Thank you so much for the incredible response you have made to our pleas for help as Smiley Sam has not been able to get out due to the snow and ice.
Thanks to some wonderful volunteers we are now able to take Smiley Sam out today –
Ravenbank Road from 5 to 6 pm
Chessford Road from 6 to 7 pm (opposite Wandon Close)
Children watch out – Santa is coming your way today …..
Keech Hospice Care is urging people to make a donation as the adverse weather has hit its Christmas float collections and shop takings.
The charity has already missed out on an estimated £15,000 – 20,000 so far and is predicting further losses.
Every year, Keech’s Santa and his Smiley Sam train visit local supermarkets and residential areas to collect money for the charity’s adult and children’s hospices. But, the recent snow and ice has stopped Smiley Sam leaving the hospice.
The snow covered roads - including the lane to the hospice - have made it difficult to move the float safely and the icy pavements and freezing temperatures are too hazardous for the volunteers who collect alongside Smiley Sam.
Keech Hospice Care’s income from shops is also expected to be down compared to normal, the charity is hoping that the weather conditions will quickly improve.
The charity is asking local people to make any donation they can to the hospices to help make up this shortfall. Donations can be made online at www.keech.org.uk/donate and cheques, made payable to Keech Hospice Care, can be sent to:
The Fundraising Department
Keech Hospice Care
Great Bramingham Lane
Streatley
Luton
LU3 3NT
THANK YOU
