Kilbryde Hospice have been short-listed to become one of the latest recipients of funding from Scotmid’s Community Connect initiative – potentially being awarded up to £15,000 to fund the creation of a sensory garden.
Scotmid members collect votes every time they shop in store and swipe their Community Connect card. Scotmid Members will decide who will receive the top award of £15,000 or the two runners-up prizes of £5,000 in April 2020. Since Scotmid’s funding initiative was launched in 2017 almost £500,000 has been given to help community groups across Scotland. The other short-listed Good Cause Groups are Dumfries and Galloway Blood Bikes and Glasgow’s Scottish Women Warriors Basketball Club.
Kilbryde Hospice is a voluntary independent hospice which exists to provide compassionate, specialist palliative care to people with life limiting progressive illnesses and to their relatives and carers.
In addition to providing in patient specialist palliative care, they also deliver care at home services and a Day Service provision.
Community Connect funding would be used to transform the grounds into a sensory garden which stimulates all five senses and will provide a peaceful haven for all who come into contact with the hospice.
Kilbryde Hospice Chief Executive, Gordon McHugh said: “We’re delighted to be shortlisted for Community Connect. Kilbryde is a voluntary independent hospice which exists to provide compassionate, specialist palliative care to people with life limiting progressive illnesses and to their relatives and carers.
“The aim is to enable people to live life to the fullest. In addition to providing in-patient specialist palliative care we also deliver care at home and have a Day Service provision.
“The Community Connect funds would contribute towards the transformation of the grounds of Kilbryde into a sensory garden which stimulates all five senses and will provide a peaceful haven for all who come into contact with the hospice.”