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KEMP Santa Fun Run 
Do you want to take part in a fun event to get your friends, family and colleagues into the Christmas spirit this Christmas time? Then why not take part in the first ever KEMP ‘Santa Fun Run’. It is sure to be a sight to see as hundreds of runners dressed as Santa take part in a 10K sponsored run for the Hospice.
Don’t worry about finding a costume, as you will receive a FREE Santa suit with your £10 registration fee which is yours to keep. Also you will receive a fundraising pack filled with hints and tips about how to make the most dosh for your dash
We ask that you try your hardest to see sponsorship money from friends, family and colleagues to raise money for KEMP Hospice.
The course will start at Brinton’s Park, and continue along the canal towpath to Wolverley then returning to the finish at Brinton’s Park where you family and friends can cheer you over the finish line.
There will also be a Junior dash for runners under 16 years of age which will take part in the park after the main runners have started.
So put on your Santa suit and dash for cash. To enter simply download registration form below and return it to KEMP Hospice, 41 Mason Road, Kidderminster, DY11 6AG.
In the spirit of Christmas we ask that you wear your Santa suit at all times during the dash!
Light up a Life this Christmas
Each Christmas, KEMP Hospice’s Light up a Life Appeal gives people the opportunity to both celebrate those special things that have happened during the year and to remember those people whom we love but see no longer.
This year, we will once again be inviting you to remember and celebrate with our Light up a Life Appeal. When you fill in the Light up a Life registration form and make a contribution to the work of the Hospice, a tag will be placed on one of the KEMP Christmas trees bearing your message and the name of the person or event you wish to remember. These lights of memory and love will continue to shine throughout the Christmas period.
We will place our KEMP Christmas trees, on which messages and memories will displayed, in the Swan centre in Kidderminster, at Bewdley Museum and at St Mary’s Church in Tenbury Wells,. By dedicating a ‘light’ this Christmas you will also be helping KEMP Hospice to continue to offer care and to people throughout the Wyre Forest and Tenbury area who are living with life-threatening illness, and support to their families and carers.
One family describes below how much Light up Life means to them:
“Just over a year ago I lost my mum to a malignant melanoma after being cared for by the Hospice throughout her illness. Mum was a very special part of our lives. She thought the world of my girls who were the apples of her eye. We all miss her very much. At Christmas time, such a loss can feel unbearable but we’ve found that recalling all our favourite memories of mum can help.
KEMP has touched our family in many ways and has helped other family members over the years. Just knowing they are there for the good times as well as the bad makes a huge difference to our family.
KEMP Hospice’s Light up a Life services provide us with a special kind of support. This Christmas we will be looking at the messages hanging on the Christmas tree, and remembering how lucky we were to have mum in our lives, and really celebrating all that she meant to us.”
Although mum was looked after by the Hospice, Light up a Life is for anyone who has lost loved ones or wants to dedicate a light in celebration of a special occasion or new life. By joining us in sponsoring a light, like us you will know that the money raised will help the Hospice support even more local people in need.