'Bunny' makes the world go round
Members of the Prince Charles Playgroup, in north Southwick, paid 2 to wear their bunny outfits and each donated a teddy bear, which will be taken to the G. J. Cooke Children's Hospital in Natal, South Africa, by staff member Sera Ring on Wednesday and given to a ward which deals with children suffering from HIV.
Sera's dad and step-mum live in South Africa and work with a group of young people who are planning to decorate the hospital ward and create a playground.
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Hide AdThe money raised by the playgroup will go towards that work.
Sera said: "The children out there literally have nothing. So my suitcase will be packed full of teddies which I will take out there and distribute."
The playgroup, which meets five mornings a week at the community hall in Prince Charles Close, is also planning to twin with a pre-school group in South Africa.
Playgroup manageress Steph Wood said: "We have been telling the youngsters here about how many of the children in hospital in South Africa have no toys and explaining where their teddies will be going."