On a roll for the hospice

We asked for a special effort to boost the appeal to raise £2 million for the redevelopment of St Leonard's Hospice in York so it can care for even more people.

One of the ways people could contribute to the cause was to send us cheques and postal orders for any sum from £1. Some individuals sent much more than that, with donations as high as £100.

The total figure received so far at the Evening Press office is over £2,800, which will make a real difference towards achieving the final target by the end of this year.

The £50,000 target was reached before Christmas, with the biggest single contributor to the hospice coffers in that period being the St Leonard's Tree of Lights on York Railway Station.

People wanting to honour a loved one could sponsor a light on the tree for £5 and, although the final figures were still being added up, hospice staff said more than £8,000 had been raised through the lights.

Another big boost came when employees at Terry's Suchard in York outdid themselves to raise £7,000 for the appeal - their target was £2,000. The hospice Christmas Fair in November brought in more than £4,000, and in December the first-ever hospice phone-in hosted by CPP in York raised just over £2,000.

Karen Russell, finance and fundraising manager for St Leonard's, said the amount raised for the appeal was due to lots of individuals, companies and organisations organising events and sending donations.

"We are so thrilled with the response of readers and the local community.

"Many people have personal reasons for supporting the appeal. They have had friends or relatives cared for by the hospice or have had experience of hospice work elsewhere.

"Others recognise that we are a local charity that depends on community support and gives a very special kind of care to those with life-threatening illness."

She added: "We still have a long way to go to reach our target of £2 million, but we have entered 2000 in the best of heart and look forward to another year of wonderful fundraising ideas."

Contributors who sent us donations for the 50-day appeal were asked to fill in a coupon for their name to be included on the roll of honour. While we have made every effort to ensure that every name is on the roll, if your name has not appeared and you have made a contribution and wish your name to be recorded, please contact Andrew Hitchon on 01904 653051 extension 315.

£50,000 in 50 days donations

DONATIONS for our £50,000 in 50 days were received from the following:

Mrs E Thompson, Miss C Turner, M Grassam, Mrs A Maltby, D Flint, Mrs N Wingfield, Mr K Ryder, Mrs M Smithson, Wendy Miles, Mrs M Foster, Mrs L A Rawcliffe, Mrs L Cockell, A Whittington, Mrs Betty Hodgson, Mrs G Finney, Mrs B Fletcher, Tony and Rachel Semlyen, Mrs F C Moor, Mr Craven, J and W Bramley, Kevin and Tracey Lamb, Mr and Mrs P Davey, Mrs M Cooper, F C Moor, J B Turner, Mrs Teresa Roberts, Miss S Daniels, Mrs R Burn, Mrs C M Hoather, Miss Yvonne Bilton, Mrs Gladys Bilton, Miss J Lindsay, Miss J and V Ford, Mrs R Wake, June Tranmer and children, Christine Elsworth, Mrs Norah Jones, Mrs P Barson, Mr and Mrs J Farmery, NA and E Ralph, S Draper, BJ and JW Marlowe, Miss Christine Boyne, Mr H S Leeming, Mrs M Lees, Miss E Kee, Mrs E D Wilkinson, Mrs A Scaling, Mrs and Mrs G East, Mrs Elsie Mayhew, June R tuffs, S Walker, Mrs P Johns, Mr John Graham, Mrs E Rutherford, Mrs J Kuwkel and W Kuwkel, Mrs P Curtis, Rosemary Littlefair, Mrs P Redpath, Mrs E Spreadbury, D Simpson, R Burton, Mr J Gray, K M Hall, M Beal, Linda Robinson, Mrs E Newstead, Adrian Watson, Mr and Mrs Brandon, Joan and Ken Hatley, J Scrovener and H Sayner, Margaret Day, Mrs E Casterton, Mr and Mrs Risdel, Gordon Hanson, Mrs R Taylor, Mr and Mrs H J Whitehead, Mrs C Cole, Mrs P Fountain, Miss McNichol, Maria Mosby, Mrs J Bangs, Mr and Mrs E A Nelson, Miss R M Graham, H M Clarke, Mr M McNanahan, Mrs E Fletcher, Mrs R Lane, Angie Garniss, Anne and Ken Jackson, Mrs N Rogers, Mrs J Parkinson, Mrs H Aspinall, Mr and Mrs A Thornton, Mrs L Moon, Harvey Walker, Janice Peacock, Raymond Alec Shippey, Mrs E Gerars, Mr and Mrs E Robinson, Mrs A M Tattersall, Mrs Annette Dunham Mr C R Pickering, C and S A Allbon, Mrs M Watson, Mrs R Hutchinson, York City Football Club, DM and E L Craig, Mrs Gloria Alderson, Mrs Clark, Mrs M Wallace, R and K Cockell, J and I Thornton, Mrs M Wagstaff, Mr and Mrs D R Skelton, Mr and Mrs Minns, Mrs S Gumley, Ray Hick, Mrs K J Leafe, Mrs B Speight, Alice and Lol Chipchase, Mrs B J Bennett, Mrs P A Commons, Mr and Mrs A C Doran, Mr and Mrs C F Bradley, Mr and Mrs M C Burton, K and J Meredith, P Corita Myerscough, Mr and Mrs W Hutchinson, Mr and Mrs Dixon, Mrs Eileen Rhodes, Mrs O Fretwell, Mrs Janet Wilson, J Fowler, Mrs Jean O Parfit, Joan and Barry Campbell, Geoff Miskelly, Gaughan Family, Mrs J Pearce, Mrs and Mrs R Heppell, Mrs A Gill, B and J Addinall, Mrs M G Murphy, R W Stark, Mrs S M Harland, Maisie and Arthur Train, Maureen Hewitt, Mrs Gillian Hall, Mrs D Wade, B Barnee, Mr L E Rogers, Mr and Mrs M Aston, Miss M Leng, Mrs L Haw, Mrs Shelagh Edmond, Mrs J M Murray, Mrs E Watson, B Richardson, Mrs J Collins, Mrs Margaret Black, Claire Stephenson, Mrs Lynne Stephenson, F Daniel, Kathleen Adamson, Mrs D McAndrew, A Fieldhouse, Mrs M Plummer, Julie and Jonathan Bradley, Mr and Mrs A and J Linfoot, Linda Clark, M Dodd, Tom and Kelly Bolland, Miss K M Bellamy, Mr and Mrs Lason, Mrs D D Shelton, Mr W G Colton, R J and S E Hill, Mrs J Harper, Mrs E Fenwick, J Scruton, Ruth Young, Mrs N Herbert, Mr and Mrs D Harper, Mrs F Dewar, Mrs P A Stubbs, Mrs M Mason, Mr and Mrs Fletcher, C and D Stamp, Mrs R McGance, Mrs M L Watson, Mr and Mrs M A Carlton, Keith Vardy, Mrs I Illingworth, Mr M Illingworth, Mrs A M Stannard, Mrs Violet Colton, Mrs F M Hall, Mr and Mrs P Suddaby, Laverack (correct), Mrs Dora Thornley, Mrs Lorna Close, Patricia McHugh, C Pickard, Joshua and Emily Rennie, Mrs M Mason, Jean Carter, Toby and Philippa Wilson, Mrs F M Hudson, Mrs G J Bulmer, Mrs K Meaden, Mr K Garside, Miss B P Turner, Mrs G Gallagher, Mr T Gallagher, Mrs Joan Day, Mr and Mrs C Beasley, Mr A Crabtree, Mr J Hugill, Mrs D Grewer, P Johnson, Mrs Rita Lowe, Mr J and Mrs V Priest, Mrs S Carter, Mr R Head, Mrs M Holtby, A and D Bulmer, Mrs A J Rogers, C Atkinson, A Atkinson and K Atkinson, Betty Rockliff, D F and L Martin, Mrs C Myerscough, Mrs C Plaskitt, K W Pattison, Sue Porter, Mr and Mrs P Czarnobaj, Ross Family, R J Brown, Miss Kerry Osborne, Mr A C Griffiths, Mrs Carol A Allinson, Mr David M Allinson, Mrs J Wilson, Mr G and Mrs I Neal, D Beattie, Mrs and Miss A Sattler, C Jones, K and C Charlton, P J Stanley, Mrs E M Midgley, Mr H W and Mrs A M Bentley, Mrs E Wallis, Mrs Karin H Wilson, Mrs J M Shorter, Gwen, Keith and Cath Rowntree, R W and N Sinton, Mrs E B R Briggs, Roni Logan, Mrs C Bilham, Ellen Byrne, Nancy Pearson, Mrs J Medwell, Mrs L Hunter, Miss J Hansell, Mrs M McManahan, Mr and Mrs D H Meek, Mrs Helen Judge, Mrs J Greaves, P and D Moat, Ian Weatherstone, Mrs Barbara Hall, Mavis and Kenneth Blanchard, Keith Bell, Mr and Mrs T W Boyne, Mr E W M Hughes, Peter and Brita Green, Mrs C Martindale, Mrs V Sanderson, Mr M Storey, Mrs E Storey, Mrs K Wentworth, Mrs A Armer, Mrs Eileen Kelly, Patricia White, Mr and Mrs J Cairney, J M Dann, Margaret Aspey, Mr T and M Knowles, Mrs M North, Mrs Hodson, Edna and Jim Dalby, Mrs N C Hickman, Joan and Donald Loftus, Christine Vardy, Mrs I R Powell, Mrs K M Ruddick, Mrs J and Mr P H and C Brown, Mrs P Brown, Beverly Bardy, Mrs J Drury, Mr and Mrs B Inman, Mrs E M Douglas, Mrs Margaret Grantham, Mrs Sheila Boardley, Mrs Mary West, Miss R Mason, Mr and Mrs A Gregory, Mrs E Styles, Mrs M G McManahan, Mr M Lock, Mrs M Jupp, Mrs S K Wilson, Elaine and Amy Butters, Mr and Mrs Powell, Mrs J Burdett, B and R Edwards, Mrs Eileen Wood, Mr K M Kelly, Mr G North, Stafford, Jean Hird, Mrs J Grimbley, Mr and Mrs N Wrigglesworth, Mrs M Parkes, Mrs J Wareham, Mr and Mrs L Stephenson, Mrs Edna Lockwood, Mr M D and Mrs J M Hardy, Elsie Pearson, Gordon and Marilyn Edwards, Mrs H Z James, Mr B Webber, Mrs Tate, Mr and Mrs Nattriss, Mrs Margaret Robinson, Ruby Gourd, Anne Gourd, Mrs D Semourson, S and I Gould, Mrs K Douglas, Mr and Mrs C T Fawdington, Mrs Winifred M Colquhoun, Don Boldison, Diane Boldison, Michael Travis, B A Goodwill, Mrs S Sissons, Mrs Ann Dickinson, Jenny Barker, Mrs Alma and Mr Graham, Kevin, Arthur and David Winship, Science Education Group, Mrs M Stones, Mrs R Lawson, Mrs Audrey Flintoft, David and Ann Taylor, Margaret Binge, Mary Joyce, Malcolm W Leckenby, J Preston, Cynthia Woolley, Mrs R Warriner, Mrs S Chilton, D Palin, Shirley Ulett, Malcolm and Maureen Morgan, H Wreglesworth, M Reeves, Janet and Bill Sellers, Mrs M E I'Anson, Mr and Mrs I Wight, Mrs D Moore, Mr J D Winterburn, R G Clark, Mrs J M Winterburn, Pat and Derek Hibbard, Mr and Mrs K D Craven, J Griffiths, M E Wilby, E Winterbottom, June and Arthur Lund, Roy and Brenda Taylor, Friends of Mrs I Wharton, Audrey Lynn, York and District Metal Detecting Club, S M Howard.

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