Our Recipient Charities

Waipuna Hospice
Website: www.waipunahospice.org.nz
Tel: 07 552 4380
Waipuna Hospice provides specialist palliative care for patients living with a life-limiting illness, and support services for them and their families. Waipuna’s geographical area covers Waihi Beach to Paengaroa and while its focus is on Hospice at Home, it also has a nine bed Inpatient Unit for short term admissions and a Day Services Clinic.
You will often hear the term palliative care which means alleviating without curing. Hospice specialises in providing palliative care – symptom control and pain management where cure is no longer an option. It also offers support services to patients and their support networks whether this be family/whanau, friends, neighbours, or staff at rest homes and hospitals.
Hospice staff and volunteers care for each person as an individual and take into account the person’s physical, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual needs. In addition to palliative nursing care and specialist medical support, it provides respite care, practical support such as meal preparation, loan equipment, bereavement support and a chaplaincy service.
Waipuna Hospice is the largest recipient of the Acorn Foundation, having received funding for 17 years. Acorn's endowment funds are invested in perpetuity, allowing a portion of investment returns to be distributed annually to community causes selected by the donor.
The very first donation to the hospice was $3,322 from the Ray & Elva Shepherd Fund. In total, this amazing fund has donated $443,000 to Waipuna Hospice since 2008.
Now, thanks to the collective impact of over 20 Acorn donors across the 17 years, Waipuna Hospice has received $1,034,970. To put these combined donations into perspective, and highlight the impact, Waipuna Hospice has shared what that contribution might have funded over the years:
Acorn funding allows Waipuna Hospice to continue to provide care and support to people with a life-limiting illness in our community.
Donate Now
Waipuna Hospice has set up a Community Group Fund with the Acorn Foundation. You can help them grow this fund to ensure that they receive a continuous income stream.
Donate now to Waipuna Hospice Community Group Fund via credit card below.
If you are interested in donating via internet banking, please make your gift to the Acorn Foundation Grants Account: 12-3194-0034025-01. Be sure to include WHCGF as a reference.
We’ll send a donation receipt so you can claim your tax credit.
