Hallmark Fundraising
Update
december 2009
A donation of £250
was made to the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust.
November 2009
A donation of £200
was made to Billericay School for their Work
Placement World Challenge.
Hallmark proudly supported the CPBF’s
Christmas e-cards, donating £250
to make use of them.
A total of £1,600
was donated to Cardiff Institute for the Blind
to support their CD and to purchase copies for the group.
Head Office raised £160.24 by
dressing in pyjamas for Children in Need.
Several members of the Head Office team
joined a Fright Night Walk which raised £507.50
for Havens Hospices – special thanks goes
to Karen Blois!
£103.86 raised
for the fight against Alzheimer's by Amberley
Hall.
The total raised on Wear it
Pink Day was £53.50 and Joint
Managing Directors, Avnish and Ram Goyal, generously offered to
match this donation giving an overall total donated to the Breast
Cancer Campaign of £107.00!
October 2009
Avnish Goyal, Joint
Managing Director of Hallmark Healthcare donated £3,500
to the Rajastani
Foundation by successfully bidding for an auction
prize of a villa for a week in a top resort in South Africa –
this prize will be re-auctioned at the National Care Awards on
the 28th November.
Hallmark counted the pennies in their
piggy bank on reception at Head Office and sent off £16.50
to Age Concern.
Head Office held a Jeans for
Genes ‘dress down day’ raising £21
for the worthy cause.
Cardiff Heart Foundation
– Hallmark Healthcare were proud to be main sponsors of
this event, donating £850.
September 2009
Hallmark Healthcare Care Awards 2009
- £3,305.80 raised and then matched by
Hallmark to create a grand total of £6,611.60
to go to the Care Professionals Benevolent Fund.
Hallmark also donated a matched amount
of £3,305.80 to the National Association
of Providers of Activities for Older People on the night.
Internationally themed ‘dress
down day’ at Head Office, with a raffle and quiz raised
£156.82 for Macmillan.
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December 2009
Just a Few ‘Giving Back’ Highlights from 2009
It was a jam-packed year for Hallmark Healthcare in 2009
and that included our fundraising activities for some amazing
causes.
 Highlights
from the year include Hallmark Healthcare becoming a founding
member of the Care
Professionals Benevolent Fund (CPBF) alongside other
reputable, leading care sector organisations and donating £10,000
in the process. Another £250 was donated to CPBF in support
of the festive e-cards they created, which were then used and
sent out by Hallmark staff across the group.
As well as efforts within our care homes, Head Office rose to
the challenge of frequently raising funds for various worthy causes,
this didn’t stop at Christmas as £37 was raised during
Christmas lunch and donated to the Alzheimer’s Society.
As ever staff were good sports about donning their pyjamas and
bringing in teddies from home to raise money for Children in Need
earlier in the year and they even got a mention on BBC
Essex’s website in the process.
Just some of the thank you letters received include one from the
Cardiff Institute for the Blind thanking Hallmark for “generous
support” in sponsoring the production of their fundraising
CD ‘What Colour is the Wind’ and another from the
National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People
(NAPA) to say Hallmark’s “support of NAPA has been
unstinting and makes a real difference to the work [they] do...Whenever
we have dealings with Hallmark your staff are welcoming and kind
– symbolic I think of the values you all hold dear –
and are a pleasure to work with”.
25th November 2009
HALLMARK HEALTHCARE SUPPORTS NEW SINGLE RELEASED FOR UK
BLIND CHARITIES
Hallmark Healthcare has helped to fund a charity single,
released to support blind and visually impaired people throughout
the UK.
'What Colour is the Wind' - on sale from December 7th -
is the debut single of Welsh singer entertainer Mike Doyle, and
is a cover of the song written and originally recorded by
British folk and country singer Charlie Landsborough, who took
it to number one in Ireland in 1994.
Hallmark has funded the production costs of the record in conjunction
with the Cardiff-based Gios Group of restaurants, and will be
helping to promote the record throughout its network of residencies.
Avnish Goyal, Managing Director of Hallmark Healthcare said: "This
has been a hugely exciting and moving project for us, it ranks
as one of the most heartwarming songs I have ever heard, superbly
delivered by Mike Doyle who has an incredibly emotive voice.
Visual impairment is a major condition amongst older people and
so supporting blind charities in delivering their vital services
is also something close to our hearts as a group. We hope
sales of What Colour is the Wind go well and it becomes a huge
hit for all concerned."
'What Colour is the Wind' is an emotional Celtic tinged ballad
about a young blind girl asking her father about the appearance
of the visual world. To support the charities led by Cardiff Institute
for the Blind, Charlie Landsborough has signed over his normal
rights to the single for Mike Doyle's charity recording.
Speaking on the release of his new record Mike Doyle said: "I
have been singing What Colour in my shows all around the World
for the past four years and it tugs on the heartstrings of audiences
like no other song I have ever known. It is moving and life re-affirming
and inspires great affection from so many people, and not just
those whose families have been touched by sight-loss."
Rugby legend Gareth Edwards, President of Cardiff Institute for
the Blind said: "I have known Mike for many years and his
warmth and spirit as well as immense talent as a superb singer
and entertainer has endeared him to his fans all over the World.
This shines through in this song and I hope that What Colour Is
the Wind will bring him to the attention of an even wider record-buying
public. I would encourage people to dip into their pockets
and buy this great record and help us as we raise much needed
funds enabling us to deliver support services to visually impaired
people in our country."
Mike Doyle has performed in three Royal variety performances and
a private audience for the Queen and Royal Family. As well
as starring his own show throughout the World, he has starred
in the West End and in touring productions of shows including
Grease and most recently the play Bouncers.
All production costs for the record have been met by a business
partnership of Cardiff restaurateur and entrepreneur Giovanni
Malacrino of Gios restaurants and Avnish Goyal of Hallmark Healthcare.
What Colour is the Wind is available from iTunes, Amazon
and from www.cardiffinstitutefortheblind.co.uk.
Price £3.50 plus p&p.
November 2009
Staff at Hallmark Healthcare’s Head Office ‘roll
out of bed’ to come to work in pyjamas for Children in Need
2009
On Friday 20th November 2009, staff at Head Office came
in wearing Pyjamas to support the very worthy cause of Children
In Need, also bringing with them a teddy bear each.
From top left: Neetu Aggarwal, Rob Hoy,
Sue Earrey, Audrey Greenoff, Mark Sturley, Clair Earrey, Vicki
Rogers, Karen Blois, Tiffany Sheehan, Hazel Hennessey, Lisa Williams.
Front row: Avnish Goyal, Tracey Mehmet (USB), Jackie Sargeant,
Lauren Kellard, Cathrine Robinson.
There was a ‘Best Pyjama’ competition, won by Audrey
Greenoff and Karen Blois, who were wearing matching ‘pj’s’
in the style of Pudsey. Also taking place on the day was a raffle
and a ‘pick a Pudsey’ competition won by the morning
Postman, Steve!
Staff managed to raise the fantastic amount of £160.24.
Within that amount £65.84 was raised by staff, matched with
£75.76 donated by the Joint Managing Directors, Ram and
Avnish Goyal, helped by a donation of £18.64 from UNICEF
who are based in the same building.
Lisa Williams, PA to Avnish Goyal said “staff were in top
spirits and a lot of fun was had while remembering the many disadvantaged
children across the UK we are helping”.
As a result of the tremendous support the charity receives from
supporters countrywide, they are able to continue to fund fantastic
projects which aim to help make positive changes to the lives
of disadvantaged children and young people right here in the UK.
The 2008 Appeal was a fantastic success raising a record breaking
£38 million despite the current economic conditions, which
is a real tribute to the generosity and understanding of the nation.
Hallmark Healthcare has contributed
to the whopping total of £20,309,747 that has been raised
this year for Children in Need to date.
 November
2009
Ty Enfys care home
A grand raffle drawer which raised £100 was organised
by resident Mary Joan Williams in aid of raising funds to purchase
some garden bulbs for the grounds of Ty Enfys care home in Pentwyn,
Cardiff.
A great day was had by all – especially resident Ruby Jones
who won the raffle and claimed her prize - a large stuffed polar
bear! As you can see, Ruby was delighted with her prize. Well
done Ruby!
November 2009
painting the town pink
Hallmark Healthcare recently supported Breast Cancer
Campaign’s Wear it Pink Day 2009.
Hallmark Healthcare’s Head Office took part in Breast
Cancer Campaign’s ‘wear it pink’ day on Friday,
27th October 2006. The whole office wore an item of pink on the
day and enjoyed pink food and drinks, they also ran a fun quiz
– won by Lauren Kellard and Maxine Tweddle.
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer and one woman
in nine will be affected by it during her lifetime in the United
Kingdom. The money raised by Hallmark Healthcare from wear it
pink will help the Campaign to continue researching the cure for
breast cancer.
The total raised on the day was £53.50
and Joint Managing Directors, Avnish and Ram Goyal, generously
offered to match this donation giving an overall total donated
to the Breast Cancer Campaign of £107.00!
October 2009
MAYOR LAUNCHES SITE OF EXCLUSIVE NEW CARE HOME IN WOKINGHAM
Hallmark Healthcare has chosen Wokingham as the location
for its latest multi-million pound luxury care home, Alexandra
Grange.
The Mayor of Wokingham Borough, Councillor Barrie Patman was
a guest at the ‘spade in the ground’ event for the
new site. The new multi-million pound contemporary care home will
create around 70 new jobs for the town when it opens in November
next year as well as providing older people in Wokingham with
an exciting, new, state-of-the-art care home.
 Managing
Director of Hallmark Healthcare, Avnish Goyal, said: “We
are delighted to be in a position to invest in Wokingham and are
looking forward to becoming a central part of the community here,
which is why we invited the mayor to join us for the launch of
the site”.
The Mayor of Wokingham Borough, Councillor Barrie Patman, said,
“Not only will the new home provide a number of jobs for
local people, it will also provide older people in Wokingham with
an excellent new care home. I was delighted to be invited
to the launch of this exciting new care home for Wokingham and
was very happy to accept a donation of £250 for my local
adopted charity – The Stroke Association”. Tailored
care provided at the home will include residential, nursing and
dementia. There will be variety of state-of-the-art facilities,
including a hair and beauty salon, complementary therapy and treatment
room, cinema and also a family room - which will be dedicated
to the use of residents for private events and celebrations.
The new 55-bed home will be on Molly
Millar’s Lane and will offer spacious en-suite bedrooms,
which will be furnished to the luxury standard now well associated
with Hallmark Healthcare. With the build programme already underway,
it is expected that the home will be completed by late 2010. Ahead
of the launch, Hallmark will open a marketing suite on the site
complete with a show room fitted out to the exacting standards
Hallmark has set for all of its new developments.
October 2009
BOLLYWOOD EVENING RAISES OVER £2,500 FOR CHARITY
Helping the British Heart Foundation (BHF) keep vulnerable
hearts beating
The British Heart Foundation’s Cardiff
Heart Nurse Appeal was given a Bollywood boost recently when local
fundraisers raised over £2,500 to help
in the battle against heart disease.
The Indian-themed evening, which was
organised by BHF Heart Nurse Hayley Rose at the India Centre,
Splott on Saturday 10 October, raised more than £2,500 to
help the BHF win the battle against heart and circulatory disease
– the nation’s biggest killer.
Hayley Rose, BHF Nurse at University Hospital Wales, said: “The
Bollywood Evening was a great night, and I am delighted that we
could raise so much money for the Cardiff Heart Nurse Appeal.
As a BHF Nurse, I recognise the good work of the BHF in supporting
over 400 nurses UK-wide. I am so pleased that the money
we have raised will go towards supporting the Appeal.”
The money raised from the Bollywood Evening will go towards BHF
Cymru’s Cardiff Heart Nurse Appeal. The aim of this
Appeal is to raise £125,000 to support, train and equip
a BHF Heart Nurse to benefit local people over three years.
Instances of heart failure are high in Cardiff and this nurse
will be a vital addition in caring for patients in the city.
Volunteer and Fundraising Manager for the BHF, Glenda Meakin,
said: “We’d like to congratulate and thank Hayley
for hosting such a fantastic event. The superb Indian cuisine
and Indian dancers were a real hit. Funds raised from
the Bollywood Evening will make a real difference to the lives
of men, women and children whose hearts need a helping hand.
“We were particularly grateful for all those who kindly
donated top prizes for the raffle, including two tickets to see
the Cardiff Blues, and a meal for two at Gio’s Italian Deli
Restaurant, and for generous sponsorship totalling £850
from Hallmark Healthcare. Amongst the fun was some
serious talk about heart disease from Dr Yousef Zaheer, Cardiologist
at University Hospital Wales.
“Heart and circulatory disease remains the number one killer
of people in the UK. The support of local businesses and
the community, as highlighted by the Bollywood Evening, plays
a starring role for the BHF in its fight against this devastating
disease”.
September 2009
JUNE WHITFIELD LAUNCHES KEW HOUSE
One of the UK’s best-loved actresses was guest
of honour at the opening of Kew
House care home in Wimbledon last week.
On Thursday 24th September, Kew House, the latest home in the
portfolio of one of the UK’s leading care providers, Hallmark
Healthcare, officially opened its doors to the public. It provides
luxurious surroundings and facilities for residents.
With a total project cost of £11 million, Kew House care
home is thought to be one of the most exceptional care home developments
in the UK.
June Whitfield joined Hallmark’s Managing Director, Avnish
Goyal, Home Manager, Peter Donkin and Deputy Home Manager, Leigh
Higgins at the launch to celebrate the opening of the home, along
with a variety of guests from the care sector, existing residents
in the home and members of the local community.
Below: June Whitfield and pupils
from Dundonald Primary School help celebrate the launch of Kew
House.
 
During the event, June unveiled the
official commemorative plaque before enjoying lunch and taking
a tour of the home’s state-of-the-art facilities, which
include a complementary therapy and treatment room, cinema, hair
and beauty salon with cafe, family events room, music room and
luxuriously appointed lounges and dining rooms.
Kew House also benefits from an innovative concierge service which
offers residents the opportunity to book anything from private
outings such as a trip to the theatre, tea at the Ritz in a chauffeur
driven limousine or to having errands run for them such as picking
up dry cleaning or purchasing birthday cards for relatives.
June signed copies of her new pictorial biography – June
Whitfield at a Glance, which went on sale earlier this month and
as a thank you for attending the launch Hallmark Healthcare presented
June with a cheque for £1,600, to be shared
between the charities that she represents, these include Canine
Partners, Polka Theatre, Bookfest,
St Raphael’s Hospice and South
East Cancer Help.
Peter Donkin, Home Manager said, “Kew House has surpassed
all my expectations and I am proud to manage such an incredible
care home. Having June Whitfield join us for the occasion made
it particularly special and many of our guests were delighted
to meet her.”
Peter continued, “We had more than 120 visitors on the day,
which is a tremendous turn out and we raised £160
for our residents’ fund through June Whitfield’s book
signing. It was a great day and I am pleased that we marked
the launch with a proper celebration.”
Other facilities at the home include spacious suites and bedrooms
with en-suite showers, while some also have the advantage of their
own sitting areas and terraces. Safety features include a sophisticated
sprinkler system and air conditioning, as well as the usual features
you would expect from a new care home.
Kew House has already welcomed a number of residents to the home
– if you are interested in finding out further information
or would like to arrange a private viewing please call Kew House
on 020 8971 0190.
September 2009
HALLMARK HEALTHCARE ARE FULL OF BEANS
Staff at Hallmark Healthcare
head office were full of beans recently as they marked the MacMillan
Coffee Morning with an Olympic themed party.
 The
office Olympics theme involved staff coming into work dressed
up as either athletes or in national costumes as well as bringing
with them desserts from different cultures around the world to
sell in the company’s cake sale. There was also a
raffle and a quiz during the day from which all of the proceeds
went towards MacMillan Cancer Support.
Clair Earrey, Receptionist at Hallmark Healthcare said, “It
was a lot of fun while also raising money for a great cause”.
“Last year, more than 45,000 people from across the UK held
coffee mornings and, together with their family, friends and colleagues,
raised over £7.5 million, so this year Hallmark Healthcare
wanted to be part of the event”.
Every day 822 people in the UK are told they have cancer.
This is news that not only turns their world upside down but also
affects their family and friends. Macmillan's ambition is to help
every one of these people by providing the medical, emotional,
practical and financial support they need.
By taking part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning, Hallmark
Healthcare be contributed to funds for vital services needed to
help change the lives of people affected by cancer.
September 2009
NOBODY DOES IT BETTER THAN BROUGHTON HALL - AGAIN
The staff at Broughton
Hall care home in Wrexham were on an all time high after scooping
the award for Home of the Year, for the second time, at a ceremony
designed to celebrate best practice in the health and social care
sector.
 Home
Manager at Broughton Hall, Gary Dodd, and his team were presented
with the award by Big Brother 2 winner, Brian Dowling, at a glamorous
Casino Royale style evening at the luxury Radisson Edwardian Hotel
in Heathrow - which was the venue for the annual Hallmark Healthcare
Care Awards.
Broughton Hall was chosen above 26 other care homes in the group
because of its uniqueness and consistently high quality of care.
It is always full with a waiting list of people wanting to move
in.
The judges commented that ‘when you visit this home for
the first time you only have to walk through the door to feel
the warmth and the welcome.’
It is the second time Broughton Hall has won the top award. Ann
Marie Heaps, Operations Director at Hallmark Healthcare, said:
“Broughton Hall is not just lead by an excellent manager,
it is the whole staff team who exude enthusiasm in giving great
care. It is a delight to hear the residents say that they are
proud and privileged to live there.”
Gary Dodd, Home Manager at Broughton Hall, said: “When they
called out our home as the winner, I was overwhelmed. We are all
proud to receive this award because it represents the hard work
of everyone at Broughton Hall. To be acknowledged in such a way
by senior management at Hallmark is a huge honour and credit to
the team.”
Nearly 200 people attended the fun-filled event hosted by Brian
Dowling along with Miss Wales 2009, Lucy Whitehouse. During the
event, 30 finalists were acknowledged by senior management and
corporate sponsors, for their contribution to Hallmark Healthcare.
Avnish Goyal, Managing Director of Hallmark Healthcare said: “The
awards provide an opportunity to acknowledge all those people
– from staff and suppliers to friends and family - who add
value to the lives of our residents.”
“The team at Broughton Hall have excelled over the last
year and it was a pleasure to congratulate them personally on
their win.”
In addition to the awards, guests at the event also managed to
raise a staggering £3,300 for charity through
a raffle and donations. The Directors matched the amount raised
for the Care Professionals Benevolent Fund, donating
a total of £6,600 to the charity. In addition,
Hallmark Healthcare gave another £3,300
to long standing adopted charity NAPA (the National Association
for Providers of Activities for Older People), totalling
the amount raised for charities on the night to £9,900.
September 2009
DENNIS IS SKY HIGH
Eighty-two year old Dennis who resides at a local Swindon
care home is took part in a microlite flight to raise money for
charity.
 Dennis
Gleeson of Church
View care home fulfilled his lifetime ambition to
do a microlite flight in September to raise money for the residents’
fund, and asked people to support him by sponsoring his jump.
Dennis said, “I was really excited about doing the flight.
I had always wanted to do something exciting and adrenalin-filled
like this but have never had the opportunity. Now the chance
has arisen I am really up for it and my philosophy is that you
are never too old to have fun”.
He continued, “I had a check-up by my doctor and he has
given me the thumbs up medically, so there was nothing stopping
me”.
The money raised from the flight went go towards the residents’
fund at Church View care home which helps to fund events,
parties, gifts and days out for residents.
July 2009
HAIR-RAISING SUMMER FUN
A member of staff at Cartref
Annwyl-Fan care home in Betws helped to raise £500 for
the care home recently after offering to shave off all his hair.
 Mark
Thomas, a Care Assistant at Cartref Annwyl-Fan agreed to help
raise money for the residents’ fund by having his lovely
black locks reduced to a ‘grade one’. The sponsored
shave was part of the home’s Summer Fete.
Along with Mark’s head shaving antics, Home Manager, Adele
Williams also organised a number of stalls including a tasty home-made
cakes stall, a stall selling sweets, a tombola, music and a ‘Guess
the Name’ of the soft toy competition. Donations collected
on the day went towards the residents’ fund.
Home Manager, Adele Williams said, “I am delighted by how
much money we managed to raise during our Summer Fete, especially
seeing as it was a particularly wet and rainy day. I am really
grateful to everyone who came along on the day to help us raise
the £400 and to Mark who shaved his lovely
hair off to raise an additional £100 for
the residents’ fund.
“I really want to use the money to invest in something that
will make a real difference such as a Nintendo Wii to help the
residents stay fit, healthy and young at heart. The Wii is a great
way of stimulating both body and mind and will encourage residents
to interact not only with each other but also with members of
staff, family and friends when they come to visit”.
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