St Vincent’s Hospice mascot “Vinnie” had a fantastic day at Starbucks in Linwood on Sunday 17th September at their family fun day in aid of the hospice! Starbucks Linwood have been supporting the hospice as their “charity of the year” and to date have raised in excess of £3,000.

On the day, there were games and activities for the kids along with 50 chances to win a free coffee and 2 incredible Starbucks hampers packed with goodies!

The St Vincent’s Hospice staff and volunteers had a great time and generous staff and customers helped to raise a fantastic £395.78 towards local patient care.

Laura McDade, fundraiser said:

“We had great fun at Starbucks and cannot thank Graeme and the staff enough for all of their help to make this event a success and their ongoing support for St Vincent’s Hospice. We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who donated on the day, your support makes such a difference.”

Graeme Mackay, Manager at Starbuck’s Linwood said:

“It was an honour to host a charity event in the aid of St. Vincent’s Hospice, we hope to maintain a lasting relationship and provide whatever support we can in the future to raise as much as we possibly can.”

If you are interested in supporting St Vincent’s Hospice as your charity of the year, please call Laura in the fundraising team on 01505 705 635 or email info@svh.co.uk.