Congleton Tree of Light 2020 Donations

East Cheshire Hospice was delighted to receive £342 from
Congleton Rotary from funds raised by Congleton’s first Tree of Light. Rotary
had agreed to give 50% of the proceeds from the sale of stars for the tree to
the hospice, with the remaining going to Rotary for their good causes.

Carley Macey, Community Fundraiser for East Cheshire Hospice
accepted the cheque on behalf of the hospice. She said: “We receive less than
17% of our running costs from the Government, and every day we need to raise
over 80% of our running costs. It is fantastic that Congleton Rotary chose to
support the hospice and I’d like to thank everyone in Congleton who purchased a
star”

Rod Goodier, President of Congleton Rotary added: “In 2019
Rotarian Alan Parton suggested that we should introduce a Tree of Light for
Congleton as a way of remembering loved ones that were not with us at
Christmas. We worked closely with the Town Council and was pleased that so many
local people joined in the scheme. We are hoping to have a Tree of Light for
2020 and are currently negotiating a permanent location for a Christmas Tree to
make the event more sustainable.”

The Tree of Light was located in Lawton Street from the 5^th
December 2019 until the 6^th January 2020. It contained 131 stars
purchased by local people for £5. If anyone would like to get involved with
delivering or sponsoring the Tree of Light project for 2020 please speak to a
member of Congleton Rotary or Jackie MacArthur at Congleton Town Council on
01260 270350 ext 3.