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The power of coffee, cake and connections: networking the St Luke’s way

Just like our hospice, good companies recognise the importance of connections and always keeping a compassionate heart for the communities they serve. Last month, it was our great pleasure to welcome representatives from local and regional businesses to the smart, comfortable surroundings of our b.kinda coffee shop* in Plympton for a networking event with a difference, not to mention mouthwatering array of treats!
Over coffee and cake – plus, delicious brownies, buns and flapjacks – familiar faces already generously supporting St Luke’s mingled with ‘newcomers’ finding out about the many facets of our charity for the first time, from patient care to retail, education, fundraising and volunteering.

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National Inclusion Week: Safe to be yourself in St Luke’s shop teams

At St Luke’s we’re an intentionally inclusive organisation, encouraging and supporting a wide mix of people to feel comfortable and confident to be themselves when they are working or volunteering for us.
As part of this year’s National Inclusion Week – and embracing the retail theme for next week’s Hospice Care Week – we’re shining a light on our charity shops and how our managers welcome and support volunteers with learning disabilities and mental health issues, not only to help them add to their skills and stretch their horizons, but to feel truly valued as members of St Luke’s one big team.

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Why taxi firm is boosting our Sponsor a Nurse campaign

Emotional patient journey inspires Alin’s passion to give back to St Luke’s
Driving a poorly patient on his final journey from home to St Luke’s specialist unit had a deep and emotional effect on Plymouth taxi business owner Alin Turi.
Appreciating for the first time the exceptional service the hospice provides for people at the end of their lives, Alin promised himself that he would support St Luke’s in the future.
Three years later, Alin’s DevonXpress Travel has not only become the chief corporate backer for St Luke’s Sponsor a Nurse campaign, but two per cent of every customer’s fare collected via a special online link will be donated directly to St Luke’s to support patient and family care.

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St Luke’s goes behind the scenes at The Park, our city’s new crematorium

Saying the final goodbye to your loved one after their death is never easy but doing it in a way that is personal to them – and meaningful to you – can make it all the more special and perhaps even a little easier to bear.

Recently, we had the privilege of going behind the scenes at The Park, Plymouth City Council’s new crematorium, before its official opening. Joined by colleagues from our Education team, several St Luke’s nurses took a tour of the state-of-the-art facility, which will provide a calm and comforting space for the people of Plymouth and surrounding areas to remember and pay tribute to their loved ones.

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Winning in memory of Dad

One man’s lucky win is in memory of his father.
Richard Jenkins is the winner of our top cash prize of £2,000 in our summer raffle.
Originally from Plymouth and now living near Derby with his family, Richard was overjoyed to hear that his ticket was the winning one. The win came as an unexpected surprise, following years of supporting St Luke’s since we cared for his father twelve years ago.
“My dad is the reason I like to support St Luke’s and the great work the team do,” he explains.

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Animal Magic!

Close encounters with fluffy bunnies Lottie and Barney and royal python Jake the snake put a big smile on some special faces at St Luke’s specialist unit at Turnchapel this week.
For Rebecca, eight, and Sophie, five, visiting their mum Josie Hasan, the chance to meet and handle the animals, brought along for the afternoon by Anna Corwood of Pets and Picasso animal assisted therapy, were the icing on the cake of the family’s experience of St Luke’s.

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Grace and Grandad’s cycling challenge

A granddaughter who has just learnt to ride a bike will be putting her skills to the test at our Tour de Moor.

7-year-old Grace Pepperell from Plympton learnt to ride her bike six months ago, fast forward to Sunday 13 October and she will be taking on our 11km family friendly mini-moor.

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Historic estate opens its gardens for hospice care

There’s a rare opportunity to enjoy the glorious gardens and grounds of historic Flete House on Sunday, when the estate, near Modbury, welcomes visitors to raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth. The stunning 12 acres of elegantly landscaped parkland grounds, include charming Italianate gardens, a well-stocked shrubbery, water gardens, and a host of impressive specimen trees that take pride of place on the garden map, and there are panoramic views of the picturesque South Hams countryside.

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Steve and Bute’s priceless trip down memory lane

An impromptu taxi tour to places that hold special childhood memories was exactly the nostalgia trip St Luke’s patient Steve Wright wanted after weeks of feeling too weak and cautious to leave the house.
Spending time in the sunshine on the waterfront at Devonport, showing his wife, Bute, the places he loved when he was a little boy made him feel “like I’d won the lottery”.

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Shining a light on Lee’s memory at our Midnight Walk

“St Luke’s took the reins we didn’t know how to steer and guided us with gentle hands right through to the very end.”
Like many of the walkers taking part in our Midnight Walk on Friday, Danielle Craig, a Learning Support Practitioner at Duchy College, will be taking on the walk in memory of someone special, her late husband Lee.

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