Smith Electrical – part of the Cable Services Group , has been supporting the The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice since 2019 and as a group we have made such a difference to those families that have needed to use the hospice over that time in and around the Glasgow area.
We have raised over £70k during this time, and that money has made such a difference, and this short video tells the story of how much our support has helped the hospice. We will continue to build on our relationship and help many more over the years to come.
Well done to the team at Smith Electrical, we are certainly “Making a difference”
To find out how you can support the Hospice, please visit this link: https://www.princeandprincessofwaleshospice.org.uk/
#charity#scotland#hospice#makingadifference#raisingmoney
About The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice
Based at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice provides compassionate, specialist palliative and end-of-life care for patients and the people who love them – all completely free of charge. Its catchment covers South Glasgow and East Renfrewshire, an area of roughly 335,000 people, and each year the hospice supports more than 1,200 new patients, family members and carers. While it receives some NHS funding, the hospice needs around £7.2 million to fund its care in 2026 – the majority of which has to come from the generosity of the community it serves.
£70,000 and counting
That is what makes the £70,000 raised by the Smith Electrical team since 2019 so meaningful. It has not come from one grand gesture but from six years of sustained effort – events, collections, challenges and countless small contributions from colleagues, customers and suppliers who got behind the cause. Spread across the branch’s whole team, it represents a long-term commitment to the families in and around Glasgow who need the hospice at the hardest moments of their lives.
What does £70,000 actually buy in hospice terms? It funds nursing shifts, therapy sessions, family support and the hundred unglamorous costs – laundry, heating, medicines, transport – that keep a hospice running day and night. Fundraisers rarely see the direct results of their efforts, which is why the hospice’s own words about the difference made to families in and around Glasgow mean so much to the team. It is the best kind of feedback there is.
Why we keep going
Every branch in the Cable Services Group backs a charity on its own doorstep, and for our Scottish colleagues the choice has never been in question. Hospice care touches almost every family eventually, and the thought that a neighbour, a customer or a colleague’s relative might one day rely on those beds and those nurses is all the motivation the team needs. Our thanks go to everyone who has donated, joined an event or supported the fundraising over the past six years – and if you would like to add to the total, the hospice welcomes support all year round.
To Bethan and the fundraising team at the hospice, and to every colleague and customer who has chipped in since 2019 – thank you. The counter keeps running.