Shining light on our supporters

Published date12 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
We hold a range of different fundraising events across the year, but external support is so important as it not only spreads awareness of our cause, but it also generates much-needed income which fills the gaps between events, to ensure that we can fund the life-changing equipment that children and families in our community are waiting patiently but desperately for

The Stagecoach

There are so many ways people can support our charity; whether it's by holding a fundraiser, entering our weekly £1 lottery, making one-off donations or setting up a recurring monthly text-to-give donation.

To sign up for our weekly lottery, please visit https://bit.ly/3WYQKBM. Players can control how many tickets they buy and can cancel at any time. The draw takes place every Saturday and you have the chance to win the national prize of £25,000, as well as the local prize pot, and a monthly bonus prize. This month, players have the opportunity to win an iPhone 15, or £1,000 in cash! Our lottery helps us generate regular, sustainable income and 50% of ticket sales come directly to us, so we can support local children living with disabilities, additional needs and terminal illness.

So, without further ado, here's who we'd like to give a special shout out to this week… firstly, we want to thank our wonderful friends at Stagecoach. Last week we spoke about their donation of Easter eggs to Hadrian School, but they also ran a week-long stint of bucket collections on their buses.

The team dressed in costumes, donned bunny ears and spread some springtime joy over the holidays, all to raise money for The Sunshine Fund. We're delighted to announce that they raised a whopping £2,000 in total. This is fantastic news and will allow us to tick off some of our outstanding equipment!

We'd like to say a huge thank you not only to the fabulous team at Stagecoach (namely Shaun, Jon and Carl), but also to the generous passengers who spared change in a time where we appreciate that money is tight,. It really does show that sense of community still exists, and that a little can go a long way.

And the support doesn't stop there… A few weeks ago, we were invited to Northumberland Golf Club by our longterm supporter, Liz...

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