A woman from Wrenbury in Nantwich has become one of the first recruits to a hospice “change maker” project.
Debbie Cole has signed up to the St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice Change Maker initiative as a volunteer.
Her role is to use social media to help share news of the innovative fundraising scheme ‘Care2Save’ to people in her area.
Debbie (pictured), 44, hopes joining the scheme will make a massive difference to St Luke’s Hospice.
She said: “I lost my mum four years ago. She came to St Luke’s for artist therapy and I know it really helped her to just switch off for a while.
“This is a great way for me to give something back to the Hospice.
“I am restricted with full-time studies, but becoming a Change Maker and spreading the message of Care2Save doesn’t take a lot of my time and I am very happy to be involved.”
Care2Save is the only online shopping site to retain 100% of the commission generated in the charity sector.
Shoppers can nominate a UK registered charity to receive 80% of the commission earned on purchases, with the remaining 20% going to the Care2Save Charitable Trust to support and develop hospice and palliative care projects in the UK and around the world.
Diane Eeley, of St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice, said: “We rely almost entirely on voluntary donations.
“This is a wonderful way local people can help secure the future of St Luke’s Hospice by simply sharing the message of Care2Save and nominating St Luke’s as their chosen charity.
“We are tremendously excited by the potential of this and urge people to get involved. Social media is extremely powerful, and yet an inexpensive way of getting the message out.”
The hospice is still recruiting so if you’re keen to help then you will be tasked with encouraging your friends, families and work colleagues to register at www.care2save.co.uk.
Among others, people can shop for brands at stores including Boots, Debenhams, House of Fraser, do grocery shopping at Waitrose, book train tickets and flights through The Train Line and Easyjet.
Contact Diane Eeley at [email protected] or on 01606 555 697.
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