Meet volunteer Euan
Meet our People: Euan McIntosh, investment adviser at Forsyth Barr, has been stocking the inpatient unit’s drinks trolley for years. He says it started “as a way to give someone a bit of normality, a bit of dignity back”. He…
Tissue appeal begins
Tash Mehrtens Haven Realty Reaa2008 is seen here surrounded by tissues – but we still need more! Over September, Tash is collecting donations of tissues, and is also helping us fundraise for new syringe driver lock boxes (we need four at…
Daffodil Day helpers
Marybank Garden Club members came to pick flowers for the Cancer Society Nelson’s Daffodil Day this week. The keen gardeners helped plant some of the bulbs earlier in the year too – along with Mitre 10 Mega’s Helping Hands. Happily, they…
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…