Meet Marie our Everyday Hero

My name is Marie Foster and every day I support people with life-limiting illnesses. 

Well over 20 years ago someone came knocking on my door to ask if I wanted to play the St Ann’s lottery, that was the first time I encountered the hospice. 

I didn’t know much about the hospice other than it was a local charity, so I felt it would be nice to support them with this small gesture. 

Sometime later, I got a phone call, asking if I would like to make a regular donation to the hospice. 

So I set up a direct debit to give £5 a month as a regular gift. 

It was just a fluke that I ended up giving to the hospice in the first place, I just felt that I wouldn’t miss £5 a month. I know not everyone can afford to give every month, but those who can, should seriously consider giving something to the hospice. 

Even though I didn’t know much about the hospice when I first started giving regularly, I felt good in myself knowing that my money was going to a local charity and a worthy cause, and that I was helping to make a difference to someone’s life. 

It’s funny because I never knew that 20 odd years ago, when I heard that first knock on my door, the relationship I would build with St Ann’s over the next two decades. 

My relationship with St Ann’s grew so much that I eventually began working for the hospice as their Innovation and Digital Fundraiser six years ago, I still to this day regularly give. 

With the ongoing cost of living crisis, the hospice needs donations more than ever. If you can afford to give to the hospice, like I can, no matter how big or small a donation, then you should.  

I can afford it, so I regularly give to St Ann’s Hospice. 

If you would like to become a regular giver to St Ann’s Hospice, click here to fill out an application.