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It was all smiles for Warkworth Wellsford Hospice on July 15 when a charity auction, organised by Harcourts at the Omaha Beach Golf Club, raised $10,040.
The money raised will go towards a community day hospice for people living with an incurable, life-shortening illness being built in Glenmore Drive. “Some of our patients travel to Auckland for this kind of support and we look forward to being able to offer these services locally,” general manager Kathryn Ashworth says.
“The Harcourts auction is a perfect example of the community’s willingness to help. Individuals in this community have given $2.3 million to the project so far, with the rest coming from grants. Finding the last million is certainly a challenge but people are incredibly generous, and that gives us confidence.”
Earthworks are well under way on the site and project manager Alan Dickinson says the building should be finished before the end of next year.
