A special evening hosted by the Stars Appeal Fundraising Committee at The Rifles Museum in Salisbury raised more than £27,000 for Salisbury Hospital’s charity. Over 250 guests attended the Late Summer Soirée on September 12th, alongside hospital staff who act as charity ambassadors, committee members, and Stars Appeal president, the Earl of Pembroke.
Stephen Oxley, Chairman of the fundraising committee, said: ‘We thank all those who made donations and pledges. It is only through generosity like theirs that the Stars Appeal can continue enhancing care for local people at the Hospital.’
Throughout the evening, guests heard moving stories from Stars Appeal Ambassadors Dr Tracey Parker and Dr Jim Baird, and Patient Ambassador Adrian Abbott, who shared how the charity’s projects supported his recovery from a cardiac arrest. Neal Riley explained how the Stars Appeal Benson Suite, a space for families who have lost a baby, supported his family during their loss.
The soirée also focused on the charity’s latest initiative: providing 36 ‘by your side’ sleeper chairs for vulnerable or end-of-life patients to have loved ones stay comfortably by their side.
Funds from the event will contribute to the £1 million the Stars Appeal aims to raise this year.
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