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Last Autumn members of the Rolls Royce Trade Union in Derby took part
in a sponsored walk which raised £3,500 for hospice care in Gomel.
They later agreed to give a further £500, which they hope to make
an annual donation, for ongoing hospice support.
Part of their money will be used to buy a car for a Hospice Outreach Nurse
who will work in Zhlobin and Rogachev. Her salary will be sponsored by
the Lifeline Link in Purbeck, who were so impressed when they met the
Hospice Nurse in Mozyr whose salary they had sponsored, that they decided
they would like to extend this support.
In April we brought Anna Gorchakova, Director of the Belarussian Children’s
Hospice in Minsk on a short visit to Britain. After she spoke at the Conference
organised by the Belarussian Embassy, an Irish Charity decided they would
like to set up a hospice in Mogilev. During the week Anna met a Macmillan
Research Fellow in Manchester who agreed to go out to Minsk in June to
prepare a training programme in Palliative Care. This initial visit is
funded by the Victor Zorza Hospice Trust, and we will be seeking further
funding for the training programme which will promote adult palliative
care. We hope this will begin in the Autumn and it will involve staff
from Springhill Hospice in Rochdale.
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