Longford households and businesses urged to support Hospice superheroes

Longford households and businesses are being asked to support a nationwide army of ‘superheroes’ aiming to raise €2million during Ireland’s biggest coffee morning.

The official event day is September 21, and people across Longford are being asked to join the cause and host a coffee morning of their own, or if they cannot host, donate. Hollywood star Domhnall Gleeson joined the initiative, urging people across the country to support ‘extraordinary’ hospice services.

Together for Hospice, The National Hospice Movement, represents 26 Hospice and specialist palliative home care providers supporting patients and their families. Funds raised locally stay local and go back into each hospice to innovate, build new facilities, develop new services and deliver quality improvements and extra benefits for their patients and family members. 

Dan Rooney, of Longford Hospice Homecare, said: “We are delighted Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning Social for Hospice, which is one of Ireland’s longest and most loved fundraisers, is now entering its fourth decade of raising funds in support of Hospice in-patient and community services around Ireland. 

Register now to host a coffee morning on September 21 - or on a date that suits you - at hospicecoffeemorning.ie or call 0818 995 996.  If you cannot host or attend one, you can make a donation at hospicecoffeemorning.ie/ donate

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