Page 5 - Leeds Hotels and Venues Association 2017 Awards Dinner Booklet

St. Gemma’s Hospice Joint Charity St Gemma’s Hospice in Leeds is the largest hospice in Yorkshire
and one of the largest in England.
They provide the best possible care and quality of life for local people with cancer and other life threatening illnesses.
It’s a friendly, warm and safe place at the heart of the local
community with a large range of expert services to support patients, their families and friends, both in the Hospice and in the community.
Care is focused around the needs of the individual and the dedicated staff are respectful of all beliefs, religions and cultures.
St Gemma’s is a local charity, providing all of their services for free and relies on the support and generosity of the community to raise the funds needed.
Hospitality Action Joint Charity
Hospitality Action is the trade charity offering a crucial lifeline to people
of all ages, working and retired, from the hospitality industry.
The charity’s beneficiaries come from all walks of life and from all areas of the hospitality industry across the UK. They face serious difficulties on a daily basis: from life-changing illness and poverty to bereavement and homelessness.
In addition to their established grants programme Hospitality Action also offer help to students via their Alcohol and Drug Awareness seminars.
The charity also provides expert advice, support and assistance through their rapidly growing Employee Assistance Programme.
Programme Of Events
18:45 Arrival and drinks reception
19:30 Call for dinner
19:40 Welcome by Gordon Jackson (Chairman of LHVA) and Harry Gration 20:00 Dinner
21:45 The Awards
23:00 Live band
00:15 DJ
01:00 Carriages
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