PATIENT care at Barnsley Hospice has been given a boost thanks to a donation from TSB Barnsley.
The Market Hill bank handed over a cheque for £309 raised through Easter and Valentine’s Day themed events, including raffles and lucky number draws.
And its fundraising for the hospice will continue throughout the year.
Branch manager Lynn Stephenson is being sponsored to run the Liverpool Rock and Roll marathon on May 20, after completing the Sheffield half-marathon earlier this month as part of her training.
She said: “This will be my first marathon and I am both excited and nervous about the challenge ahead. I have put in the training to date and I just hope I can complete the run to tell the tale.”
Simon Atkinson, corporate fundraiser at Barnsley Hospice, said: “We’re extremely grateful to everyone at TSB Barnsley for everything they are doing to help. This is a great example of the outstanding corporate support we receive from organisations across the town.”
Donations from the Barnsley business community help the hospice raise the £2.2m it needs each year to care for patients and their families. A further £1.6m is provided by the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
