Housebuilder swings to success raising more than £110,000 for St Barnabas House charity

The housebuilder kicked off its fundraising efforts with The South Coast Walk, with eight members of the Southern Counties division trekking 100 kilometres which raised over £36,000 towards the total.

The division’s annual Charity Golf Day and Evening Gala, held in September, rounded up the summer fundraising activities, with the events attended by key stakeholders, employees and guests from the charity. The event raised £75,000 for the charity.

Celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, St Barnabas House is based in Worthing and provides palliative and end of life care to adults with life-limiting illnesses. Its mission is to provide dignity, comfort and choice for adults who need specialised and supportive care.

The donation will help to provide further specialist care for local people and their families at the hospice as well as in the comfort of their own homes.

Hannah Seltzer, Partnerships Engagement Manager at St Barnabas House, comments: “On behalf of the whole team at St Barnabas House, thank you so much to everyone who attended and supported at the Barratt David Wilson Southern Counties golf day and ball.

"We are so grateful to you all for your incredible support of St Barnabas House, through joining us at the event and supporting the raffle and auction on the night. The cost of providing all care services at St Barnabas House is nearly £10 million a year, with only 22% of this coming from government funding.

“It is thanks to the incredible amount raised, we are able to provide vital hospice care for our local community. From helping patients create special memories with their loved ones, to supporting them through some of their toughest moments, your support means that those living with incurable illnesses never feel alone.”

Julian Hodder, Managing Director of Barratt David Wilson Southern Counties, said: "We are thrilled to share the staggering total raised over the past couple of months by our employees and partners, adding to the almost £4,000 already raised earlier this year. This is going to make a huge difference to the charity, and we are so grateful to all of our stakeholders and colleagues who have come together to support such a great cause.

"We have a few more activities pencilled in for the rest of the year and look forward to seeing our fundraising total continue to grow for the team at St Barnabas House.”