Arohanui Hospice Launches Exclusive 500 Club to Foster Corporate Giving and Secure Vital Funding
Arohanui Hospice is proud to announce the launch of its new 500 Club, a unique initiative inviting corporate partners to commit to donating $500 per month. This sustained support will directly fuel the essential services provided by Arohanui Hospice, offering the organisation some much needed long-term financial security and stability.
The 500 Club is more than just a donation—it's a commitment to the community. With these contributions, Arohanui Hospice can continue providing specialist palliative care to those with life-limiting illnesses, ensuring that individuals and their family/ whanau receive the support they need during their most challenging times.
Kellie Montgomerie, Corporate Relationships Manager, expressed her enthusiasm about the initiative: “We’re thrilled to launch the 500 Club and to see the incredible support from our corporate partners. This commitment goes beyond financial; it embodies a shared belief in the significance of our work. By joining the 500 Club, companies become integral in a business community dedicated to making a tangible difference in the lives of our patients and their families. This partnership not only matters today but also helps build a lasting legacy.
Michelle Connor, Director of the Arohanui Hospice Foundation, emphasized the far-reaching impact of this support: “The certainty that comes from regular, dependable donations allows us to plan and deliver our services with confidence. The generosity of our 500 Club members ensures that we can continue to provide high-quality, compassionate care to those who need it most. This support is felt deeply by our team, our patients, and their loved ones.”
The 500 Club is designed with the hope of helping to assure the financial sustainability of the Arohanui Hospice Foundation by embracing a stronger and more secure future. It also aims to reflect our Corporate Partners' commitment to the community, offering them public recognition as heroes whose contributions significantly impact the hospice’s day-to-day operations and help secure its future stability.
Arohanui Hospice invites businesses across the region to join the 500 Club and make a lasting impact. For more information or to join, please contact Kellie Montgomerie, Corporate Relationships Manager, at 021 518 355.
About Arohanui Hospice:
Since 1991 Arohanui Hospice in Palmerston North has been providing specialist palliative care for people with a life-limiting illness in the Manawatū, Tararua, Horowhenua and Rangitīkei regions.
- Care provided by Arohanui Hospice enables patients to achieve the best possible quality of life, and provides support to their families.
- Hospice care is holistic, encompassing the physical, psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs of the patient and their family.
- Care is free of charge and provided wherever people need it - at the hospice inpatient unit, at home or an alternative comfortable environment.
- The services provided include support of the patient in the community, inpatient care, 24-hour advice, outpatient clinics, day procedures, an activities-based day programme, social work services, family support, pastoral and bereavement support.
- The majority of patients cared for each year by Arohanui Hospice have cancer. However, we also care for people with non-malignant conditions such as motor neurone disease, respiratory disease and heart disease.
- Arohanui Hospice is only partly funded by the government and each year needs to make up the shortfall in funding. In the 2024-2025 financial year the hospice needs to raise over $4 million from the community.
For further information, please contact: Kellie Montgomerie
Corporate Relationships Manager
Phone: 021 518 355
kelliem@arohanuihospice.org.nz
