MILITARY charity Help for Heroes has issued an appeal to Warrington supporters to spare an hour or two next month to collect donations or sell merchandise.
March will see Debenhams kick start its third annual fundraising campaign for the charity.
A key part of that is a National Collection Weekend – March 12-13 – during which volunteers are needed to collect donations from customers, sell the charity’s official merchandise and look after Hero Bear during his personal appearance at the department store.
He will be at the local store in Golden Square persuading shoppers to dig deep and contribute to the cost of supporting wounded, injured and sick servicemen, women, veterans and their families during their road to recovery.
To date, Debenhams partnership with Help for Heroes has resulted in a total donation of more than £700,000.
Bryn Parry, chief executive officer and co-founder of Help for Heroes, has appealed to both volunteers and members of the public to help make the weekend a success.
He said: “Help for Heroes is hugely grateful to Debenhams for the amazing support that it has given us. We rely heavily on our wonderful volunteers and, on this exciting collection weekend, they’ll be giving up their time to do their bit at your local store.
“We’d love for as many people as possible to support them while they’re out doing their shopping. Servicemen and women who are injured today will still need our support tomorrow and in the days that follow, for the rest of their lives. They are still battling and we won’t let them battle alone.”
Anyone who can spare some time over the weekend to help should call Help for Heroes on 01980 846459 or www.collectforheroes.org.uk to register their interest.
If you would like to donate but can’t get along to Debenhams, please visit the Help for Heroes website at www.helpforheroes.org.uk/donate
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