Super supporter stories
Without supporters fundraising, we wouldn’t be able to be there when it matters to provide expert end-of-life care and grief support for people through the toughest times of their lives. Take a look at some of our inspirational supporters to see what they have made possible.
Helping us to be there when it matters
Across the country, supporters organise fun runs, bake sales, endurance challenges and get crafting to help generate much-needed funds for our hospices and grief support.
Without you, we simply couldn’t provide the care that we do.
Bel's 100 mile challenge
As a family we continue to benefit from the support of Sue Ryder, which is why we are committed to doing whatever we can to help them
Amazing community supporters like Bel Cornwell, who has Motor Neurone Disease, but has taken on her own 100 mile powered wheelchair challenge to raise crucial funds for Sue Ryder. Bel and her family have been supported through the toughest times by the team at Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice.
Bel Cornwell going along her 100 mile fundraising challenge route
Ricky's story
I can’t thank Wheatfields enough for the amazing care. They really genuinely care about each individual as a person.
Ricky Moore has vowed to keep fundraising for Sue Ryder after his wife Gemma was cared for by the team at Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice, when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Staff pulled out all the stops to help them tie the knot, filling their last days together full of love.
Read Ricky and Gemma's full story
He said: “I know Wheatfields really needs support with fundraising, so in honour of Gem I’m going to do a fundraising event for Wheatfields every single year now.”
Ricky truly is an inspiration and his phenomenal support in memory of Gemma is just amazing.
Ricky and Gemma
Pippa's sponsored cycle
The care given to dad was out of this world.
Pippa Tinsley, after already raising over £1,000, is organising a sponsored cycle in remembrance of her dad. She has faced cancer herself and will be travelling from Sleaford to Lincoln to help support Sue Ryder after her dad was cared for by Sue Ryder's Thorpe Hall Hospice team.
Pippa said: “I wanted and needed to do something to help. The care given to my dad was out of this world, so I am raising money for a charity which really needs our donations.”
Pippa Tinsley, with a picture of her dad Paul (Nigel) Houghton
The Shutt siblings
It’s difficult to put into words how grateful we are for the care Sue Ryder gave to our mum.
The Shutt siblings are taking on the Cheltenham Half in memory of their mum, Andrea, as a family. She sadly died following a battle with Motor Neurone Disease, after being cared for at Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice.
Andrea's son, Matt, said: “It’s difficult to put into words how grateful we are and continue to be for the care Sue Ryder gave to our mum. They were all fantastic. They gave help and support while she was there, and that support and advice continued when she moved to a different residence. If we needed any advice they were there. They were brilliant.”
Matt, Clayton, George, Eavie and Erin getting ready for the Cheltenham Half
Richard's 40 miles in memory
This was not just medical care, but incredible emotional care.
Richard Stuttard walked an amazing 40 miles along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal to help raise vital funds for Sue Ryder after his father, David, was cared for in his last days at Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Keighley.
Richard said: “The care provided by the whole team at Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice during the five weeks my dad was there was absolutely amazing. This was not just medical and practical care, but incredible emotional care shown to both my dad and to me during an unbelievably sad time.”
Richard Stuttard as a young boy with his father David
Feeling inspired?
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We’ll be delighted to help you get started on your own fundraising adventure!
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If you have any questions or would like further support, you can email our fundraising team at fundraising@sueryder.org
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