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A woman’s charity event for her local Hospice is set for take-off – as she helps to fly coffee out to the Aran Islands for Ireland’s biggest coffee morning.

A young teacher who lost both her parents to cancer was determined to continue her mum’s Hospice fundraising efforts when she became too ill to hold the events.

All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC) is calling on people in Westmeath to become better informed about palliative care and its benefits as part of Palliative Care Week. Now in its ninth year, Palliative Care Week takes place from 11 to 17 September.

Local people are being encouraged to learn more about palliative care and the benefits it offers to people with life-limiting illnesses and their families.

The final countdown has now commenced prior to the hosting of ‘Together for Hospice’, the National Hospice Movement’s Hospice Sunflower Days on-street collection which is returning to Athlone and Midlands region towns and villages this weekend on Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11.

Calor customers throughout the county have raised €1,500 for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation through a cylinder return scheme, in partnership with Keans of Claremorris.

Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF), with the support of The Creative Ireland Programme, is offering commissions for artists to develop new creative work in support of the health and wellbeing of care staff in the HSE.

Sofia Cahill (7) and Shauna Cahill (5) pictured here in their favourite yellow outfits in support of Galway Hospice Sunflower Days, which will be taking place on Friday June 10 and Saturday June 11 across Galway City and County.

On Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11, local volunteers will be selling sunflower merchandise to raise vital funds for the South Westmeath hospice and specialist palliative homecare services.

Every euro raised locally, stays locally!