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Hello and welcome to
the Christmas edition of
the Together newsletter
Summer was filled with some fantastic fundraising efforts
from all our supporters and now, as we look ahead to
Christmas, we turn our attention to a very special campaign
which offers a reminder of the many different ways Acorns
supports children and their families.
Over the next few months, the Acorns Precious Gifts
campaign will highlight how we care for children and families right across our region.
Whether that’s the gift of time; giving families those invaluable moments with their child at
the end of life, or the gift of care; providing the expertise needed to care for a child with a
host of complex clinical needs.
You can read more about the campaign on page 4 and I would urge you to consider the ways
you could help Acorns deliver these Precious Gifts this Christmas, whether it’s through
fundraising with friends or colleagues, volunteering or joining a sponsored fundraising event.
Read how the care we provide ripples out far beyond the child and family
we support, in the Acorns Impact Report 2016.
www.acorns.org.uk/impactreport
On a slightly different note, this will be my final Together newsletter as my time as Chief
Executive over the last decade reaches a conclusion and I hand over the reins to my
successor, Toby Porter.
I look back on the achievements of this organisation over the past ten years with a huge
amount of pride and I would like to take this opportunity to send a heartfelt thank you to
everyone for your support for Acorns.
I am reassured that this wonderful organisation will continue with a fresh new outlook over
the coming months and years and continue to provide the highest possible quality care to
children and their families.
David Strudley,
Chief Executive