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Phoenix Enterprises needs your help to Prospect Hospice
rise from the ashes recognised for investing
in volunteers
Volunteers and staff at Prospect
Hospice in Wroughton have
expressed their delight at the
news that the charity has achieved during the assessment days, and
the prestigious Investing in who I know clearly left an incredible
Volunteers award, recognising good and lasting impression on our
Trustee Mike Bowden alongside Chair Emma Rees at Phoenix Enterprises practice in the hospice’s volunteer assessor.”
management. The charity will be running a
Phoenix Enterprises, an organisation odds for, and here you would also The news comes after a year- series of events during September
that helps some of the most be helping those in need find their long process which included three including a garden fete on
vulnerable people in Swindon and way in life. assessment days during which Saturday 3 September. The annual
Wiltshire, continues to face an “We don’t just help these volunteers and staff provided traditional fete, held in the grounds
uphill battle for funding and is now vulnerable people with work here extensive evidence to an external of the hospice, is an opportunity for
calling for new trustees and local on site either. We take emergency assessor that its management Prospect Hospice to welcome the
businesses to get involved. phone calls from our service users of volunteers meets the highest community to enjoy a fun family
Having faced a break-in during and we take them to Jobseekers standards nationally. day for all, from 12 noon until 4pm.
May, and the withdrawal of appointments.” It is the first time in the charity’s A free park and ride service will be
several key funding partners and Trustee Mike Bowden said: 36 year history that it has achieved provided by Thamesdown Transport
companies, the service has had to “Through the work they do to get this level of recognition for from Nationwide House, Pipers Way
cut the number of users it is able to service users into the workplace volunteer management, and it is one as there will be no parking on site.
help from 50 to 25 and reduce the and away from Jobseekers of only five hospices across England Run The Rainbow returns on
hours worked by the staff. Allowance, Phoenix saves the UK to achieve this award. Saturday 17 September. Grab your
Chair Emma Rees, who has taxpayer an estimated £110,000 per Last year volunteers gave nearly white t-shirt and prepare to have
been working with the social year. By employing them at Phoenix 120,000 hours of support to the coloured powder paint thrown at
enterprise since 2013, said “Phoenix or finding them work elsewhere, hospice, the equivalent of nearly you across the 5km multi-terrain
Enterprises does not receive any it means they have the chance to 17,143 days or 72 staff working a course, which this year winds its
government grants and we are stand on their own two feet. The full week for every week of the year. way through Lydiard Park. Register
keen to let businesses know what NHS and social services do not offer “This is a very rewarding day for early to avoid disappointment as
we can provide. We are able to this opportunity and I would hate to Prospect Hospice,” says head of last year was a sell out. Registration
offer competitive rates for packing, think what would happen if projects voluntary services Phillipa Huxtable. costs £20 for adults, £12 for
packaging and mail out services like Phoenix did not exist.” “I must give credit to the volunteers children.
that many companies pay over the www.phoenixenterprises.co.uk and staff whose input was vital www.prospect-hospice.net

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