Group thanks

SIR, — Strangford and Ardglass NI Hospice Care Support Group would like to thank the Downpatrick public who very generously supported our annual flag day in the town on Friday, June 30. The excellent sum of £1,119.07 was collected. 

We also wish to thank all our 27 street collectors for their time and effort, our two tellers who carefully counted the collection, and Mrs Rosemary Porter of Deeny’s Pharmacy for allowing us to use the back of the shop as a pick-up and -off point for our collectors on the day.

NI Hospice is a local charity each year caring for over 3,000 adults, children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, assisting and supporting them and their families. Every penny raised for the NI Hospice is spent here in the province to meet the needs of local people. The Hospice requires £5m each year from voluntary income to enable it to provide adult services. Our 2017 Downpatrick collection supporting this vitally important work will be put to good use immediately. We deeply appreciate the continuing generosity of Downpatrick folk, and we want to thank sincerely all those who gave last Friday.

Yours etc,

RALPH S FORBES.

Hon. Secretary.