Convenience retailer One Stop has this week celebrated raising £200,000 for Welsh-based children’s hospice Tŷ Hafan.
Since 2011, One Stop colleagues have participated in a wide variety of fundraising challenges for the hospice who care for children to help make their short lives as full as they can be as well as supporting their families with ongoing bereavement care.
Sorrel Mayo, senior relationship fundraiser at Tŷ Hafan expressed her thanks to the retailer and its colleagues: “What a privilege it is to work with the incredible team at One Stop, who are always so engaged and committed to helping Tŷ Hafan in any way they can.
“Collectively, One Stop have raised a phenomenal £204,901.41 which has literally changed the lives of many families in Wales, who care for a child whose life will be short.”
One Stop started supporting Tŷ Hafan in December 2011 where they donated a couple of collection boxes and by 2016 the convenience retailer were able to support the charity on a regular basis.
Mayo continued: “At Tŷ Hafan we believe that no family should have to live their child’s short life alone and we depend heavily on the support of businesses like the One Stop shop who have been amazing supporters since 2011.
“The huge impact of our partnership means Tŷ Hafan can continue to reach many more families who currently receive no access to Tŷ Hafan services. We could not be more grateful of the amazing work that One Stop does in support of Tŷ Hafan, please accept a huge thank you from us all.”
Jack Taylor, community and partnerships manager at One Stop said: “Since 2011, we’ve raised over an incredible £200,000 for Tŷ Hafan through a variety of in-store activities, challenges and events. We hope that by doing these fundraising activities it has helped and will continue to make life that little bit lighter for those children and families who are being supported by Tŷ Hafan.”