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(Message started by: Dape on Dec 24^th, 2007, 6:56pm)

Title: This warmed my heart
Post by Dape on Dec 24^th, 2007, 6:56pm

A children's hospice have a white Christmas after a businessman delivered ten tonnes of snow.

Sick children at the Martin House Hospice near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, were thrilled to find themselves ankle-deep in the white stuff.

The snowfall came courtesy of Chris Hopkins, the managing director of a catering company, who won the snow on a charity auction on eBay.

A company that makes snow for ski slopes, SNO!zone, had organised the internet auction to raise money for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.

Mr Hopkins won with a bid of £1,420 - and immediately decided to donate his prize to the 300 children at Martin House.

Stuart Andrew, fundraiser for the hospice, said: "Martin House is about trying to make the best of short and difficult lives and Christmas is a magical time, so to be able to have a guaranteed White Christmas is just superb."

Video of ITN news segment.
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=1095451&ch=&cl=5643701&src=ukyvideo

Title: Re: This warmed my heart
Post by Jonny on Dec 25^th, 2007, 1:56pm

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