Hospice East Rand receives R80 000 donation
Ms Laura Kirsten, from Hospice East Rand, was delighted with the donation.
At its recent launch, Cargo Pre-Owned Exclusive Stoneridge in Greenstone handed over a cheque for R80 000 to Hospice East Rand.
The funds were raised by Mercedes-Benz East Rand on the day of its annual Mercedes Trophy tournament.
The team sold raffle tickets and auctioned a fully catered day at the AMG Driving Academy, as well as the use of a Mercedes-Benz C63 for a weekend.
Hospice East Rand is a 29 year old organisation that is rooted within the area and offers palliative care, home-based care, an in-patient unit, a frail care centre, day care, emotional support and bereavement support.
Ms Laura Kirsten, from Hospice East Rand, was delighted with the donation.
“Due to this donation, two patients were able to receive specialised nursing care in our in-patient unit. Both these patients were financially unable to pay for their care but the funds given to us made it possible. Outside of this, an oxygen concentrator was purchased for our in-patient unit, and the balance of the money is being kept in reserve to cover the cost of another indigent patient who is due to be admitted to the in-patient unit for end-of-life care,” she said.
