Thorntons to sponsor CHAS fundraising ball

Legal firm Thorntons and CHAS (Children's Hospices Across Scotland) are to partner in this year's fundraising event, the CHAS Rocking Horse Ball.

Thorntons has agreed to be the headline sponsor for this, the fifth edition of the popular annual event, which takes place on 5 June 2020. The ball attracts guests from across Scottish business and society, and last year raised £136,000 to support CHAS's work for children with life shortening conditions and their families.

In Scotland, nearly 16,000 children and young people live with life-shortening conditions. CHAS offers palliative, respite and end-of-life care from Rachel House in Kinross and Robin House in Balloch, and a nationwide CHAS at Home service to support families with the services of a hospice in their own homes. Its Diana children’s nurses also work in hospitals across the country, support families and clinical teams.

Colin Graham, chairman at Thorntons, commented: “The annual CHAS Rocking Horse Ball is a fantastic fundraiser which supports the inspiring work of this charity throughout the year. We’re embedded in our local communities and CHAS provides services all over Scotland. We’re proud to pledge our support of the 2020 event which we hope will raise a record total for CHAS.”

CHAS chief executive, Rami Okasha, added: “We are thrilled to welcome Thorntons as our headline sponsors for this year’s Rocking Horse Ball. CHAS is a charity on a mission. We want to ensure that we can be there to support children with life shortening conditions and their families wherever they are in Scotland, and whenever they need us. The wonderful support from Colin and the team at Thorntons will be a huge support in ensuring we can continue to reach more families.”