Killarney

By Michelle Crean
<h3>It&#8217;s been some time since they were able to do street collections but members of the Killarney branch of the Kerry Hospice Foundation are back next week.</h3>
They are hoping the sun will shine for their annual Sunflower Day fundraiser next Friday, June 10, and that people will dig deep to help raise funds for such a vital countywide service.
There will be collections at various locations in and around town as well as Foley’s Spar Shop, Fossa and Hegarty’s Spar Shop, Muckross.
“This is our first Sunflower Day collection since 2019,&#8221; Cathal Walshe, PRO of the Killarney Hospice Branch told the Killarney Advertiser.
&#8220;It is one of our main annual fundraising events and is always well supported by the local community.&#8221;
Kerry Hospice Foundation provides free services for people with life limiting illnesses at its 15 bed inpatient unit and Suaimhneas Day Care Centre at University Hospital Kerry (UHK).
It costs in the region of €10,000 a week to provide these services, he added.
Kerry Hospice Foundation has plans for further expansion of its services into the future. An outreach clinic has already been set up at Killarney Community Hospital where patients can meet with a Palliative Care Specialist.
&#8220;This service, along with the existing services, would not be possible were it not for the generous support Kerry Hospice gets from the people of Kerry.&#8221;
People can find out more about the work of Kerry Hospice Foundation at www.kerryhospice.com, on Facebook or on Twitter @kerryhospice.

Sunflower collection is back and locals asked to dig deep

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