Family To Raffle Hannah The Heifer In Aid Of Kerry Hospice

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Hannah the In Calf Heifer. A cow outstanding in its own field.

Hannah the in-calf heifer. A cow outstanding in its own field.

A FAMILY is set to raffle off Hannah the calf heifer in aid of the new palliative care unit at University Hospital Kerry.

As a gesture of their appreciation to the Kerry Hospice, Gerard Ashe of Lispole and his three daughters Geraldine, Deirdre and Gráinne decided to auction off the Belgian blue heifer calf.

This charity is very close the hearts of the Ashe’s as wife and mother Cáit was a patient of Palliative Care for 18 months before she passed away in January this year.

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During this time, she was cared by their Palliative Care Team and she was always very appreciative of their excellent care, compassion and extreme professionalism.

“As weeks and months passed I could see that the unit gave mom a sense of peace, comfort and positivity,” said daughter, Geraldine.

“This was all down to the wonderful support network in the Unit. Not alone did the amazing team care for mom but they also looked after us as a family which will never be forgotten,” she added.

“The new building will be a huge comfort to cancer patients, those with life threatening illnesses and their families as it will allow for very sick people to have access to a 15 bed Inpatient Unit which will provide an amount of specialist palliative care medicines and expert care. Ted Moynihan, his committee and all the volunteers deserve so much recognition for the enormous work they put into fundraising, without them we would not have this fantastic Day Unit or the new one that is currently under construction,” said Geraldine.

The family are hoping to raise as much money as possible and also to raise awareness of the fantastic work that the Palliative Care Team are doing on a daily basis to care for the terminally ill.

The prizes are as follows…

1st Prize: Belgian Blue Heifer and Calf (donated by Gerard Ashe) or cash value if no Herd number.

2nd Prize: 2 Nights Deluxe Accommodation at The 4 Star Dingle Skellig Hotel

3rd Prize: Food Hamper to value of €100

The draw will take place at the Dingle Mart on Saturday, November 5 at the In Calf Heifer Sale.

Tickets are €5 each, or five for €20 and will be available to purchase from family members and also at many locations in West Kerry and many locations throughout Kerry. Any enquiries please go to Kerry Hospice In Calf Heifer Raffle Facebook page.

Geraldine Ashe, Hannah the In Calf Heifer and and Kerry Hospice volunteer, Andrea O'Donoghue

Geraldine Ashe, Hannah the In Calf Heifer and and Kerry Hospice volunteer, Andrea O’Donoghue.

Deirdre Ashe and Gráinne Ashe with a very supportive customer at the launch.

Deirdre Ashe and Gráinne Ashe with a very supportive customer at the launch.

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