Enhance Healthcare Raises Over £3,250 at First Annual 'It’s a Knockout' for Ayrshire Hospice
This summer, Enhance Healthcare was proud to take part in the first ever It’s a Knockout Challenge, all in support of the Ayrshire Hospice. With a fundraising target of £1,000 per team, we took on the challenge of raising £2,000 to enter two teams.
In the weeks leading up to the big day, staff across our Ayrshire homes were hard at work drumming up support for this amazing cause. From bake sales and raffles to JustGiving pages and donation buckets at reception, the team across Enhance put in an incredible effort. Not only did they meet the target, they smashed it, raising a whopping £3,258.91! A true testament to the power of staff, families, and friends coming together for something that really matters.
Ayrshire Hospice is an incredible charity that provides specialist palliative care to individuals and families living with life-limiting illnesses across Ayrshire and Arran. Their support goes far beyond the clinical, offering comfort, dignity, and emotional wellbeing during some of life’s most difficult times. At Enhance Healthcare, we share many of those same values and know just how vital the hospice’s work is to the communities we serve.
This essential care doesn’t come easily. With only 41% of their costs funded by the NHS and around £25,000 needed each day to keep their services running, Ayrshire Hospice relies heavily on the generosity of donors and community fundraising. The £3,258.91 raised by our teams will go directly towards helping them continue their life-changing work.
With that in mind, it wasn’t long before the big day arrived. Our eager staff donned fancy dress, and arrived bright and early at Dam Park to see the obstacles start to inflate. The teams were split and set off on a foam-filled day of fun in the sun (mostly, with one dramatic downpour for good measure!).
Despite a huge effort from both teams, we didn’t quite make the podium in the main games, but we were delighted to take home 3rd place in the Best Gazebo competition (no surprise there, we do love a strong gazebo setup!).
While the teams tackled the inflatable course, staff, residents, friends, and family gathered in the stands to offer their support, encouragement, and exceptionally good humour. It was a fantastic day out for all, and a real snapshot of the community being built in our homes across Enhance.
Although It’s a Knockout is over, our support for Ayrshire Hospice continues. If you’d still like to contribute, donations can still be made online or in person, every pound makes a real difference to local people and their families at incredibly difficult times in their lives.
To everyone who donated, took part, turned up, or cheered us on, thank you. You helped make this day such a success and showed just how powerful community and compassion can be when we come together.
