Leeds Oddfellows has provided Headingly-based charity, Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice, with a £3,000 funding boost.
The local friendship group, which has around 600 mostly older and retired local members, presented a cheque to the charity during its annual general meeting at Castle Grove Masonic Hall in Headingley on 21 March. Chairman of Leeds Oddfellows, Enid Brook, nominated Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice to receive the group’s donation in recognition of the compassionate care it provided for her late husband, Geoffrey, at the palliative and end-of-life care facility.
He also explained that the charity offers vital bereavement support through various online resources and campaigns for improved end-of-life care awareness and accessibility. Leeds Oddfellows is one of 99 nationwide branches that make up the Oddfellows friendly society, one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the UK. The society aims to improve people’s lives through friendship and support.
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