SOUTH west businesses are being urged to join a brand new initiative launched by Children’s Hospice South West with the potential to raise £30,000 for the charity in its first year.

The CHSW Business Club will enable companies to show their support for the charity’s work with local children and families in what is its milestone 30th anniversary year.

There are a range of benefits to joining the business club including building connections, raising awareness of your business and, crucially, helping make a difference to local children with life-limiting illnesses and their families.

Several businesses based in Cornwall have kick-started the club by becoming founding members. These include Falmouth based Watson-Marlow Ltd as well as Phoneta, Smarter Changes, Polymermedics Ltd, Circular and Co and Kinetic Energy.

The CHSW Business Club has been set up with the aim of recruiting 100 businesses in 2021, each paying £300 for their membership, which could see £30,000 being raised for the charity in its 30th year.

Paul Courtney, Director of Fundraising at CHSW, said: “We’re urging companies to stand with local children and families and help us raise £30,000 which could pay for 1,500 hours of care. Whether it be providing home visits, virtual therapy sessions or end-of-life care in one of our hospices, you’ll be helping to make a difference to families who need us now more than ever.”

Since the founding of the charity in 1991, CHSW now has three children’s hospices in the South West; Little Harbour in Cornwall as well as Little Bridge House in North Devon and Charlton Farm in Somerset. The hospice teams provide vital care to over 500 children with life limiting illnesses and offer much needed support to families.

If you are interested in finding out more about or joining the CHSW Business Club simply visit www.chsw.org.uk/businessclub or call Amanda Gallagher, CHSW Corporate Fundraiser, on 01275 866 600.