Immaturity for Charity

'ImmatürityforCharity'isaseriesofcomedysketchesmadetoraisemoneyfortheinvaluableSt.FrancisHospiceinRahenyandBlanchardstown,Dublin,whichhassufferedfiveconsecutivecutsinbudgetfromtheHSEandisfacingahugestruggletomaintainitsincrediblyvaluableservice.以下是DomhnallGleeson写的WhyShouldIDonate?IsawtheincredibleworkdoneatStFrancisHospice,Rahenywhentheycaredformydyinggrandparents.It'sawonderfulplacethattreatseachandeverypatientwithdignity,respectandcompassion,andatnocharge.It'ssuchavaluableserviceinthecommunity.Knowingmygrandparentspassedawayincomfortandwithdignityatthehospicehelpsmerememberhowbeautifullytheylivedtheirlivesbeforetheirillness;weshouldallbesoluckytobesurroundedbythismuchcarewhenweneeditmost.Andyetthehospiceisfacingahugechallengetocontinueitsworkduetothehugecutsinfunding.Ifyoulikethesketches,ifyouliketheidea,orifyoujustwanttohelpthehospicecontinueitsincrediblework,PLEASEdonateifyoucan.Thehospicedesperatelyneedsyoursupport.Onequickthing;Thesketches,wehope,aremostlyfunny.Theyarealsosillyandgenerallyridiculous,becausethat'swhatmakesuslaugh.Soit'simportanttonotethatthehospiceisnotaffiliatedwiththecontentofthesesketches.Theonlyconnectionisthatalltheproceedsgodirectlytotheircharityaccount,whereit'llhelpthemkeepuptheiramazingwork.Wheredoesmymoneygo?Whenyoudonate,yourmoneygoestoStFrancisHospice,RahenyandBlanchardstown,whichoperatesallyearround.InadditiontoRaheny,anewandmuch-neededhospiceinBlanchardstownwasfinallyopenedin2014toservethewiderareaofDublinNorthWestfundedbytheHSEandvoluntarydonations.However,thecapitaldebtforthisnewhospiceisstillat€6.8millionandneedstoberepaidby2026.Sothemoneyyoudonatealsogoestowardsmaintainingitsserviceandalsoeliminatingthisdebtsothehospicescanfocusonthedevelopmentofmoreservicesandontheoutreachtomanymorepatientsandfamilies.Youcanreadmoreaboutthehospiceontheirwebsite: