insideKENT Magazine Issue 55 - October 2016 | Page 147

by GB’s achievements in Rio. We’re also organising a sponsored walk on Sunday 9th October to mark our 25th Anniversary. Walk 25 takes walkers through 25km of beautiful Kent farmland, orchards and meadows. And, for the first time, we’re asking supporters to join in our new fundraising initiative by hosting a Hearty Breakfast for their friends and colleagues in aid of the Hospice’s work. We’re running our Hearty Breakfast between Saturday 8th and 15th October. Supporters can find out how to make a donation or the details of our fundraising events by looking at our website www.hokh.org or by calling 01622 790195. As well as our 25th Anniversary falling in October, so too does Hospice Care Week. In celebration we will be opening our doors to the public so they can find out more about what we do, both here at the Hospice itself but also in the community. Hospice Tours take place on the 3rd, 5th and 6th October and, because of the nature of what we do, we kindly ask people to book in advance by emailing Annie Bubb on [email protected] or calling 01622 792200 ext 206 to reserve a place. What about volunteers? How important are they to the HOKH, and what sort of things do they do? Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Hospice and we are extremely grateful for the time they give us. We certainly wouldn’t be able to offer the range of services we do or raise the funds that we need without them. This year we set a target to find 225 new volunteers, across 30 different roles. They range from offering complementary therapies or creative workshops to our visiting day patients, to tending to our Hospice garden or working in our cafés, and from helping with our fundraising activities and events, to running our charity shops. www.hokh.org @heartofkenthosp /HeartOfKentHospice/ Registered Charity No: 298164 EXTRAORDINARY LIVES BEGIN AT HOLMEWOOD... In the last three years pupils have been awarded 70 scholarships including: • 34 academic • 17 sport • 19 music, drama and art OPE ND AY 13T H OCT OBE R Destination schools include: Benenden, Brighton, Eastbourne, King’s Canterbury, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge 17 IN 20 our new We open ing Hub on Learn s, £4.5milli lassroom cludes c g in which in rn a d le suite an library, IT . centre support HOLMEWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL A day and boarding school for girls and boys aged 3-13 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent [email protected] • www.holmewoodhouse.co.uk 147