Bumper £1,000 donation kicks off annual Halton Easter egg appeal
The chocolate eggs will be distributed via Halton's children's centres to hundreds of disadvantaged youngsters in the borough.
David Hunter, of Merseylink, and Helen Williams, of Merseyflow, launching this year's Halton Easter egg appeal.
Halton’s annual Easter egg appeal has been launched with a donation worth £1,000 from Mersey Gateway bridge tolls operator Merseyflow and project consortium Merseylink.
The bumper haul of chocolate treats means disadvantaged children in the borough will have something to open on Easter Sunday.
Backers of the appeal are now inviting the public and staff to add to the pile of Easter eggs by dropping off any eggs to donate at Merseyflow’s walk-in centre at Howard Court, Manor Park, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1SJ.
The centre is open 9am-7pm, Monday to Friday, and 9am-6pm at weekends and bank holidays.
Easter eggs collected in the appeal will be distributed at children’s centres in Runcorn and Widnes and are intended to benefit hundreds of disadvantaged children in some of the borough’s most deprived areas.
Denise Caldwell, Halton Children’s Centres early help officer, said: “We’re always overwhelmed by the generosity of the community here in Halton and would like to offer special thanks to Merseyflow and Merseylink for their support.
“In the past we’ve had a really positive reaction to this kind of appeal from members of the public as well, so any additional donations that people feel they can make are very welcome.”
Hugh O’Connor, Merseylink general manager, said: “We’re delighted to be able to support the annual Easter Egg appeal again this year with our biggest donation of eggs to date.
“We’d love to see others get involved and donate what they can to help Halton Children’s Centres continue its important work in the community.”
Helen Williams, Merseyflow marketing manager, said: “Supporting the local community in Halton is really important to us and I’m pleased we’ve been able to kick start the appeal again this Easter.
“I know in the past we have had really strong support from staff and members and the public, so hopefully we’ll see lots of people getting involved to support the children’s centres and give loads of local kids an Easter treat.”
