PR: St Luke’s encourages local community to come together in remembering loved ones this April
Hundreds of glowing jars are set to light up Plymouth Sound in April, as part of St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth’s beautiful Memory Jar display.
The much loved local charity is giving those that have lost someone, the opportunity to own a glass memory jar and write their own handwritten message to a loved one, to go inside. The memory jar will then join hundreds of others to create an enchanting display of shared memories, bringing members of the community together in remembrance.
From 9 April for three weeks, the display will be on show for everyone to view in the garden on Plymouth Hoe, next to Valenti’s café. By day this beautiful garden will give the local community the chance to admire these memories and pay their respects to those no longer with us. By night the jars will illuminate with their individual solar lights to shine brightly over Plymouth Sound.
Events fundraiser at St Luke’s Rebecca Kelly, said “Our Memory Jar appeal is open to all, not just people cared for by St Luke’s. It gives you the opportunity to remember your loved ones in a special and unique way. We understand how important it is to be able to remember your loved ones; memories are precious and are what keep us in touch. We would encourage supporters to collect their memory jar at the end of the display, keep it somewhere special and add memories along the way for years to come; creating a special tribute and something to cherish forever.”
All donations received for each jar will go towards the £4 million the charity needs to raise every year, caring for over 3400 patients and their families in the local community; at home, at hospital and at their specialist unit at Turnchapel.
The display officially opens on Sunday 9 April with a special remembrance launch event at 3pm, featuring a selection of readings and poems.
For more information visit: www.stlukes-hospice.org.uk/memoryjar