Killarney

By Michelle Crean
<h3>The lack of sunshine for Sunflower Day was more than compensated for by the support of the local community who donated a massive €8,548.</h3>
Local volunteers with the Killarney Branch of the Kerry Hospice Foundation gave their time freely in town on Friday and Saturday last to help raise vital funds which will go to the local service which offers support to cancer patients and their families.
“Many of those donors will have or had a family member with a life-limiting illness who benefited from the services of Kerry Hospice,&#8221; Pat Doolan, Killarney Branch Chairperson, said.
&#8220;Their appreciation of the great care and empathy shown to their loved ones is often reflected in the extent of their donation. We are most grateful to all who support our fundraising events.&#8221;
Those services are provided at the In-patient Unit and Day Care Centre at UHK and, also, through the Homecare Nursing Service in conjunction with the HSE. Kerry Hospice Foundation was founded in 1990 by a group of people who saw the need for such a service.
The people of Kerry have benefited from their foresight in the intervening years and, will do so into the future, he added.

Massive support for local cancer services

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