The highly regarded charity, the Milford Care Centre, has launched a car raffle, in a bid to raise funds towards a new Hospice build, supported by Gowan Distributors Limited, Peugeot importers in Ireland and Slattery’s Garage Puckane, main Peugeot dealers in North Tipperary
Pictured from left to right are: Emma Toner, Marketing Manager at Gowan Distributors; Des Cannon, Managing Director at Gowan Distributors; Michael Slattery, Slattery’s Garage Puckane; John Le Gear, Chairperson of the Milford Hospice Friends; Pat Gilmartin, Chairperson of Milford Care Centre Board; Pat Quinlan, CEO of Milford Care Centre
Milford Care Centre, very much a household name in the Mid-West, is a voluntary, not for profit organisation that provides specialist palliative care and services for older persons throughout County Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary.
With 280 staff employed in palliative and day care services and a pool of close to 200 volunteers, Milford Hospice, as an operating entity of Milford Care Centre was established in 1977 and today cares for over 1,800 individual palliative care patients each year within the specialist unit in Limerick, or through Hospice at Home teams, operating from Ennis, Limerick City, Nenagh, Newcastlewest and Thurles.
Pictured at the launch of the Milford Care Centre Peugeot 308 Car Raffle are Kevin Downes, Limerick Senior Hurler and Brendan Maher, Tipperary Hurling Captain and Peugeot Brand Ambassador at Slattery’s Garage Puckane
The sole designated palliative care specialist service for the Mid-West, the HSE provides less than 80% of the total required operational budget, with ongoing fundraising activity in the region of €1.5m per annum necessary in meeting the budget deficit. In December 2014, the Centre took the decision to redevelop existing facilities at Castletroy to add additional patient bed capacity and a move to an all single room bed configuration plus increased overnight accommodation for families who need to be close to the loved ones in difficult times. With building targeted to commence by September 2016, a budget shortfall for the building project of some €2.2m has been identified to be met over the next four years, which is in addition to its annual operational fundraising requirement. Therefore, Milford Care Centre is embarking on a number of new fundraising initiatives this year, including the running of a Peugeot 308 Car Raffle.
Pat Quinlan, Chief Executive at Milford Care Centre, said “Every single patient matters to our team and we aim to deliver the highest quality of care, in all settings, to each of our patients, which is no less than they deserve. Our new Hospice will ensure we continue to care for each patient with full respect and dignity, while better supporting family members. I call on all our wonderful followers throughout the Mid West and beyond to support the Peugeot 308 Car Raffle and we thank them sincerely for their continued patronage. This incredible prize will undoubtedly make such a great Christmas present for somebody! Our sincere thanks also to both Slattery’s Garage in Puckane and Gowan Distributors Limited, Peugeot Importers in Ireland for their support in this initiative.”
The stunning Peugeot 308, Peugeot’s best-selling model across Europe, was crowned Continental Irish Compact Car of the Year 2015 and European Car of the Year 2014. The prize is an Allure level 3 model, fitted with the latest generation BlueHDi diesel 1.6 litre 100bhp engine. Equipment includes 17” alloy wheels, programmable cruise control + speed limiter, front parking sensors and reverse parking camera, Hill Assist, automatic electric parking brake, auto headlamps and wipers, full LED headlights and front fogs, auto climate control, spare wheel, sports style front seats and a colour touch screen. The 308 boasts Peugeot’s unique i-Cockpit interior for a safer, more comfortable driving environment.
The Peugeot 308 draw commences on 01 May 2016 and the winner will be announced on 16th December 2016. Tickets cost €20 and can be purchased direct from sellers and at events throughout 2016 or online, by logging onto www.milfordcarecentre.ie. The full terms and conditions of the Car Draw are available on the Milford Care Centre website or contact the Fundraising Department, Milford Care Centre on 061 485860.
