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Captain Barry Vaughan, one of the Masters
on Wightlink’s Lymington to Yarmouth route, raised £200 for
Oakhaven Hospice in Lymington recently, by joining a choir
put together specially to sing for the ‘Voices for Hospices’
appeal.
Voices for Hospices is a UK registered
charity which co-ordinates a ‘Mexican Wave’ of simultaneous
concerts round the globe, on the same day, once every two
years.
Involving up to a million people each
time and raising at least a pound for every one of those
people, the concerts raise awareness and encourage new
volunteers for each local unit involved.
Barry Vaughan (60) and his 80 choral
colleagues packed into St Thomas’s Church in Lymington and
gave a rousing rendition of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, no
mean feat for a group of amateur singers.
Barry individually raised £100 from
fellow Wightlink staff, which was matched pound for pound by
the company, making a grand total of £200.
The funds were handed over to Oakhaven
Hospice and in thanking Barry Vaughan and Wightlink for
their donation, Oakhaven’s Fundraising Co-ordinator, Peter
Smith, said:- “Without the generosity of our supporters and
well wishers we could no longer provide our specialist care
to patients in the local community whose illness is no
longer curable. By easing physical symptoms and giving care
to suit each individual, we enable them to enjoy the best
quality of life possible, making a real difference to the
lives of our patients and their families.”
Kerry Jackson, Marketing Manager for
Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries, commented: - “Barry Vaughan
has always enjoyed his singing and as soon as he heard of
the Voices for Hospices event in Lymington he joined the
choir in order to contribute towards Oakhaven Hospice.
Wightlink was delighted to be able to match his
contribution, which we hope will go a small way to helping
our local hospice.”
ENDS
29th October 2007
For more information, please contact: -
Kerry Jackson, Marketing Manager,
Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries
Tel. 023 9285 5427, e-mail
kerryjackson@wightlink.co.uk
or
Christopher Clode at Christopher Clode
Public Relations
Tel. 01243 431343, e-mail
chris@chrisclodepr.com |
