Echo holds fundraising day to raise money for Acorns Children’s Hospice

Utility specialist, Echo Managed Services has held an “Acorns Charity Day” to raise money for an urgent appeal to help save the local Acorns Children’s Hospice in the Black Country from closure.

The day of fundraising started with a bake sale, with cakes baked and donated by the Echo Managed Services team and Walsall-based supermarkets Asda and Tesco, followed by a presentation from Acorns Children’s Hospice, detailing the charity’s vital work supporting children and families across the Black Country and the wider West Midlands.

Raffle prizes were donated by local businesses and Echo’s partner network, including Anderson Scott and Salesforce, who gave a variety of gifts from Hotel Chocolat Hampers to Amazon devices. Walsall-based supermarket Morrisons also contributed to the raffle, alongside EuroGarages, FleetServices and Pertemps, which donated prizes and their services to the cause.

In aid of Acorns Charity Day, we also set up a toy drive which encouraged people to donate toys to be sold in local Acorns charity shops.

Acorn’s Children’s Hospice provides specialist palliative care for babies, children and young people with life limiting and life threatening conditions.

The charity operates three hospices based in Walsall, Birmingham and Worcester. The Walsall-based Acorns in the Black Country is currently at the centre of an urgent £2million fundraising Appeal to help safeguard the longer-term future of the hospice.

The Save Acorns Black Country Hospice Appeal was launched by Acorns in July as the proposed closure of the hospice was put on hold following pledges of additional NHS support, that should ensure the hospice is adequately funded from 2023/24 onwards.

In reaction to the news Echo Managed Services has been actively engaged in supporting the Save Acorns Black Country Hospice Appeal since its launch, donating almost £900 to date from its fundraising activities.

For more information about the Save Acorns Black Country Hospice Appeal or to make a donation, please visit www.acorns.org.uk/appeal