Children 's charity dedicates week of appreciation to thank supporters

A charity that provides vital care to local children is dedicating a week of appreciation to express gratitude to its supporters across the region.

Acorns Children 's Hospice, which in the past year has cared for 704 children and their families across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire, is thanking supporters in the region for helping make its care possible.

The Acorns Thank You Week (23 - 29 May) will see grateful colleagues from across the charity thank as many of its supporters as possible through letter, email, phone and in-person.

Acorns fundraising teams have also held a special 'thank-a-thon ', picking up the phone and personally calling supporters to thank them for their contribution over the past year.

Toby Porter, Acorns chief executive, said: “This week we wanted to take the opportunity to show our many friends across the community how much we value their amazing support - support which is right now benefiting hundreds of local families.

“The generosity of local people and organisations who kindly fundraise, run, walk, bake cakes, jump out of planes, or volunteer their time in our hospices, events or shops is phenomenal and completely humbling.

“Acorns Thank You Week is all about showing our gratitude and highlighting that incredible support, without which we wouldn 't be able to continue. ”

Acorns provides specialist palliative care for life limited and life threatened children and support for their families across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire.

The charity 's work includes a diverse number of services, including support for parents, siblings and grandparents, short breaks, emergency and end of life care.

At the charity 's three hospices, children have access to a homely environment staffed with highly skilled nursing teams and can take part in a range of fun, educational and therapeutic activities, regardless of ability.

The vast majority of funds Acorns needs to continue comes from donations and the profits of its network of charity shops.

It cost Acorns £27,000 per day to provides its lifeline care and support, the bulk of which comes from fundraising and donations.

To find out more about Acorns Thank You Week, visit www.acorns.org.uk/thankyouweek

Pictured: Nurse Anna, Acorns