Supporting Martin House throughout Covid-19
The Coronavirus pandemic is causing havoc in all our lives at the moment but what about the charities and organisations that rely on public fundraising to maintain their care services? Martin House is such a charity, with an annual running cost of around £9 million to provide their vital services to families, they need our help.
UPDATE - APRIL 2021
Please note: sponsoring of Martin House through the sale of our Best of British Wool Throws has come to and end
HOWEVER
we are still proud supporters of Martin House and the amazing work that they do. Should you wish to support the charity further or make a donation, please either make contact with them directly (please see links at the bottom of this blog) or feel free to contact us via our contact form and we’ll happily offer advice.
Thank you to everyone who helped raise money for Martin House
We will be back with more opportunities in the future - ACO
UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2020
Sadly, we are unable to continue sponsoring Martin House through the sales of our cushions but we will still make the donation mentioned below for each of the Best of British Wool Throws sold.
Thank you for your continued support - ACO
Martin House is a charity that provides family-led care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions, supporting families across all of Yorkshire, both at their hospice in Boston Spa and in the community.
You would be forgiven for not knowing about Martin House, end of life care for your child is fortunately something that not many have to consider but should you ever be faced with such a situation, Martin House are there to help and they do make a difference.
Our family was fortunate enough to learn about the charity when we needed their specialist support and we were overwhelmed with the sincerity and empathy each member of their amazing care team had, not just for us but the many other families under their care at the time.
Martin House gave us a safe space to grieve and helped us on our first steps to recovery, their respite care was unlike anything I had ever experienced and every team member knew exactly what to say and when. The team at Martin House are not just care givers, they are a family who makes you feel at home the moment you enter their hospice.
A view of just some of the grounds at Martin House, Boston Spa
My family cannot express our thanks enough to Martin House and the friends we made there so it is with great sadness and concern to learn that they are struggling to fundraise amidst the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
As a way of offering support to Martin House, we are donating a percentage every sale of our two most popular ranges, the Best of British Wool Throw Collection and the Real Shetland Cushion range. The actual amount for each item is as follows…
You can view the throw range here. Updated - April 2021 - Please see update note at the top of this blog post.
You can see the cushion range here. Updated - September 2020 - Please see update note at the top of this blog post.
Best of British Wool Throws
Real Shetland Wool Cushions
By purchasing one of these products, you will help support one of the hidden gems in our society, a charity that does so much for children in need and their families.* Updated - April 2021 - Please see update note at the top of this blog post.
Should you not wish to purchase an item but still donate, Martin House have set up a Just Giving page:
https://justgiving.com/campaign/MartinHouse
For more information about Martin House and their Covid-19 Appeal, please follow this link:
https://www.martinhouse.org.uk/Get-Involved/Ways-to-Support-Us/COVID-19-Urgent-Appeal
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
The ACO Team
Please feel free to contact ACO to discuss these fundraising efforts via our ‘Contact Us’ page.
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