PROMOTION Thrings meets. Mark Smith, CEO of Naomi House and Jacksplace aomi House and cksplace WHATS THE BIGGEST provide hospice care to MiSCONCEPTION ABOUT life-limibed and life-thea- CHILDREN'S HOSPICES? enedchildren youngpeople That they are sad places. Anyone who levels The country has been through a more complicated care requirements Our teams need to continually raise their medical skills and competency and their families, CEOMarkSmihtalks spends time here will tell you the periodofasserity, but everythingcomes to Thrings partner Mary Chant about environment is extremely upbeat. We a price the Hampshire charities appeoach to support approximately 500 children funding, fundraising and having fun and families anddevelop some fantastic WHATS THE KEY TO relationships. Stoeies like Charlie Gard SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING? and Alfie Evansare obviouslysadtobea, Communicating messages, stories but they bring the issue of children's and the meaning behind what we do are important, but when beneficlaries telltheir story themselves, l touches people's hearts. The greatest thing a fundraisercando iscommunkatethat HOW DID YOU COME TO BE WORKING IN THE CHARITY hospices to the fore. We can't change It all started back in 2001 when 1 outcomes, but we can help create was appointed head of corporate memories for families to take into fundraising at Barnardos. I joined the future Naomi Houseasdirector offundraising n200, becoming BEING CEO MUST BRING ITS CHALLENGES its CEO five years later. Naomi House has always hadagreat reputation, and Absolutely, were supporting 10%more when the opportunity arose, I knew children this year, yet theres currently HAS THERE BEENA STANDOUT Icould makeadifference by developing a national shortage of nurses. We're MOMENT DURING YOUR TENURE? its services also striving to provide innovave Weve overseen a £5million services while working to secure the transformation of Naomi House, while TELL US MORE ABOUT NAOMI evel of statutory funding. This is last years opening of the long-term HOUSE AND JACKSPLACE Naomi House supports children upto localcommunity is so hambling Were proud moement. We're also on oar way the age of 18 It's very family orientd, incredibly grateful and never take it to becoming the regional pacdiatric very basy and very vibranm, Bat it goes or granted. quietinthe evening-unlike Jacksplace, which is for 18-35-year-olds. Often DO YOU THINK ALL HOSPICES herehasn't beenone standou moment, Jacksplace doesnt get going until mid SHOULD RECEIVE GOVERNMENT but several. morning because some of the young FUNDING? people lilke to stay in bed. Wewans them Yes, although wealsowant to retain our tochoose their own activitiesand enjoy independence-Wereceive about 10%of thingslike disoos, gaming,moviesand urgross income from statutory sources. going tothe pub-which might explain Children are living longer- which is why some days get off to a slow start great- but they are also living with why the suppoet we receive from the ventilation unit was an incredibly the Universty HospitalSouthampson. So THRINGS For more information about Theings solictors, please visit www.thrings.com