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The stand will open on Saturday November 21st at 11.00am and run
through until Christmas. The stand will be open on Saturdays &
Sundays and Thursday evenings for the first 3 weeks, then it will be
open everyday from Saturday 12th December through to Christmas Eve.
Emma Long, Fundraiser from Sue
Ryder Care, said, “It costs £2 million per
year to run Thorpe Hall Hospice and half of this has to be raised
through fundraising. This is a fantastic opportunity to have been
given by Queensgate, who donate the space and the materials free of
charge to help us raise a lot of money, so I hope lots of people
will be able to help us make it a great success.”
Emma continued,
“The stand will be manned by volunteers throughout the festive
period. We have 172 three hour slots that need filling so we are
appealing to people to come and give us three hours of their time to
help us raise vital funds.”
The second location is
Serpentine Green Shopping Centre where for the fifth year
running the charity will have its Lights of Love stand where
shoppers can make a dedication in memory of someone they love.
The Lights of Love stand will open
at 10.00 am on Monday November 30th and run through to December
23rd. It will be open Monday – Saturday 10.00am 7.00 pm and Sundays
10.00am – 4.00pm.
Emma Long fundraiser at Sue Ryder
Care said, “As with the Christmas Wrap we
are asking people to donate three hours of their time to help us man
the stand. If people want to volunteer at Christmas but there
wrapping skills are not up to scratch this is ideal for them. All
they need to do is except donations from anybody who wish to make a
dedication.”
If you feel you can spare three
hours to help Sue Ryder Care raise over £8,000 please contact the
fundraising department on 01733 330060 or email
thorpe.fundraising@suerydercare.org
December 2009 -
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