Meet the Brick family helping St Rocco’s

7:56am Monday 14th April 2008

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CAN you offer these colourful characters a loving home or help to find them some new friends?

Meet the Brick family, a bunch of collectable pin badge people who are leading St Rocco's Hospice's Buy a Brick campaign to help raise money for their day unit appeal.

In all there are seven to collect including a doctor, nurse, cook, gardener and not forgetting St Rocco himself.

Each character badge is priced at £1 with all proceeds going to raise vital funds for the hopsice.

The appeal that will see the St Rocco's day centre service expand to serve more people and includes new therapy rooms.

The hospice is now looking for places such as shops, pubs and schools who would be willing to put the badges on sale.

If you think you can help then contact the Hospice appeals team on 575780.

The third St Rocco's Hospice Starlight Walk is coming to town later this year and there are still a few places up for grabs for willing walkers to take part.

This year all the money raised will go towards the day unit appeal and organisers hope to have more than 2,000 women burning the midnight oil to help raise money for the centre.

Last year's event helped to raise £250,000 and fundraisers are hoping to top that total this year.

The women only event is looking for mothers, daughters, aunts and grannies to join up with their friends to enter as a team and give themselves a team name.

To download a registration form to to find out more about the walk, which starts at midnight on June 20, visit starlightladieswalk.co.uk The hospice is also looking for men and women to marshal the route on the night. Last year 160 people volunteered so if you would like to help e-mail juliakindon@stroccos.org.uk or call the hospice on 575780.