- Presentation to Saint
Francis Hospice 25th August 2005
For the last two years Ilford Athletic Club have raised
funds for Saint
Francis Hospice following the support given by the
hospice to one of our
former members Newman Sargent. Newman was a committed
and enthusiastic club
member and long time motivational road & cross country
team manager.
We have done this by donating the surplus from our
annual "Hilly Five" race
in Hainault Forest to this worthy charity. This year we
have raised £464.53
for St Francis Hospice.
Saint Francis Hospice has now been open for 21 years and
during that time
has given care and support, free of charge, to many
thousands of local
people, who have cancer, motor neurone and other life
limiting illnesses.
The aim of the hospice is to relieve pain in all its
forms, whether it is
physical, social, emotional or spiritual. As a local
registered charity they
depend upon the support of the surrounding community
for 65% of their total
income.
A quote from Newman's widow:
" St Francis gave back Newman his dignity, comfort and
peace, and for both
of us gave us the precious time we needed together for
the three weeks
before he died. In that time we were helped enormously
both physically and
emotionally for what was about to come, and for that I
will always be
indebted to them."
