Sunderland Echo Easter Egg Appeal 2020 with Hope 4 Kidz - here's how you can help

Every year generous readers provide a little Easter cheer for needy youngsters by buying extra chocolate treats in the run up to Easter.

These are distributed to children struggling to overcome long-term illness, disability and problems such as poverty and abuse.

This year we hope to support even more children in refuges, hospitals, homeless units and special needs units

North East charity Hope 4 Kidz, which helps underprivileged children, will be collecting and distributing the eggs in the week leading up to Easter.

Viv Watts, chief excecutive of Hope 4 Kidz, said: “Once again, Hope 4 Kidz and the Sunderland Echo is launching the Easter Egg Appeal to support special needs children’s units, refuges and hospitals.

“There are so many children who may not receive an egg at Easter. We can change that. Last year we distributed over 3000 Eggs.

“Please donate an egg at one of the drop off points and try to get your friends, colleagues and company involved too.”

She added: “We have already had requests from a range of organisations with more coming in every day.

“Our plea is to please buy an extra Easter Egg and drop it off at one of the collection points.”

Joy Yates, editorial director at the Shields Gazette, said: “We are delighted to once again to be part of this appeal. It is a cracking cause and we hope this year’s will be bigger than ever.”

The last day for donations is Thursday April 9.

Eggs can be dropped off at:

Tesco, The Bridges; Tesco Extra, Newcastle Road; Morrison’s, Seaburn; Morrison’s, Doxford; Sainsbury’s, Wessington Way; Sainsbury’s, Silksworth; Sainsbury’s, Washington; Sainsbury’s, Fulwell; Virgin Money, Fawcett Street; Virgin Money, The Bridges; Virgin Money, The Galleries; Hays Travel, Vine Place; Santander, Sunderland; Wilkinson’s, Sunderland; Peter Heron, Sunderland and The Hub Washington

For details about Hope 4 Kidz call 0191 5142497, or log on to www.hope4kidz.org.uk.