The Crawley County Mall has given away £6,000 between three local charities: Home Start, Rockinghorse and Chestnut’s Challenge.
This was achieved when the local people voted for their favourite of the three charities at the interactive Christmas tree within the centre, or by voting via the County Mall’s website before Christmas.
The £6,000 funds were then split between the charities who receives £3k, £2k and £1k depending on the number of votes they received.
The three charities are:
Home-Start is a charity consisting of community volunteers supporting local families coping with bereavement, ill health, financial difficulties, depression, disability and isolation.
They offer friendly, practical support in the home and through family groups.
Home Start is also the chosen charity of Mayor Lee Burke while he is in office.
An independent local charity, which aims to make life better for sick and disabled children across Sussex. Rockinghorse has been making life better for sick children for 43 years, by supporting children’s hospitals respite centres across the county.
For every life-limited local child that Chestnut Tree House is caring for, there is another child somewhere in Sussex that they are not yet caring for due to lack of funding. Please help them meet the challenge of reaching every one of them. Chestnut Tree House is the only children’s hospice in Sussex, providing practical and emotional support, expert advice and dedicated care for local families with children affected by cancer, muscular dystrophy and other life-limiting illnesses.
We are very proud to announce in first place came Rocking Horse, second was Chestnut Tree House then Home Start.
In the video:
His Worshipful the Mayor Councillor Lee Burke attended County Mall for the awarding of the cheques, along side Terrina of Chestnut Tree House, Anne of Home Start and Analiese of Rocking Horse.
