Inside Salisbury: Volunteers achieve record-breaking year
Salisbury Hospital Stars Appeal gains thousands of pounds thanks to fundraising volunteers
by Annette J Beveridge
Stars Appeal volunteers celebrated a record-breaking year after raising thousands of pounds for the charity with volunteers and hospital staff attending a special presentation to unveil the total raised in 2024.
The charity’s bookshop and bucket collections at the hospital, raised a whopping £67,336.
Previously, the bookshop, in the main entrance of the hospital raised £48,619, with the Stars Appeal bucket collectors raising a further £18,717. The combined totals top the amount raised in 2023 of £62,653.
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Helena Sinclair, of the Stars Appeal, Salisbury Hospital’s Charity, said: "This is an incredible achievement for our wonderful bookshop and bucket collection volunteers. We are hugely grateful for the time and dedication they give to supporting the charity.
“We want to say a massive thank you to our volunteers and to everyone who supports the bookshop and bucket collections, for making a difference to thousands of patients, their families, and staff at Salisbury Hospital.”
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Money raised for the Stars Appeal helps fund new equipment, enhancements to buildings, and ongoing projects supporting patients across Salisbury Hospital, including emergency patient clothing and toiletries, hospital chaplaincy, support for patients with cancer and the Stars Appeal Play Assistant on Sarum Children’s Ward.
To find out more about the charity’s projects visit www.starsappeal.org