Archive 2m appeal for St Leonard's Hospice. THE final countdown to 2 million is ticking away fast as the latest figures show 10,000 has been raised in the last week - one of the bigger collection weeks since the appeal began. Staff at St Leonard's Hospice are celebrating today after the announcement that the figure needed to reach the 2 million Hospice 2000 Appeal is down from 65,000 to 55,000 in just seven days. Janet Morley, fundraising manager for the hospice, said they were all delighted with the money that has poured into the appeal office this week. Letters and donations are coming in every day, ranging from 2 to several hundred pounds as a result of the Press publicity.
Every pound is important and it has been very touching to read the messages that are coming in.
People are sending their congratulations at having got this far and saying how precious the role of the hospice has been in their lives and how we have looked after a family member or a friend. There is such an affinity with the hospice that we are sure people will continue to rally round and help us towards the target. One nurse at the hospice, Pat Dobbin, received a generous anonymous donation this week from a former patient and many people have dropped off coins and notes at the Evening Press. The plant sale last weekend raised 1,600 alone. Donations can be sent to the St Leonard's fundraising office at 14 York Road, Acomb, York, YO24 4LU, or dropped off in an envelope marked for the attention of Emma Harrison, St Leonard's Hospice 2000 Appeal, to the front desk of the Evening Press in Walmgate.