Helping the Hospice

As we all know, not everyone is fortunate enough to be in a position were they can look forward to the adventures in life. Some adults and even children are not given the opportunity to look forward to these events in life, because of diseases like Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Lung Cancer. However, what we can do is improve peoples lives who are in these situations, and this is something that Seymours, a local estate agency company which my father is a part of, set out to do.

On Friday the 7th of September, Seymours Estate Agency held a fundraising event for the Woking and Sam Beare hospice. The main event was a football match between the Sales and Lettings offices, and having played against each other earlier on in the year, words were spoken between the two sides. It was clear that the match was going to be taken seriously.

Some rules were broken however. The Sales office brought in “ringers” people who did not work for the estate agency but played in the match anyway. Two of these so called “ringers” dubbed the “Blocko Brothers” were cleaners, but were built in a way that cleaners had no right to be.

In other words, everyone was expecting a few injuries, and blood certainly flowed. One man was elbowed near the eye and had to get it stitched.

It was an exciting match with many clashes ( and injuries) which resulted in a 4-0 victory for the Lettings team, but that was not the only event of the day.

There was also a raffle which was structured so that 50% of the money that was spent on the tickets would go to the Woking hospice, and the other 50% would go in the prize pool for the raffle. This total could have been anyone’s who had entered the raffle, and it went to Bailey, the girlfriend of one of the football players ( who was on the losing side.)

However, the real winners of the day was the Sam and Beare hospice, who through the football match and raffle, Seymours had raised £704.84.

“It was an enjoyable match played to a higher standard than I thought for a great cause. I am delight we have raised over £700 for our local Woking hospice, which is doing an invaluable job within our local community.”

Franco Orlando, partner of Seymours Estate Agency.

All in all, the event was very well put together, and very enjoyable for those watching and participating. It was also a very successful event for the Woking and Sam Beare hospice.

My dad, John Ferrucci, said “It was a great event, and one that we hope to replicate in the future.” I really think this quote demonstrates how important it is to support the local community and the people in it, whether they are fortunate such as ourselves, or the less privileged, who need more support from community.