United Kingdom (Commonwealth Union)_Hospiscare will again be collecting Christmas trees for recycling in January, in exchange for a donation towards the charity’s work.
For those living in Crediton, Exeter, Exmouth, Honiton, Tiverton, Sidmouth or Ottery St Mary, there’s now an easy way to recycle your Christmas tree and help local people with a terminal diagnosis at the same time! Staff and volunteer helpers will collect the trees from outside people’s homes and take them to local recycling centres.
On Thursday 11, Friday 12 and Saturday 13 January 2024, the pick-ups will take place and Hospiscare volunteers will be heading out in force to collect and recycle your Christmas trees. The recommended donation is £15 per tree.
How you can sign up your tree
You can sign up to register your tree using this link!
Collections should be booked by the end of Sunday, January 7th via the Hospiscare website.
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The annual Christmas tree recycling scheme is supported by volunteers and local businesses, with last year’s collection raising £24,000.
Fundraising Projects Manager at Hospiscare, Laura Robertson, said: “We are so grateful to our local community for coming together in support of our Christmas tree recycling scheme every year. 2024 is set to be challenging while a £2.5 million funding gap is being faced, which could force us to axe existing services, making fundraising more important than ever. After the festivities are over, please leave the effort of getting rid of your Christmas tree to us and help raise much-needed funds to continue providing our services.”
Hospiscare would also like to hear from any van owners or drivers who would like to volunteer as tree collectors on any or all of the relevant days. Anyone who could help is asked to email treecollection@hospiscare.co.uk.
About this Collection
Please support and assist Hospiscare in continuing to provide free palliative and end-of-life care for the local community. In return for a donation of £15 per tree, we will collect and recycle your Christmas tree. Your donation will help make a real difference to local patients and their families across Mid and East Devon and Exeter.
Please note that we do not receive any funding for disposing of your tree and cannot accept artificial trees.
A small act of kindness can go a long way. Take a look at the impact your donation could have:
- £28 would pay for an hour during the day, of care in our Inpatient Unit
- £37 would pay for one hour of specialist bereavement support
- £161 will pay for a home visit by a Hospiscare Community Nurse Specialist
Our volunteers will be collecting in the following areas :
EX1, EX2, EX3, EX4, EX5 2, EX5 3, EX5 4, EX5 5, EX5 7, EX6 7, EX6 8, EX8, EX10, EX11 1, EX14 1, EX14 2, EX14 3, EX16 4, EX16 5, EX16 6 and EX17
Collections will take place between Thursday 11th and Saturday 13th January 2024. Please make sure that your tree is outside your house, easily accessible and clearly marked ‘Hospiscare pick-up’ by 8am on Thursday 11th January to ensure a speedy collection. All decorations should be removed prior to collection.
Do not miss out, please register your tree by 11.59pm on 7th January 2024.
If you’d like to join our happy band of volunteer tree collectors, find out more here: https://www.hospiscare.co.uk/christmas-tree-recycling-volunteer/
Hospiscare’s Christmas Tree Recycling works in partnership with JustHelping.
JustHelping supports volunteers, charities and businesses to contribute to their community and the environment. Their national Christmas tree collection raises essential funds for hospices and communities. After costs 90% of monies raised will go to Hospiscare, the remaining 10% will be distributed to charities in the local community.
