Swindon & Wiltshire News
That’s a wrap – campaign raises £4k+ for Prospect Hospice
A Christmas gift-wrapping stall, held at The Brunel shopping centre, has raised more than £4,000 for Prospect Hospice.
The stall offered shoppers the opportunity to have their purchases wrapped for them, in exchange for a donation. The Brunel supplied the mountain of wrapping paper and ribbon and an army of volunteers operated the stall.
This week, a cheque for £4,312 was presented to the charity.
This is the third year that The Brunel and Prospect Hospice have worked together to provide the service which has now raised a total of £11,859 since it started.
Jane Stewart, deputy manager of The Brunel said: “I’m really pleased that this simple initiative is raising money for a local charity that touches the lives of so many local people. We are delighted this continues to be popular and well supported. It helps shoppers at an often hectic time of year and at the same time gives them an opportunity to support the hospice.
We very much look forward to running the gift-wrap again in Christmas 2017”.
Amy Francombe, Prospect Hospice’s community fundraiser, said: “We’re really grateful to The Brunel for continuing to support the charity gift-wrap, which has raised an incredible amount of money.
“This really does make such a big difference to what we do. I would like to thank all those shoppers who used the stall and were generous with their donations and the volunteers who worked so hard to wrap all the presents. Without their efforts this just wouldn’t be possible.”
