Raffle for hospice which gave dying mother 'world class' care
A businessman whose mother spent her final days at a hospice has urged people to donate to it amid the coronavirus crisis.
Logan Khan, from Burntwood, has launched a raffle to ensure St Giles Hospice can continue to offer support.
The charity, which needs to raise £850,000 each month, took care of his 85-year-old mother Vivian where she received "five star" care.
Logan, practice director at The Boss Partnership, said: "So many fundraising events have had to be cancelled and the hospice shops have had to close because of the Covid-19 pandemic, so the money raised by the raffle is making a huge contribution towards funding the services that St Giles provides.
“Supporting events like the raffle means that St Giles can still care for local patients and families just like mine when we need them most.”
Logan's mother was diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer last August and was transferred to St Giles for end-of-life care.
The 49-year-old said: "We saw the care that mum was getting at St Giles and it was world class, it really was.
“I would chop my right arm off if it would help St Giles! I have such an affinity with them and the work that they do.
"The staff there were all marvellous, but there were some there especially who gave my mum as much love as my sister Rachel and I could have. They were incredible.
“You could turn up at any time of day and nobody would bother you. When mum woke up she knew that one of us would be there. When the weather was good we could take mum outside in her bed to seen the birds and the trees, which meant such a lot.”
Tickets for the £1 raffle are now on sale – with prizes including £8,000 or a brand new Kia Picanto car from Burton Kia and other cash prizes.
St Giles Hospice's lottery manager Alison Jerram said: "Every £1 ticket sold helps us to continue supporting people in the local community who are living with a terminal or incurable illness and their family, and we’ve never needed you more than we need you today.
"Because of the Covid-19 pandemic our income has almost dried up, so every raffle ticket sold will keep our key workers working both in our hospices and out in the community during these extremely uncertain times."
To take part, visit www.stgileshospice.com/raffle/ or call the lottery office on 01543 434020 before July 20. The raffle draw will be made on August 6.
