The Appeal aims to raise £20 million to help fund projects within the new hospital. As well as providing parental accommodation within the hospital, it will fund the purchase of advanced equipment to improve diagnosis and treatment of childhood illnesses. Providing healthcare for over 150,000 children annually when it opens in 2009, it will be the largest children's hospital in the UK, and hopefully the best in the world.

With emphasis on the theme 'the extra mile', the charity is the perfect choice for The Trafford Centre which encourages staff to go that extra mile in their every day duties. Look out for a series of fundraising events taking place at the Centre raise money for this worthy cause.

Reg charity 1049274.

Click here to visit The New Children's Hopsital Appeal website>>

Henshaws

Over the next two years, Henshaws Society for Blind People will receive a share of the money donated to The Trafford Centre Fountain Fund. Volunteers from the charity will collect, clean and bank some of the hundreds of coins thrown into the fountains by customers. Henshaws is a leading edge charity providing care and support for 3,500 blind and visually impaired people of all ages across the north of England.

If you are interested in helping Henshaws clean and count coins from the fountains, please contact Marie at Henshaws on 0161 872 1234. Volunteers are desperately needed on the last Friday of every month.

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Inscape Friends

Inscape Friends support the pupils of Inscape House, an independent school for children with autism. Volunteers from the charity, mostly parents of children at the school, will collect, clean and bank coins from The Trafford Centre Fountain Fund. The money will fund a patterned rubber safety surface to create a stimulating playground for the puplis' development and enjoyment.

Greater Manchester Cerebal Palsy Society

The aim of GMCPS is to provide a supportive framework for members, carers and families in delivering welfare support, advocacy, counselling, skill training opportunities, personal development training, socialising opportunities, holiday grants and group holidays. Coins collected, cleaned and banked from The Trafford Centre Fountain Fund enhance the independence and quality of life of people with cerebral palsy.