Stevenage FC Hospice visit aired on BBC

As part of their charity partnership with Garden House Hospice Care, three players from Stevenage Football Club recently visited the Hospice. The visit caught the attention of BBC Look East and was aired Thursday 21st December.

Stevenage Football Club players Carl Piergianni, Ben Thompson and Dan Butler recently visited Garden House Hospice Care to learn more about how their support is making a difference to people in our local community. The visit began with some heart-warming interactions with four patients on the Inpatient Unit.

Players Carl Piergianni, Ben Thompson and Dan Butler visit Hospice patient, Simon

They then went over to Ernest Gardiner Centre for a lively Q&A session, where members of our community were able to ask the players any questions they wanted. The team also handed out Christmas presents kindly donated by the Stevenage TSB branch to the children who attended, as well as giving their own goodies to patients and community members.

Here's what the players had to say about the work the Hospice is doing:
"They do fantastic work here. To see the level of care people receive is very humbling." said team captain Carl Piergianni.

Defender Dan Butler added: "I didn't realise just how much work the staff do. It shocked me. The funding is so important, people need the Hospice."

The Q&A with the players in the Hospice's Ernest Gardiner Centre

This inspiring partnership got the attention of BBC Look East, who attended to capture the player’s visit to the Hospice. You can watch the broadcast below: