Thank you
Dance Industry students present their cheque to Chestnut Tree House fundraiser Denise Thornton
Nicky Pierce and Kevin Sheppard from Lloyds Pharmacy present their cheque to Corporate Fundraising Manager, Sarah Arnold (centre)
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Brian Tilley (photo courtesy of revolutionimages.co.uk)
Chestnut Tree House Corporate Fundraising Manager, Sarah Arnold, accepts the cheque from HSBC's Chris Golding and Andy Duffy.
Brighton Mini Club
Year by year, Chestnut Tree House is reaching further out across Sussex spreading the word about how we can help life-limited children and young people. But we still have a long way to go before we can provide care to all the families who need us. With your help, we can achieve this. Whether you join a Friends Group, participate in one of our events, donate goods to our shops, volunteer, leave us a legacy in your Will, or simply tell your friends about us, every little helps.
We are truly grateful to everyone who supports Chestnut Tree House. Whatever you can do is truly appreciated. Every penny goes a long way - thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Thank you to The Little Star Foundation, the charitable arm of Haven Holidays, for their generous donation of £2,500 to Chestnut Tree House, to help provide sessions for children in the hospice's hydrotherapy pool.
A huge thank you to Dance Industry Studios in Littlehampton who raised a fabulous £600 by holding raffles at their 25th anniversary shows. The dancers wanted to raise money for a cause that benefitted children the same age as the studio's students, and Principal Muriel Bordenave decided that Chestnut Tree House would be the ideal recipient - thank you!
A big thank you to the Boshier-Hinton Foundation for their grant of £1,184 in support of the home visits made by Chestnut Tree House's Community Team to the families we support across Sussex.
Thank you to Lloyds Pharmacy, whose 35 regional branches came together for a staff sports day at Worthing Rugby Club and raised a massive £1,035.
A huge thank you to Brian Tilley, who competed in the Outlaw Ironman Triathlon in Nottingham on Sunday 8 August, and raised an amazing £1,200 for Chestnut Tree House. Brian completed the 2.4mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and 26.2 mile marathon in 9 hours and 51 minutes, finishing 10th out of 950 athletes. Congratulations Brian!
A big thank you to HSBC Commercial Banking for their amazing donation of £4,140, which they raised at southern region Golf Days at Goodwood and Wentworth.
A huge thank you to Brighton Mini Club, who have again shown their support for Chestnut Tree House, raising £1,217.60 at their annual show on 27 June at Adur Recreation Ground. That brings the total the club has raised for Chestnut Tree House to a staggering £4,476.42, and they're keen to do more! Thank you so much for helping us to raise our profile in Brighton.
Many thanks to Brighton East Rotary Club, who, for the second year running, held a Race Night and Fish and Chip Supper at The Carousels Restaurant in aid of Chestnut Tree House. Guests enjoyed an exciting night of horse racing and a delicious meal of fish and chips, followed by a raffle. The night raised an amazing £1,000 - thank you to everyone who took part!
A huge thank you to members of Dance Infinity, who have been dancing the night away every Wednesday for the last year at the Assembly Hall in Worthing, with all proceeds going to Chestnut Tree House. They have raised an amazing £8,000 which is a great achievement!
A big thank you to Michael Putt, who recently celebrated his 75th birthday and asked for donations to Chestnut Tree House in lieu of gifts, raising a fantastic £1,440!
A big thank you to the Littlehampton Dolls House Club who have raised a wonderful £650 at fundraising events throughout the year.
A big thank you to Lindfield Social Club and Lindfield Bowls Club who held their annual fun bowling challenge on 25 July and raised over £300. This year Lindfield Social Club has chosen Chestnut Tree House as their charity, and will donate all the money from their fundraising activities at the end of the year. A great day was had by everyone who attended, with fines being handed out for all manner of crazy things, from inappropriate coloured clothing to answering a mobile phone mid-play on the bowling green, and Chestnut Tree House mascot Squiggle Squirrel helped Social Club Chairman Richard Harding make sure nobody escaped buying a raffle ticket. Thank you to everyone who attended.
The Brighton and Hove South Downs Rotary Charity Golf Day raised a staggering £2,000 in May 2010. They have shown amazing support for Chestnut Tree House, and raised a grand total of £9,525. We really appreciate all their fantastic support and help in raising awareness of the hospice in the Brighton area.
A big thank you to Sainsburys Lewes Road, Brighton. Sainsbury's chose Chestnut Tree House as their Charity of the Year and organised a variety of different events amongst the staff and customers to raise £1,495.21 and really help raise our awareness in the Brighton area. We are delighted that they have chosen us again for next year and we look forward to working with them. Thank you for all your wonderful support Sainsburys.
Thank you to the Commotion 10 Festival that raised £100 for Chestnut Tree House by raffling a cake.
Tony and Angela Grant, two wonderful volunteers from Chestnut Tree House, won a prize at our Open Day last year of a balloon ride for two. It took a number of attempts to book the flight due to the weather but they finally made it into the air this year. Ian Wadey (www.stablesantiques.co.uk) was their pilot who kindly donated the prize and as a treat they took Angela's sister and brother in law along for the ride. Tony and Angela would like to express their thanks to everyone involved and have only just stopped smiling about their experience amazing experience.
A big thank you to Mike Scull who cycled from Witley to Wells, cycling 130 miles in just over 2 days, and raised £754 for Chestnut Tree House.
Thank you to Joel Walker, age 8, who took part in a sponsored bike ride and raised a fantastic £248.50 for Chestnut Tree House.
A big thank you to the staff and pupils of Art of Dance and Fitness studios who raised £1,000 for Chestnut Tree House. The money was raised from a performance at the Alexandra Theatre, the evening was a huge success and was compared by Ben Richards.
Amanda and Bindi organised a wonderful Life Festive event - where people enjoyed a weekend of pampering at this health and well being event. Amanda and Bindi put a lot of hard work into the event and raised an amazing £726.21 and want to continue to support Chestnut Tree House in the future. A big thank you for all their hard work.
Annie Broe carried out 27 consecutive yoga classes in one week and raised a staggering £2,000 for Chestnut Tree House and felt very fit at the end of her personal challenge! Annie and her daughter Becky then came up to Chestnut Tree House to do a cheque presentation and have a tour of the house - Annie and Becky were very moved by there tour and will continue supporting Chestnut Tree House in any way they can. A big thank you to Annie for raising such a fantastic amount of money.
A huge thank you to everyone at Fishers Farm Park for supporting us in 2009. The amount raised, £1,123.68, is fantastic and we look forward to another year of fundraising at the park. If you would like to know more about the park log onto their site www.fishersfarmpark.co.uk
Thank you to Joel Walker, age 8, who took part in a sponsored bike ride and raised a fantastic £248.50 for Chestnut Tree House.
A huge thank you to Ray Hoadley who took part in the London Marathon in April in aid of Chestnut Tree House and raised £885. Ray and Jackie's son, Mathew, uses Chestnut Tree House so they were delighted to raise this amount and help support our children's hospice. Well done Ray!
A huge thank you to the Pathways group at Causeway school, Eastbourne who raised a fantastic £200 from various activities including selling home made roses and coffee mornings. The group and school continue to support Chestnut Tree House.
Rotary Club of Eastbourne AM raised a staggering £2,800 for Chestnut Tree House at their Opera at the Town Hall. I huge thank you to all those involved, and everyone who went along to the fabulous event.
Rotary Club of Eastbourne President Peter Nash presented a cheque for £475 to Louise Collins, Community Fundraiser. The money was raised by club members who instead of giving Christmas cards to each other, donated cash to Chestnut Tree House. A big thank you to all the members of the club.
A huge thank you to Take2 productions and guests who managed to raise over £2,000 for Chestnut Tree House. Members of Take2 productions and guests making up 2 teams of 10 pulled a plane the length of the runway and back again. It was a great achievement and they were all still smiling at the end!