When you take out a policy with BRAVEday, $10 goes towards the work of the North Shore Hospice, our official charity of choice.

North Shore Hospice provides a service to people with terminal illnesses and their families. Skilled nurses, doctors and counsellors work with the patient and their family to relieve pain and distress, supporting caregivers in their home, or at the Inpatient Unit.

We experienced Hospice's caring approach first-hand when Dean's mother passed away from cancer. Hospice caregivers supported us in caring for mum at home, and also helped write her life story, which we can now pass on to future generations.

Since then, we've been regular supporters of the Hospice and in November 2009 we partnered with artist Otis Frizzell to auction off one of his paintings for charity. We raised $550, as well as having a lot of fun on the night.

As a corporate sponsor of North Shore Hospice, we donate not only money but also our time to specific projects Hospice puts on throughout the year.