This year, Willow Burn Hospice has been chosen to benefit from the Co-op Local Community Fund.
At a time when funds for charitable organisations are becoming more difficult to access, we’re incredibly grateful for this opportunity to make a real difference in the towns and villages of Derwentside.
We are raising funds for “Willow Burn Stars,” a new service to support children and young people who have lost a loved one. The funding raised through Co-op members and shoppers will go directly into 1-2-1 counselling and group support for bereaved children, including music, art, play and other activities which aim to help them cope with their loss.
To help us raise vital funds, we’ll be relying on Co-op shoppers. Every time they buy Co-op own-brand products they get a 5% reward for themselves, and a further 1% goes to local causes like ours. Co-op members can decide which local group they would like to back by going online www.coop.co.uk/membership. We really hope that people will visit the website and choose to support Willow Burn.
If you’re not a member and would like to support us, you can join at your local store or online at www.coop.co.uk.
When a community comes together we’re able to achieve great things, so we hope you can help promote our project. For more information about us, please visit https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/19939