Jacksons initiative raises almost £10k for local Channel Island hospices in the first month

Jacksons Group, incorporating Motor Mall is delighted to have raised almost £10K within a month of launching its new fundraising campaign to help support the Channel Islands hospices.

At the beginning of July the motor dealers pledged to make a donation for each and every vehicle sold to provide ongoing support to Jersey Hospice Care and Les Bourgs Hospice in Guernsey.

The Group also invited customers to match it with their own donation with all the money going directly towards the provision of specialist support for those with life limiting illnesses in the islands.

The donations are expected to exceed £60,000 per annum, a figure which roughly equates to the annual cost of a specialist nurse on the In-Patient Units.  General Manager of Jacksons Channel Islands, Andrew Searle is delighted the campaign has got off to such a good start, “We have had a great response to our campaign so far with customers donating almost £1300 in July and the rest coming from our car sales donations. Every penny will go directly towards supporting islanders and their families.”

Mr Searle, explained why supporting Jersey Hospice Care and Les Bourgs Hospice is so important, “The work that these hospices do is incredible. The support they provide and the dedication of the amazing teams, is truly exceptional.

“Rather than a one-off donation, we wanted to do something that was sustainable, to help in their annual challenge to raise the significant funds needed to maintain their essential services.

As an organisation that only works in island communities, we fully appreciate the importance of supporting, and investing in, our local community, and it is obvious just how important Jersey Hospice Care and Les Bourgs Hospice are to our islands and people."

Mike Palfreman, Chief Executive at Jersey Hospice Care, said: "Such a fantastic result for the first month of their fundraising initiative, all the team at Hospice are very grateful for the funds raised so far and excited to see the partnership progress.  Every donation makes a real difference to our patients and the care services we provide, so a huge thank you again to the Jacksons Group and their customers."

Jo Boyd MBE, Director of Les Bourgs Hospice added, “We are delighted to be the recipients of the wonderful initiative by the team at Jacksons and humbled by the enthusiasm of the staff there to make this as successful as they can.”