Tilda shows her support for CHAS
Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton is leading a stellar cast of Scottish actors in supporting a children’s charity linked to Kinross.
The A-list film star, who lives in Nairn, said it was“truly her pleasure” to back the Children’s Hospices Across Scotland’s (CHAS) biggest ever festive fundraising appeal, the Christmas 2020 campaign, in a personal message.
The Doctor Strange and Micheal Clayton star also thanked CHAS, which runs end-of-life care hospice Rachel House in Kinross, for all the work it does supporting children with life-shortening conditions.
In her message to CHAS Tilda (60), who also played big roles in the Chronicles of Narnia films and Avengers: Endgame, indicated she would like to visit CHAS in person someday.
Wearing a CHAS t-shirt and posing with her beloved pet spaniel Louis, she said:“Here is Louis and me sending everyone at CHAS an enormous cloud of kisses and cuddles.
“With our love, support and thanks for all you do. I look forward to the time when we can come and deliver our hugs and kisses in person.”
Other well-known Scottish faces backing the campaign include Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri and River City actors Stephen Purdon, Sanjeev Kohli, Frances Thorburn, Gayle Telfer-Stevens, Michael Wallace and Sean Connor. Spiteri also paid tribute to CHAS in a special video message and urged people to consider donating to the charity this Christmas.
She said:“The festive season looks different for everyone this year but for dying children, time is simply running out and families across Scotland are dealing with this terrible heartbreak alone. CHAS wants to reach every single family who needs their help now more than ever.”
This year’s CHAS Christmas campaign is the charity’s biggest yet and features an emotive TV advert which depicts the grief families face when their children die young.
Iain McAndrew, director of fundraising and communications at CHAS, said:“We are extremely grateful to Tilda, Sharleen and the River City cast for backing our Christmas campaign at a time when we have never needed support more.
“The pandemic has seen our income decrease, with so many of our traditional fundraising activities cancelled, whilst the need for our services is increasing.
“That is why, this Christmas, we are calling on everyone who can to donate, if they can, to help keep the joy alive for Scotland’s most vulnerable children and their families.
“We are thrilled Tilda has said she would like to visit CHAS and look forward to welcoming her to our hospices one day where she can meet our children, families and staff in person and see the work we do first-hand.”