Northern Ireland Hospice has been awarded a £2,500 grant from Pavers Foundation.

Northern Ireland Hospice has been awarded a £2,500 grant from Pavers Foundation.

Pavers Foundation is an employee-led charitable initiative of family-owned, multi-channel retailer Pavers. They respond to grant applications from colleagues across their business which benefit charities that make a difference in health, community and education. The £2,500 grant was awarded on behalf of Jason Molloy, store manager at Pavers' branch in Antrim. 

Jason has first-hand experience of Hospice services and applied for grant funding after Northern Ireland Hospice provided care and support for him and his family after they suffered a tragic loss. 

Jason said: "When I learned that this charity received only some government funding, and relied so heavily on donations from the public I applied for funding from the Pavers Foundation as I believe that the work the Hospice does deserves any help we can offer to show our support”.

The grant has enabled Northern Ireland Hospice to purchase iPads, helping to adapt and overcome challenges COVID-19 restrictions have had on sociable on-site activities which were able to move online.

Thomas Wilson, Trusts and Major Donor Executive at Northern Ireland Hospice, explains the positive impact this grant has had for Hospice: "The children still get the specialist nursing care they need, and the nurses certainly make their stay as fun as possible with one-to-one arts and crafts and play therapy – but we know things aren’t the same without group activities.

These iPads will be especially useful now, as they will help the children staying at Horizon House to keep in touch with their families when they are on respite stays and help provide entertainment at a time when the usual sociable activities that keep children engaged at Horizon House are limited. These iPads can also be used by parents to complete surveys when they care collecting their child from a respite stay, which will contribute to how we design our services to best meet the needs of the children and families we care for.”

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