getting involved all in kinds of wonderfulactivities to help to support our hospice. We are delighted to have launched our first round of Challenge100 which givesschools £100 and 3 months to try and raise a profit for Zoë’s Place (more details in the next edition). Our next round willsoon be open so if your school would like to take part please contact John on 0151 228 0353.

St Sebastians RC Primary School - Pupils from the school raised £200 through the sale of HotChocolate and Reindeer food at Christmas. We were delighted to be invited down to St Sebastian’s to be presented with thecheque where students and parents where also treated to a fantastic performance by pupils about the story of St Sebastian.

Merchant Taylors Boys School - The School raised £1,000 for Zoë’sPlace by asking students for a contribution for a non-uniform day. Students came down toZoë’s Place to present the cheque to David Wilde, Community Fundraising Officer.

St Oswalds RC Primary School - The school organized a spectacularSpanish parade complete with Flamenco music, dance and of course fantastic outfits. In total theevent raised a huge amount totaling £1,877 which will be used to provide care to our special babies.

Freemasons Cheque Presentation

St Oswalds RC Primary School

Prescot Rotary Club

Merchant Taylors Boys School

Community Support - Put simply, the support we receive from the community keeps the doors ofZoë’s Place open. We are so proud of the level of support we continue to receive from our community. The dedication,generosity and often hard-work undertaken by members of the public to raise funds for our charity never fails toimpress and remains a vital part of our sustainability and development.

B-FIT Personal Training - PB-FIT held a charity boot camp and raffle atMerchant Taylors School raising a fantastic £569.71. Gaynor Stobie, owner and top PersonalTrainer at B-Fit held the event to fundraise for Zoë's Place and introduce newcomers to theworld of boot camps. There was a great mix of ages from 13-75 and abilities who turned up tohave a go. We would like to thank everyone who took part and in particular, Gaynor for her hardwork and support for our hospice.

The Fashion Show - We would like to say a huge thank you to Jessica Page for organizing the event toraise funds for our hospice. The show took place on the 22nd February at the prestigious Devonshire House Hotel andshowcased a fantastic array of designers, music and exhibitions and raised £850 for our hospice.

Terry and Babs - For the past 20 years, Terry and Babs Cunliffe fromBickerstaffe have decorated their wonderful garden with thousands of Christmas lights anda vast array of Christmas decorations for all of the community to enjoy. Over the Christmasperiod they decided to nominate Zoë’s Place to fundraise for and through simply providing acollection bucket for visitors to make a donation, raised a colossal £1,663.17!

B-Fit Cheque Presentation

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BIKE VIETNAM and CAMBODIA 15th - 24th November 2014How time flies! It seems like only yesterday but more than a year has passed since 20 brave participants jettedoff to Cuba to complete an epic challenge cycling 250 miles to raise funds for our hospice.

Our next challenge takes us through two of South East Asia’s most fascinating countries which have onlyopened up to foreign travellers in recent years. Starting in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and finishing atAngkor Wat in Cambodia, we’ll experience breathtaking scenery, timeless traditions, ancient temples and thewarmth of the local people.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?You will have to buy a bike if you haven’t already got one! This challenge is not easy. You will cycle an average of50 miles per day over a five day period on mountain bikes over some rugged terrain. You will have to train formonths and be really focused, it’s not just a holiday. We are also asking each participant to pay a £400 nonrefundable registration fee and then raise a further sponsorship of £2,800 but don’t worry, you will have plentyof time and we will be on hand to help support your fundraising every step of the way!

HOW LONG AM I AWAY FOR?The trip is 10 days long but the actual cycling is condensed to 5 days. The rest of the time is for travel and alsosightseeing. There is also an option to extend your stay just for ‘holiday time’ if you wish.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?Because the trip is some time away it will give you a real opportunity to get yourself fit. You will also have somegreat fun in getting your sponsorship money together whether it’s putting on a Karaoke night or sitting in a bathof baked beans! Between now and November 2014 you will always have the trip in the back of your mind. It’shard work raising the money and even harder work getting to the level of fitness but you WILL find that you willcome out of it as a better person.

There is no upper limit on what you can raise… keep going! - For more information please contact JohnMcCormack on 0151 228 0353/ 0755 701 9992 or email john@zoes-place.org.uk

A.W Byrne Contractors - Zoë’s Place held its 6th annual boxing eventin March at the prestigious Adelphi Hotel. The event once again saw the British Army takeon the Merseyside and Cheshire select over 8 bouts. This would not have been possiblewithout the hard work and support we have received from AW Byrne Contractors Ltd whofor 6 years have been our event sponsors. The company was introduced to Zoë’s Place anumber of years ago and were responsible for the major refurbishment and relocation of our hospiceto far larger and more accessible space on the ground floor of our building which since completion has and willcontinue to benefit our special babies.

Zoes Place Christmas Events - Our activities over the festive seasononce again proved to be a huge success. Our Light up a Life campaign is a special way toremember a loved one and frommembers of the community sponsoring lights on ourtrees around the city we have been able to raise in excess £5,000. We were also delightedto hold our very first Light up a Life service at St Mary’s Church in West Derby for familiesto come together and celebrate. Our Christmas Fair was held once again at BroughtonHall High School and offered a huge array of arts and craft, toys, sweets and activities toenjoy. We raised a phenomenal £4,541 thanks to your support.

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ways toways toways toSupport usSupport usSupport usopen a Charity account today!We are pleased to announce that we have entered into a partnership with FurnessBuilding Society to launch an affinity and charity account. The account is a fantasticway to generate much-needed income for us and here’s how it works:

� As one of our supporters you open a Zoë’s Place charity savings account withFurness Building Society with just £1 and pay in as little or as much as you likeup to £250,000

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

� Each year the Furness pay to us 1% of the total balances in all of the Zoe’s Placecharity savings accounts from their own funds, not from your interest

� 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 cashpayment to us each and every year!

Opening an account to support your charity couldn’t besimpler and there are now 4 different ways to do so:

� Open your account online by visiting www.furnessbs.co.uk/zoesplace� Call Furness Direct on 0800 834312 for an application form� Download an application form from www.furnessbs.co.uk/zoesplace and send it through the post� Visit a Furness Building Society branch or agency www.furnessbs.co.uk/find-a-branch/

Can we count on your support?Please open an account today and start saving in your Zoe’s Place affinity account!

been on holiday recently?Don't clutter your cupboards with bags of foreign coins, send them to us! We arecurrently collecting any foreign coins in a collection box located in our reception area.Alternatively, feel free to drop them into one of our collection boxes around the city orsend them to us at: Zoë's Place Baby Hospice, Life Health Centre, Yew Tree Lane, WestDerby, Liverpool, L12 9HH.

Stamp donationsWe are currently collecting any unwanted, used or unused stamps which we can recycleto help raise funds for our hospice. Please send any to Zoë's Place, Life Health Centre,Yew Tree Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 9HH. We are particularly interested incollecting any Swedish Treskilling Stamps as pictured which are worth around £1.6million.

Remembering someone precious with a tribute fundSetting up your own online tribute is a simple and lasting means by which you can help support ourhospice and remember a special person. More and more people are also choosing to create tributesites online to accompany their gift in memory.

We have formed a partnership with Much Loved – a tribute website that enables you to create apersonalised memory of your loved one. It is completely free of charge and offers lots of differentdesigns. Through Much Loved you can record memories, images and even sounds on your tribute.

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Useful Contacts: Carol Kirkham, Fundraising Manager. E: carol@zoes-place.co.ukFlo Bergquist, Head of Care. E: flo@zoes-place.co.uk

There are lots of ways that you can donate to Zoë’s Place to provide care to special babieswho suffer with life limiting or life threatening conditions.