Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service. Building the Children's Hospice Service for Berkshire

Do Summit Good - Paul Keleher, 28, a personal trainer at Wentworth Tennis and Health Club, is undertaking a life-changing challenge in support of Alexander Devine. He is about to climb to the summit of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, having never set foot on a mountain before last June. After weeks of acclimatisation, he is now at Base Camp, waiting for that vital weather window which will allow him to commence his climb to the summit.
Please do support him at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/dosummitgood and to follow his progress visit www.dosummitgood.co.uk

Let's get together!

Wednesday 16th May - 5.30pm
Now that we have moved and are settled into our new offices we would like to invite all our wonderful Volunteers and prospective Volunteers to come and see the new offices, meet the team and meet each other.
This will be a great opportunity to share ideas, experiences and meet with like minded local people. It will also be our opportunity to give you an update, share our forthcoming plans and ideas with you and also let you know how all your great efforts are helping us.
We hope with our fantastic new office space that we will be able to organise regular get togethers from here onwards and we would like to invite you to join us for our next Get Together on Wednesday 16th May at 5.30pm..
Please RSVP to Julia Philipson on 01753 567630 or juliap@alexanderdevine.org. We really hope to see you soon!

Get fit with fiona - update!

Our co-Founder Fiona Devine is now in full training for the Windsor Half Marathon, and has graduated from gym only sessions to actual outdoor runs (who would have believed it...) Although she still refers to the gym at Windsor Leisure Centre as the "torture chamber" (sorry personal trainer extraordinaire Kat!) here at the charity we think she is secretly delighted with her new streamline physique...
There is still time to join Fiona's "Parky's Pride" Windsor Half Marathon team, but places for this 30th anniversary race will go fast, so sign up now at www.runwindsor.com. And if a half marathon isn't for you, please do sponsor Fiona at www.justgiving.com/fiona-devine - she would really appreciate your support!
We've heard that some local mums are following Fiona's progress and the "Get Fit with Fiona" fitness and nutrition tips – if you want to join them, just sign up to the Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service Facebook page and enjoy our "tips of the day". Who knows, you might even set up your own sponsored fitness challenge...
Thank you so much for your support and remember – getting fit and fundraising is great for body and soul!

Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service was founded in 2007 with the aim of providing a dedicated children's hospice service for all children with life limiting and life threatening illnesses in Berkshire and beyond.

Families tell us that they find it difficult to find the right support at the right time and we understand that it is the whole family who need to be looked after. Our ultimate aim is to provide well co-ordinated support, which is available from the point of diagnosis for as long a families want, either in the home or in our local hospice.

We currently fund Alexander's Nurses who provide quite unique specialised care and respite by regularly supporting families in their own homes – our service is unique because we work very closely with all our local NHS hospitals so that families receive a 'joined-up service'.

To read more about Alexander – who remains the inspiration behind the charity, from its inception to today, please take a look at our 'About Us' section.