Residents and staff at Heartlands Care & Nursing Home in Yardley have joined the charity challenge issued by the family of Captain Sir Tom Moore. His family asked people to follow in his footsteps and come up with their own challenge based around the number 100 that they can complete over what would have been his 101st birthday weekend.
Care and Nursing Homes across the Country Court group will be participating in the challenge with a host of creative funding raising activities. From planting 100 seeds in their gardens, knitting 100 squares for blankets, to walking 100 laps of the local park, residents and staff are looking forward to their weekend of fundraising. Captain Sir Tom Moore walked 100 laps of his garden and thanks to successfully capturing the hearts of the nation during the first Covid lockdown he raised a staggering £38.9 million. His family hope that people will continue this legacy by continuing to raise money for NHS charities.
“Sir Tom is a real inspiration for our residents,” said Home Manager, Margaret Richards. “Many of them can relate personally to his message of hope and mantra that ‘Tomorrow will be a good day’. After facing a challenging time during the pandemic, we have a strong feeling of hope and optimism for the future and are looking forward to a great summer for our residents”.
Staff and residents at Heartlands Care & Nursing Home have created a memorial garden in honour of the late Captain Sir Tom Moore. “We thought carefully about what we wanted to do to remember Sir Tom Moore.” said Customer Relations Manager Stacey Debney. “With the help of Peter, our resident Head Gardener, we created a memorial garden and planted one-hundred Forget-me-not seeds in his memory. We want our residents to enjoy the flowers and take time to remember his message of hope and that people will take the opportunity to donate to this fantastic cause”. Heartlands Care & Nursing Home is asking family and friends to support them by donating to the Captain Tom Foundation: https://captaintom100.justgiving.com/
To find out more about life at Heartlands Care & Nursing Home please contact Stacey Debney on 07568 128 210 or email Stacey.debney@countrycourtcare.com.
