Hope House donations reach all-time low
Sunday 4th September 2011, 12:14AM BST.
The public’s donations to Shropshire’s children’s hospice are at an all-time low, worried bosses have revealed.
Fundraising chiefs at Hope House Children’s Hospice in Morda, near Oswestry, say general donations have fallen dramatically because of the current economic crisis.
They urged people to support their fundraising activities such as its weekly lottery game or Christmas card scheme. Fundraising director Simi Epstein said: “Our general donations, that are donations direct from the public, have fallen significantly.
“Our other sources such as corporate are remaining steady but it is so important that the public do continue to support us with our work.
“Figures show that our general donation year to date budget stands at £605,100 but we have only taken £373,000.
“Our general donation budget for June was £96,000 but we only received £52,000.
“We are about 40 per cent down on general donations than where we thought we would be and it is obviously a concern.”
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