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Local iwi and hospice supporters gathered in the dark on a cold, wet morning last month to help ensure the long-term success of the proposed day hospice in Warkworth.
About 50 people braved the weather to accompany Kaumatua Jacob Tahitahi in a dawn blessing of the hospice building site in Glenmore Drive. The ceremony included a symbolic sod-turning by former hospice chairwoman Judy Macready and foundation volunteer Lorna Kjestrup.
Warkworth Wellsford Hospice has raised $3 million of the $4 million it needs to fund the building project and has launched a community fundraising campaign to secure the last $1 million.
A dinner and auction at the Wellsford RSA raised $15,000 on August 22 and more fundraising events will be held over the coming months. The Wellsford Drama Club will donate $5 to the hospice project for every ticket sold to the Rural Variety Performance on September 26. Tickets are $20 single, $35 double and $15 for seniors and students, on sale at the Wellsford Hospice Shop.
The hospice has applied for building consent and is in the process of engaging a building contractor. Work is expected to start on the site before the end of the year.
Info: Campaign manager Lesley Ingham 425 9535 or lesley.ingham@hospicehouse.org.nz
