At this month’s agency meeting we were joined by some of the guys from St Joseph’s Hospice in Hackney.
St Joseph’s is a very special place for Wieden+Kennedy as last year our dear friend and colleague Cheryl Rogers passed away there. Cheryl was an amazing member of the W+K family and we still feel her loss every day. We were so moved and impressed by the work that St Joseph’s carries out for people like Cheryl that we asked the team to come in and tell us a bit more about it
Here’s Anita talking about the incredible work they do.
Last year we did a sponsored walk in memory of Cheryl and had an absolutely brilliant afternoon exploring our neighbourhood, celebrating Cheryl’s spirit and getting some fresh air.
Most importantly, we managed to raise some money for St Joseph’s through the kindness of our friends and family, who sponsored our walk.
We’ll be doing a 12km walk again in a couple of weeks and we’re once again raising money to help St Joseph’s Hospice continue doing the fantastic work they do.
If you wish to chip in, you can do so here:
https://www.justgiving.com/bemorecheryl2015
The dedication and care St Joseph’s provides costs. A fan, to keep a patient comfortable in hot weather costs £1.84 a day, a box of syringes costs £15.29, a physio to help a patient manage their breathing and pain is £31.57 a session. Which means each day, it costs £41,000 to keep St Joseph’s going. Which means a whopping £15 million a year, half of which needs to be funded through donations. An awful lot of money for a charity to raise to keep such vital work going. All donations are welcome and no amount is too small!
