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CHAS launches biggest-ever fundraising appeal to ensure support for dying children and their families this Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

Chas have launched their biggest-ever fundraising appeal; urging Scots to support dying children and their families this Christmas. Many people are facing Christmas apart this year but for families with a dying child, spending Christmas alone and without support is lonely and frightening. Now more than ever, CHAS is determined to reach every single child who needs their help and ensure that no one has to deal with this terrifying heartbreak alone. The CHAS Christmas appeal, which includes a radio advert and the charity’s first-ever television advert, is launching Scotland-wide…

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Actor Lennie James kickstarting new fundraising appeal to support Barnardo’s care leavers

Stuart Mitchell

British TV and film star Lennie James is pledging to fundraise £50,000 for Barnardo’s as part of a new appeal to help support care leavers, the children’s charity has announced.  Lennie, best known for his roles in Line of Duty and The Walking Dead, is becoming Barnardo’s first Ambassador to help represent children who are in and leaving care. The actor went into care aged 10, along with his older brother, when their mother died. They spent time in a children’s home and were later fostered, growing up in Tooting,…

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