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 CHAS
= Children's Hospice Association Scotland - You can help!
The Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) was established in 1992
to offer specialist respite care to children with life limiting illness
and their families. There are an estimated 1,200 children in Scotland who
will not live to be adults.
Opened in March 1996 by HRH
Princess Anne, Rachel House, Scotland's first children's hospice, is
already supporting over 200 families from all parts of Scotland. Sadly,
demand is growing for the CHAS services and CHAS is faced with the
challenge of creating a much-needed second children's hospice for
Scotland. A beautiful site, beneath Ben Lomond on the famous "Bonnie
Banks" of the Loch has been gifted to CHAS. The new hospice will combine
all the much-appreciated features of Rachel House with a discrete facility
for teenagers. It is hoped top pen this new children's hospice to families
in 2003.
The Children's Hospice
Association Scotland is very grateful for the tremendous support it
receives from individuals and groups in Scotland and from Scots living
abroad. It is impossible to say how much it means to the children, their
parents and the Rachel House Care Team that Scots on every corner of the
globe demonstrate so much care and concern for them.
If you would like to keep
up to date with developments at CHAS, Rachel House or the proposed second
hospice, you can visit the website at
www.chas.org.uk If
you would like to email for complete information contact John Rea,
Director of Fund-raising at john.rea@chas.org.uk or Shona Cardle, Fund-raising Manager - West of
Scotland at
shonacardle@chas.org.uk |
