Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) has raised over £48,000 for Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice (CTH).
The charity auctions were held over the week starting March 14th and saw multiple car dealers across the south coast come together in support of the fundraising, by donating part exchange cars as well as making pledges to support families using CTH’s facilities.
After last year’s auction was held online due to pandemic restrictions, SVA was delighted to have physical buyers attending the event once again and showing their support for the charity. With a Giant Teddy donated by Frosts4Cars, raising £600 and a 2004 VW Golf S sold for £1,500 donated by Yeomans Group the auction was off to a good start. The funds raised will directly benefit the children at the hospice.
Caffyns donated a Playmobil VW Campervan that was auctioned and sold for £100, after it was re-auctioned by the buyer another three times, a total of £300 was donated to the hospice. Two Barkers of Kensington watches were also donated raising a total of £1,125.
In total, since 2011, SVA’s fundraising efforts have generated an incredible £230,000 for the Chestnut Tree House.
Catherine Stone, SVA’s business development manager said: “This year particularly has blown me away; the warmth and generosity of the motor trade has been overwhelming. The auction was a huge success and the most money we have raised in a single year, which is astonishing with what’s going on in the world. A big thank you from all of us at Shoreham Vehicle Auctions.”
After over a decade of continuous support for CTH, Alex Wright, SVA’s Managing Director has now become an official patron of the children’s hospice. He added: “The final funds raised at our 11th auction was £48,075.00, which is phenomenal. Everyone at Shoreham is immensely proud to have generated this sum of money for Chestnut Tree House Children’s hospice and we look forward to continuing support for this amazing charity.”