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Over £23,000 has been raised to support babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions thanks to supporters who recycled their Christmas tree with Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) this year.
The charity joined forces with waste and recycling firm, Biffa, to collect trees in January, with local residents able to book a collection in return for a donation to CHSW.
Supporters of the charity could simply leave their real Christmas trees outside their house to be picked up in return for a donation, with the scheme helping take the hassle out of what to do with a tree once Christmas was over.
The collected trees have been turned into chippings to be used in the gardens at CHSW’s hospices – Little Bridge House in Devon, Charlton Farm in Somerset and Little Harbour in St Austell – as well in parks across the South West.
Kiley Pearce, Events Fundraiser for CHSW, said: “There was a fantastic response to our ‘treecycle’ campaign this year, with over 500 trees being collected from postcodes across central Cornwall, which resulted in over £7,000 in donations.
“Our sister hospice, Little Bridge House, in Devon also ran the scheme and we were delighted to collect and recycle 1,245 trees in total this year, which has raised an incredible £23,206. These vital funds will ensure that we can continue to support families when they need it most.”
Kiley continued: “Thank you so much to everyone who booked in a tree for collection, we’d love to be able to roll out the service to even more postcode areas in in the future. It is such an easy, green and charitable way to support our hospices.
“We’d also like to thank the team at Biffa for generously donating their time and vehicles to help us collect the trees – we are very grateful for their support.”
To read inspiring family stories and to see how the money raised helps to support babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, visit www.chsw.org.uk/familystories.
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