Clean Giant Support St Giles Hospice

Being part of a community is extremely important to us at Clean Giant.  We look for opportunities to offer support in the local area where we can.

We decided that the most beneficial way to do this would be to choose a specific charity to work alongside as our charity of the year.

For us, deciding upon this charity was an easy decision.  We have personally relied upon much help and support from St Giles Hospice when they cared for our Father(-in-law), Peter Blagrove, back in 1991.

About St Giles Hospice

 

St Giles Hospice is one of the most respected charities in the region.  They started off in the former vicarage of St Giles Church in Whittington (between Lichfield and Tamworth) in 1983 when there was concern about the level of care offered to terminally ill patients in local hospitals.

Since then the charity has grown and they now have over 400 staff and more than 1,500 regular volunteers.  With their 31 charity shops and many fundraising activities their fundraising efforts are incredible.  They are now able to spend over £9million each year providing high quality medical and nursing care for people living with cancer and other serious illnesses.

Care is provided in people’s own homes across the West Midlands as well as in three specialist centres in Whittington, Sutton Coldfield and Walsall.

Their help is not limited to the patients but extends to the patients families and helpers with St Giles Hospice offering guidance and support, including coping with bereavement.

How Clean Giant Help

We feel that by partnering with St Giles Hospice we are able to offer consistent support to a charity that we know makes a difference.

We made the decision that for every carpet or upholstery cleaning job gained via our website we would donate £5 to charity.  We are now into our twelfth year of this arrangement, with 2016 being particularly successful.

Add a Bit of Humour

Another way that I personally have been able to support St Giles Hospice is to speak at some of their events.  They regularly host talks at various locations and I relate a mixture of nostalgia, true stories, and amusing anecdotes.  I have been doing this for four years now.  My largest audience was made up of 292 people and my smallest just eleven!  I donate my fee to St Giles Hospice and in this way I have been able to raise over £2,000.

St Giles Hospice are always looking for new and interesting ways to raise funds.  This year will be the tenth anniversary of their annual Solstice Walk in Lichfield which starts with a sunset party and is a lot of fun.

Over the years Clean Giant has provided various promotional materials to tie in with this walk including notepads, pens and spot remover.  Every bit helps.

We feel that, within reason, whatever you give away you get back by the bucketful.  That’s definitely been our experience in helping St Giles Hospice.  Maybe you feel moved to join in too?

If you would like to find out other ways Clean Giant has been helping the local community you can read about it here.  To find out more about the work of St Giles Hospice you can go directly to their website.

Remember that for every carpet or upholstery cleaning job that is booked online £5 will be donated to St Giles Hospice.