{"id":68986,"date":"2024-12-06T12:46:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T12:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=68986"},"modified":"2024-12-06T13:41:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T13:41:31","slug":"sheffield-hospitals-charitys-festive-scheme-expands-for-its-second-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/12\/06\/sheffield-hospitals-charitys-festive-scheme-expands-for-its-second-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield Hospitals Charity’s festive scheme expands for its second year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A festive scheme by Sheffield Hospitals Charity<\/a>\u2019s encourages locals to support their community when disposing of their Christmas tree this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the success of the initiative in selected postcodes last year, which was fully booked, the charity has expanded the campaign across Sheffield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charity supports patients, staff, training and ground-breaking research in various Sheffield hospitals and community care facilities, such as the Northern General, the Royal Hallamshire, Western Park Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director of Fundraising at Sheffield Hospitals Charity, Max Newton, said that this year’s donations will support people with dementia, and help to fund three main projects: keeping people with dementia out of hospital, providing training for NHS staff and carers, and making hospitals more dementia friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scheme, in partnership with Just Helping<\/a>, will also help keep Mayfield\u2019s alpacas warm this winter, as recycled trees are to be used as bedding at Mayfield Alpaca Farm<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cEssentially, you put your Christmas tree up and by the end of December, you want to get rid of it. Maybe it stays in the garden rotting or you have to take it to the tip. We solve all of that – book in with us, make a donation and we\u2019ll come and collect it for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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