Branch News
Branch Charity for 2010
Acorns will be
supporting St Christopher''s Hospice (charity reg. no. 210667)
during 2010.
St Christopher’s serves a population of 1.5 million across south
east London, Bromley and Croydon and currently cares for over 2,000
dying individuals every year. St Christopher’s cares for
individual patients with life limiting illnesses and supports
their families and friends.
They treat their patients as individuals and strive to understand
and meet their unique needs, in the hospice or, increasingly, in
the familiar surroundings of their own homes.
Education has always been at the centre of their work. St
Christopher's extends its teaching and influence across the world
and welcomes the rich exchange of with overseas as well as local
students and visitors. The Education Centre delivers the
highest quality training resulting from research, practice and
experience. Its Education
Programme covers a wide range of topics encompassed by End
of Life Care.
St Christopher's is a registered charity. It costs over £12
million each year to maintain their services, just 28%
of their funding is from the National Health Service the
balance must be raised from voluntary contributions.
Everyone is welcome at St Christopher's, and everyone is
valued—whatever their race, religion, or lifestyle.
www.stchristophers.org.uk
Branch Officers
Our officers are as follows:
President - Derrick
Dowling
derrick.dowling@foresters.co.uk
Vice President - Santina
Difolco santina.difolco@foresters.co.uk
Secretary - Cornelia
Sadayo cornelia.sadayo@foresters.co.uk
Treasurer - Sylvia
Goodfellow
sylvia.goodfellow@foresters.co.uk
Branch Councillor - Jason
Rose jason.rose@foresters.co.uk