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Meeting Jo Seagar - Hospice Ambassador and Patron

On Wednesday Hospice Mid-Northland was thrilled to host Celebrity Chef, Author and Hospice Ambassador and Patron at our Special Time Clinic.Jo talked about her new book "Elbows on the table" and her love for her role as Hospice NZ's Ambassador and Patron. Jo spent a few hours talking with both patients and staff, having a guided walk around our facilities.We are really looking forward to working with Jo on some fundraising projects in the near future....

Funds Raised by Quail Ridge Country Club Village

It was lovely to meet Sally Cottle, Quail Ridge Country Club Village Manager last Thursday. Sally came to the office with a cheque for $300 which was the proceeds from the raffle they had during the Rotary Garden Safari weekend. We are so humbled to have such great relationships with other organisations within our Community.Pictured is Sally with Belinda Watkins, our General Manager....

Funds Raised through Blu Heelers Fishing Competition

We were so thrilled to be the Blu Heelers Fishing Competition charity benefactor for 2018, they raised $18,679 for Hospice. The tournament was held over the 12th - 14th November. A MASSIVE heartfelt thank-you to all the sponsors and donors who provided some amazing prizes for this tournament.Thank you to Bay of Islands Swordfish Club (Inc), Mr Tony Woodcock, Twin Coast Helicopters, Unique Outings, the Blu Heelers Committee and Rhys Dempster, who worked tirelessly to make this happen.Thankyou, Th...

A Tale of Two Halves

The good news story is our shop window has been dressed for Daffodil Day in support of the Cancer Society. This photo doesn't do it justice. It looks amazing! Thanks to Adele and volunteer Pat Scott.The bad news story is the weekly dumping we are getting at the back of the shop. Thi stumping comes at a HUGE costs to Hospice, this lot likely to be over $400 to remove and take to the dump. It takes many volunteer hours to process, clean and distribute the donated goods to our shops to recover this...

Springbank School Market Day

Thank you to Dexter Badger and Samrat Gill from Springbank School for donating 25% of your stall at Springbank Market Day to Hospice Mid-Northland. Dexter and Sam had a stall selling orange juice, hotdogs and water. Thanks so much! Love from all the team at Hospice Mid-Northland....

NZ Comedian and Hypnotist featuring at 5th Art & Collectables Auction

We are holding our 5th Annual Art & Collectables Auction at the Turner Centre on Friday 12th October 5.30-10.30pm. With amazing artworks coming from our friends at Northland Regional Correctional Facility and local artists up for grabs, set to be blown away by the quality! This years live auction once again with our fabulous auctioneer Sabine Davison - The Auction Lady. Our collectables silent auction has over 140 items that have been collected during the year, something for all tastes here...