St Michaels Hospice Alton Shop has a Facelift
St. Michael's Hospice opens the doors to its newly refurbished shop
On Monday 18th May, St. Michael's Hospice shop in Alton was delighted to open its doors following a week long refurbishment program. The shop staff, volunteers Hospice colleagues and Trustees were joined by the Alton Town Cryer who officially re-opened the store at 10am.
The shop in Alton continues to stock a wide range of clothing, household items, knitting wool and books. Every person who donates or buys items from the shop helps to raise valuable funds to enable the Hospice to continue providing excellent services to patients and their families.
“The newly refurbished store is really eye-catching and we are really proud to provide our customers with such a vibrant store. The store in Alton opened in October 2000 and this being its first major refit was really about time! We hope that the refurbishment will improve customers shopping experience and that people will continue to come along and support their local Hospice by both donating and purchasing goods from the shop. Since opening, the store in Alton has generated £250,000 in profit for the Hospice which is a fantastic achievement and a testament to the support St. Michael's Hospice has in Alton, we hope this continues for many years to come” said Iain Cameron, Retail Operations Manager.
St. Michael's Hospice would like to thank Marks & Spencer for the loan of running rails, Travis Perkins who kindly donated free wood for the bookcases, the Swan Hotel for free use of a storage room, Focus Do it all for half price decoration materials, the Big Balloon shop for donating balloons and decorations and the Alton Town Cryer for his support.
About St. Michael's Hospice
St. Michael's Hospice is a provider of the highest quality and standard of specialist palliative care for patients in North Hampshire. Through specialist skills and knowledge St. Michael's Hospice works with patients affected by life-limiting illness to ensure they are able to live life to the fullest. The Hospice provides In-Patient, Day Care and Hospice at Home services as well as a growing range of Out-Patient services including the Therapeutic Clinic, Complementary Therapy and Medical Consultation. Family and carer support is also a significant part of the work at the Hospice. All Hospice services are provided to patients and their families free of charge.
St. Michael's Hospice is a UK registered charity and has an annual operating cost of around £2.6 million of which the Hospice receives less than 30% through the Hampshire Primary Care Trust and the remaining £1.8 million needs to be raised through donations, fundraising, legacies and its shops, St. Michael’s very much rely on the generosity of our local community to sustain its services.
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