HELP MAKE IT A CRACKING EASTER
Echo launches egg appeal for children’s charity
The Sunderland Echo and charity Hope 4 Kidz are hoping readers will help make this year's Easter Egg Appeal a cracking success.
Every year generous readers provide a little Easter cheer for needy youngsters by buying extra chocolate treats in the run-up to Easter.
These are distributed to children struggling to overcome long-term illness, disability and problems such as poverty and abuse.
This year we hope to support even more children in refuges, hospitals, homeless units and special needs units
North East charity Hope 4 Kidz, which helps underprivileged children, will be collecting and distributing the eggs in the week leading up to Easter.
Viv Watts, chief excecutive of Hope 4 Kidz, said: “Once again, Hope 4 Kidz and the Sunderland Echo is launching the Easter Egg Appeal to support special needs children’s units, refuges and hospitals.
“There are so many children who may not receive an egg at Easter. We can change that. Last year we distributed over 3,000 eggs.
“Please donate an egg at one of the drop off points and try to get your friends, work colleagues and the company you work for involved too.”
She added: “We have already had requests from a range of organisations with more coming in every day.
“Our plea is for people to please buy an extra Easter egg and drop it off at one of the collection points.”
Joy Yates, editorial director at the Sunderland Echo, said: “We are delighted to once again to be part of this appeal. It is a cracking cause and we hope this year’s will be bigger than ever.”
The last day for donations is Thursday, April 9. Eggs can be dropped off at: Tesco, The Bridges; Tesco Extra, Newcastle Road; Morrison’s, Seaburn; Morrison’s, Doxford; Sainsbury’s, Wessington Way; Sainsbury’s, Silksworth; Sainsbury’s, Washington; Sainsbury’s, Fulwell; Virgin Money, Fawcett Street; Virgin Money, The Bridges; Virgin Money, The Galleries; Hays Travel, Vine Place; Santander, Sunderland; Wilkinson’s, Sunderland; Peter Heron, Sunderland; and The Hub Washington
For details about Hope 4 Kidz or to have an Easter delivery for your unit or charity, call 0191 5142497, or log on to www.hope4kidz.org.uk