Myton Hospices make urgent appeal amid severe fundraising problems caused by Coronavirus pandemic

The charity, which has hospices in Warwick, Rugby and Coventry, gets fantastic support throughout the year from individuals and groups such as The Royal Leamington Spa Rotary Club whose members are pictured here presenting a cheque for £4,058 following the club's Trees of Light fundraising campaign at Christmas.

But due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the charity's fundraising events and activities for the coming months have been cancelled or postponed.

Holly Kerrigan, head of marketing and communications for the Myton Hospices, said: "We are immensely grateful to the Rotary club and to the public for their generosity, but we are now facing severe problems in the face of the Coronavirus outbreak.

"We have had to temporarily close all our 27 charity shops and suspend our fundraising activities, and we are genuinely concerned that we won't be able to raise the £750,000 that we need every month.

"If people are able to make a donation - even a small amount would make a big difference - please go on online visit our urgent appeal page at www.mytonhospice.org/appeal."

The club has itself had to cancel many fundraising events which is uses to support its chosen charities around the town including its annual dinner and Cars at the Spa.

But member Mike Wilkinson said: "As we are all in the age group classified as vulnerable we cannot do any hands-on activities.

"But if you come across anything you think the club could possibly do to be helpful somewhere somehow, please do let us know."

To contact the club click here https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/contact.php?ClubID=380A message from the Editor:

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