A Rutland charity auction is raising funds for children with life-limiting illnesses
It's aiming to collect £5000 to provide art materials for children in NHS hospitals and grant their wishes
A Rutland-based charity’s unique fundraising auction ends tonight after drawing support from art enthusiasts and community members.
The event, which features over two hundred postcard-sized original artworks, hopes to raise £5,000 to benefit children with life-limiting illnesses across the UK.
Proceeds will be used to provide art materials to children staying in NHS hospitals and to fulfil personal wishes for young patients undergoing treatment.
Organisers say the initiative aims to offer comfort and joy to children facing challenging health battles.
Bill Stillman, Founder of Wishesjust4you, said:
"We have done a trip on the Rutland Bell on Rutland Water. We had paragliding, and then we got more wishes for things like trips to Disneyland, laptop computers, and anything to help the kids."
"So because of their illnesses, a lot of them are at home, and obviously some of the families have financial difficulties, and they're not able to afford the wishes that they're asking for, so that's why we are trying to raise the money."
"We also work with 50 NHS hospitals, and we get donated art materials, cards and paper into the hospitals, into the art departments, to help the children that are having treatment."
Each artwork, donated by local and national artists, is available for auction with starting bids set at £20.
Bidding closes tonight at 10pm, with organisers encouraging last-minute entries and expressing hope the £5,000 milestone will be met.