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[It’s Go Purple day on Friday the 12th October and the Ayrshire Hospice has signed up some big supporters to back the campaign. South, East and North Ayrshire Council will all be going purple as well as University of the West of Scotland, Ayr, Kilmarnock, and James Watt Colleges, NHS Ayrshire and Arran and Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce.

Speaking at the launch, Aileen Anderson, Chief Executive of the Ayrshire Hospice said: “The response to our first ever Go Purple day on Friday 12th October has been absolutely amazing. Already we are hearing of people planning on baking purple cakes, dying their beards purple, and organising purple quizzes. I’m delighted with the support shown by our business and public sector partners and hope the whole of Ayrshire will be inspired to go purple, wear purple, think purple and be purple on the 12th !”

The brainchild of one of the hospice’s new business ambassadors Heather Dunk, Principal at Kilmarnock College, Go Purple is a brand new fundraising and awareness raising initiative for the Hospice.

Heather says “I recently signed up to be a business ambassador for the hospice and was so impressed with the outstanding care and compassion being shown to patients, that I decided there and then that I wanted to help. I love the new hospice logo and colours and so the “Go Purple” idea was born! I urge the generous people of Ayrshire to really get behind the campaign on the 12th October and raise lots of money for our wonderful local hospice ....and make today matter”.

For a sponsorform or to find out more Tel: 01292 288488 or email: purple@ayrshirehospice.org. To donate, text PURP01 followed by your donation to 70070 e.g. for a donation of £10.00 text PURP01 £10. All texts are free and Ayrshire Hospice will receive the full amount of your donation. Children under 16 please ask a parent or guardian before texting, OR send a donation to; GoPurple! Ayrshire Hospice Fundraising Office, 29 Miller Road, Ayr KA7 2AX.

Go Purple is part of a nationwide Hospice Care Week (8-14 October 2012) when the Ayrshire Hospice will go out on tour with the “Pleased to meet you” roadshow, visiting towns throughout Ayrshire to raise awareness and encourage support.
◦Monday, 8th October - 10am Girvan Community Hospital, 2pm Maybole Swimming Pool and 11am—3pm Co-op, Brodick, Isle of Arran
◦Tuesday, 9th October - 10am Morrisons, Largs, 2pm Morrisons, Stevenston, 11am—3pm Garrison House, Millport
◦Wednesday, 10th October - 10am James Watt College, Kilwinning, 2pm ASDA Irvine
◦Thursday, 11th October - 10am ASDA, Cumnock, 2pm Dalmellington swimming pool
◦Friday, 12th October – Go Purple events throughout Ayrshire
◦Saturday, 13th October - 10am Troon Swimming Pool, 2pm ASDA, Ayr
◦Sunday, 14th October - 10am Sainsbury’s, Stewarton, 2pm ASDA Kilmarnock

The Ayrshire Hospice provides outstanding quality care and services which helps those with any life limiting illness. Care is provided where there is no cure for the condition, but which improves the quality of each day for people who have a limited time to live. Our charity helps adults throughout Ayrshire and Arran with life limiting illness such as cancer, neurological conditions, end stage heart failure and lung disease. We help people to live as actively as they can to the end of their lives - however long that may be, where ever that may be. We provide care in a number of places including people’s own homes, hospitals and care homes as well as in our purpose built day care and in-patient units.]


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