by Lynn Cox

This year’s Medway Messenger Charity of the Year is The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice.

The cause was chosen out of 26 in the Towns which applied..

The response to an appeal to find a good cause to support was overwhelming with many worthy causes applying.

A panel of journalists and editor Bob Bounds got together to decide which cause to support and the friends was picked as the front runner. The friends support the Wisdom Hospice, in High Bank, Rochester, which is the only adult hospice for people who live in Medway and Swale.

It provides specialist, palliative care for people awho have been diagnosed with a life threatening diseases and their families.

Now the successful charity has been chosen, it will get the full backing of the Medway Messenger and kmfm from January.

We will be highlighting the good work that goes on there and fund-raising events during the year.

The Friends of the Wisdom Hospice is this year celebrating its 25th anniversary, (from April 2009 to March 2010).

Mr Bounds, said: “We thought the Friends of the Wisdom Hospice is a great cause to support.

“Everyone knows someone who has been affected by a life threatening disease like cancer.

“The hospice does some important work and seeing as the friends group is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and is pushing out all the stop to raise funds during the year, we thought we’d like to get behind their fund-rasing efforts and support them.

“We will be highlighting their events and the good work they do all year.”