Mercy Hospice Auckland Fundraising Database Administrator Lesley Cranston and Communications Assistant Rebecca Hill aim to sell 2000 of New Zealand’s Christmas Cake Company cakes this Christmas to help raise funds for patients and their families.
As part of their Christmas appeal Mercy Hospice, located on College Hill in Ponsonby, has a range of New Zealand’s Christmas Cake Company’s hand-crafted baked goodies for sale.
Proceeds will go towards the $3 million Mercy Hospice must fundraise each year to provide its service free of charge to support and care for patients dealing with life-limiting illnesses and their families who live in the Auckland District Health Board area.
“Our cakes have been delivered all around the world,” New Zealand’s Christmas Cake Company owner and sales manager Hannah Hutton says. “Both Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and our troops in Afghanistan have received them. In 2013 we also had a special request from Government House for one of our Christmas cakes while Prince Charles and Lady Camilla were visiting.”
The Cake Company follows a generations-old recipe using fruits, port, butter and fresh eggs. “After slow baking, our cakes are then matured for months in advance to ensure they are rich and moist. We are very proud of our products and extremely fussy about what goes into them, so you can be confident that you are getting New Zealand’s finest Christmas cake,” Ms Hutton says.
This is the 19th year the Cake Company has partnered with Mercy Hospice. “We love supporting Mercy Hospice because it provides such a fantastic service supporting families who are facing their toughest times.”
Mercy Hospice Events Manager Lesley Dawson says some of the hospice’s greatest support comes from corporates looking for gifts for their staff, suppliers and customers. “We also sell a lot of cakes individually as Christmas presents.
“The support we get from businesses and individuals purchasing Christmas cakes makes such a difference each Christmas to our patients and their families,” she says.
Orders should be placed by the end of this month. For more information go to www.mercyhospice.org.nz or call Lesley Cranston on T: 09 361 5966 Ext. 741.