Berkshire developer makes grand gesture to charity helping children with life-limiting conditions

David Wilson Homes Southern has donated £1,000 to Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service (Alexander Devine), which provides specialist care and lifeline support to children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, and their families.

Working across Berkshire and into surrounding counties, Alexander Devine currently supports over 135 children and their families, and are committed to continuing to grow their regional service and reach out to every child that needs them.

In reaching out to its local communities, David Wilson Homes has made the £1,000 donation as part of its Community Fund scheme to help the children’s hospice service continue to meet the needs of the children and families that rely upon its service.

With minimal government funding, the homebuilder’s financial gesture will help Alexander Devine to meet the £1.8 million cost of running its vital children’s hospice service each year.

Jenni Green, Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser at Alexander Devine, said: “We’re thrilled to have received this donation and would like to say a huge thank you to David Wilson Homes for choosing to support us through its Community Fund scheme.

“We are a local charity that is nearly entirely reliant on fundraising and donations to run our vital children’s hospice service. This donation will make a such a difference to those children and families that rely on our services.

“We’re caring for more children with complex medical needs than ever before and we can only continue doing so with the support of incredible organisations like David Wilson Homes.

“This generous donation could help fund nearly 23 hours of specialist nursing care for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition. This precious time will allow parents much-needed respite and give a child the opportunity to experience fun, joy and adventures at our hospice or in their own home.

“The Community Fund scheme is a wonderful and generous way for local charities like ours to benefit from much-needed funding. We can’t thank David Wilson enough for its kindness.”

Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service has a holistic approach that is bespoke for each child and family in order to provide the best possible care and support that they need.

Whether it is at the children’s hospice in Maidenhead or out in the community in a family’s home, hospital or school, the charity offers respite care, specialist play, symptom management, family support, end-of-life care and bereavement support.

Campbell Gregg, Managing Director at David Wilson Homes Southern, said: “Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service carries out admirable work in Berkshire and beyond. We’re proud that we can support the charity in continuing to make a difference to so many lives in the local community.

“The role of our Community Fund scheme is to help the wonderful charities and organisations in the areas in which we build and we’re thrilled we’ve been able to support Alexander Devine with our donation.”

The charity was founded by John and Fiona Devine in memory of their son, Alexander, who sadly passed away from a rare brain tumour in 2006. Their personal experience led them to realise a vital need for a local children’s hospice service with a hospice facility in Berkshire.

More information about Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service is available at www.alexanderdevine.org.

To find out more about David Wilson Homes, visit www.dwh.co.uk.