Easter knitting appeal raises over £40,000 for children's hospice
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA Easter knitting initiative is set to raise more than £40,000 for a children's hospice. Volunteers at Francis House Children’s Hospice in Manchester have created hand-knitted chicks and bunnies filled with creme eggs.
The 'Easter Knitted Chick Appeal', which started over two decades ago, has today 'blossomed' into one of the biggest income-generating appeals for the Francis House Children’s Hospice.
Tens of thousands of hand-knitted chicks and bunnies arrive at the hospice every year. Chicks have even arrived from such far-flung places as France, Spain, Uganda and Canada.
More than 30,000 chicks have so far been sold and the appeal is expected to raise in excess of £40,000. The appeal results in thousands of hand-knitted chicks with creme eggs arriving at the hospice in Didsbury where they are unpacked, sorted, repaired and filled with thousands of creme eggs to be sold for £1 in schools, stores and businesses to raise funds for Francis House.
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