What is the Alina Holender Trust?

Alina Holender was a wonderful woman who cared about people. 

The Trust is a charity set up in her memory. We support the work of Polish hospices, doctors, nurses, families and volunteers who allow people suffering from cancer and other terminal diseases to live their final days in comfort and dignity.

What do we do?

The Trust raises funds to purchase vital medical equipment for hospices throughout Poland. We are working with the national Polish campaign "A Hospice is Life too" to identify the hospices that will most benefit from our support, particularly those that get little other financial support.

Thanks to our amazing supporters we have now raised almost £10,000 - and we are now a registered charity, number 1137887.

News: Cycle Poland
On 11 June 2010 ten of our fundraisers set off on a 1,175km bike ride from Gdansk to Bielsko-Biala. They visited hospices, met staff and volunteers, ended up on TV and had a grand adventure - and raised over £7,000 for medical equipment - find out more here.

Everyone involved with the Trust gives their time for free, we pay all admin costs on the Trust's behalf and we have no overheads - as a result everything you give will go to support those who are ill and those who look after them. Even the smallest donation makes a big difference.

Thank you for your time and support.

Ewa and Janusz Holender

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We have chosen not to use justgiving (which charges an admin fee) to make sure as much money as possible goes direct to those who need it. The credit card/paypal facility at the top of the page also involves a small fee, so if you really want to make the most of your gift, please transfer funds directly to the Trust's account: The Alina Holender Trust, Barclays, sort code: 20-67-90, a/c 93503305. If you do so, please also send us an email via the contact page confirming whether you want your donation to be treated as gift aid and your full name and address (including postcode).

*Please note that for Gift Aid to apply you must pay an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax in the UK for each tax year that is at least equal to the amount of tax that the Trust will reclaim on your gifts in that tax year.