Christmas Sweater Day 9th Dec for Donna Louise Hospice

On Friday 9th December the team at Pickerings will be donning our Christmas sweaters in support of The Donna Louise Children's Hospice.

The Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust was registered as a charity in 1999. It was set up to respond to the need for a children's hospice service for Staffordshire and Cheshire.  The Trust offers a flexible service tailored to meet the needs of children and their families, both at home and in  the hospice. The Charity takes its name from a young local girl, Donna Louise Hackney, who sadly died from a life threatening condition at the age of 16. As the fundraising for a purpose built hospice continued, a community nursing team was established in 2002 to provide care for children and their families in their own homes. By August 2003, the Hospice building was finished and fully-equipped and it opened its doors to families on August 4th 2003.

We hope to have a great day and raise lots of #doingmybit in a Christmas knit.