Thanks from Santa and Tettenhall Rotary Club

For over 20 years, Tettenhall Rotary Club has received donations to local charities and good causes of over £150,000 during its annual Santa Sleigh as it has toured around neighbourhoods and at supermarkets in the city. All this money has been donated to charities and good causes.

Once again, the generosity of the people of Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire towards the Rotary Club of Tettenhall Charity Father Christmas Sleigh collection was overwhelming . Our main aim was to bring a little Christmas magic to the children in the city, but we were most grateful for the wonderful response, warm reception and generosity we received, especially when on our House to House routes.

The money we collected will be distributed to many small local charities and good causes in the Wolverhampton area. Every penny you donated will go back into the local Wolverhampton communities.

On behalf of the Rotary Club of Tettenhall, I would like to thank everyone who made donations during the evenings that we took our Father Christmas sleigh around the streets of Claregate, Low Hill, Old Fallings, The Scotlands, Bushbury, Fordhouses, Goldthorn Park and BlAkenhall. Our total collection for these evenings was £2,278.52.

We are grateful to the City Council for inviting us to the switching on of the lights events at Upper Green Tettenhall, Wolverhampton City Centre, and to Bilbrook Parish Council for their event.

Our day at the Wulfrun Centre raised £590.36 and Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Sainsburys St.Marks raised £4002.79 We are grateful to The Wulfrun Centre and Sainsburys for inviting us

This year’s grand total to donate to local charities and good causes was £7,686.58

More importantly, Santa was able to see and chat to 2,745 children

Finally, we would like to thank Listers Car Dealerships for providing the tow vehicle for the sleigh, Fast Exocet Ltd. for sleigh refurbishment, First Stop Wolverhampton for sleigh servicing, Johnsons Dry Cleaners in Tettenhall and the many volunteers who helped us from the Army Cadets, Friends of Rotary, Tettenhall 41 Club and Tettenhall Inner Wheel .

We wish you all a Happy New Year. Thank you for your continued support

Tettenhall Rotary Club

Next year we will need more volunteer Santas.

If you are willing to volunteer for a two hour          :

Session please contact: Roger Timbrell on 07885 944030