A GRANT from Tesco is helping Barnsley Hospice host special therapy sessions for parents and carers.
The free ‘feel good’ sessions have been made possible thanks to £2,317 from Tesco’s Bags of Help scheme.
They will be held in the hospice’s Limes Day Therapy Unit and will include seated exercise to music, yoga, and arts and crafts activities.
The unit specialises in care and support for people with life-limiting illnesses and their loved ones.
Karen Watson, day therapy sister at the hospice, said: “We never charge for our care, so we’re really grateful for a donation like this which allows us to run these activities.
“At Barnsley Hospice, our job is to ensure that patients feel as comfortable as possible and these ‘feel good’ sessions will help us to do that. Thank you to Tesco and all the kind customers who voted for us to receive this funding.”
Bags of Help is run in partnership with environmental charity Groundwork and sees grants raised from the sale of carrier bags awarded to thousands of local community projects every year.
Tesco customers get the chance to vote for three different groups each time they shop. Every other month, when votes are collected, three groups in each of Tesco’s regions are awarded funding.
Alec Brown, Tesco’s head of community, said: “Bags of Help has been a fantastic success and we’ve been overwhelmed by the response from customers. It’s such a special scheme because it’s local people who decide how the money will be spent in their community. We can’t wait to see the projects come to life.”
Barnsley Hospice has to raise £2.2m a year to deliver its care, in addition to £1.6m funding from the NHS.
