Winter newsletter out
Our winter newsletter is out. It has been emailed and some copies will be delivered in the post soon to those with whom we are not connected by email. If you are not on our mailing list and would like…
Therapy horse visits
We were delighted to have a visit by Tyson the Clydesdale-cross therapy horse. His handler Sally Curtis has been taking Tyson to rest homes and hospitals – and now hospice – for about a year, taking advantage of the horse’s…
Follow the Starrs’ progress
https://www.youtube.com/upload Training is progressing for the Starr family’s fundraising trek to Mt Everest Base Camp, in memory of Alison who died in May last year. In October, Alison’s husband Simon and sons Dean & Todd will make the trek to…
Grocery shop and help us
We have joined a new fundraising initiative that benefits hospice AND shoppers. You can order discounted grocery items through Banana Box https://bananabox.nz/ select Nelson Tasman Hospice as your charity of choice, and pick up the products at one of our…
Family takes on Everest
Nelson Tasman Hospice is with Focus Digital. One of the privileges of working at hospice is meeting families who have lost loved ones. They frequently want to ‘give back’ for the care they have received from the hospice. The Starr family are…
Meet Our People: Volunteer Debby Verdonk
Continuing our Meet the People of Hospice series, we are putting online a video of volunteer Debby Verdonk, who relates a story of an interaction with a patient. Thanks to Debby and all our volunteers who bring that something extra…
Join our YouTube channel
Todd Starr from Focus Digital is helping us to make regular update videos so that the public can keep up with what is happening at Hospice. Go to the link below to watch a one minute update – and while…
Joe and Dorothy Brewer share their story
We are so grateful to patient Joe Brewer and wife Dorothy who shared their story in the Nelson Weekly this week, to help us maintain awareness of the service hospice provides. Here’s their story: Joe was admitted to the hospice…
‘Meet our people’ series: Paul Mc
In the second in our video series of Meet the People of Hospice, Paul McIntyre talks about his role as manager of fundraising and marketing. Head over to our Facebook page to see it. Thanks again to Todd Starr of…
‘Meet our people’ series goes live
Meet the people of hospice. This is the first in our series of videos in which staff and volunteers share their experiences of hospice. Thanks to Todd Starr of Focus Digital for his great video storytelling. This week, meet chaplain David Moynan. The video…