Yorkshire Garden Centres has raised more than £106,000 for Martin House Children's Hospice.
Staff and customers across its seven branches have supported the partnership since it began in April 2025, taking part in bake sales, raffles, running, cycling and dragon boat racing.
Each branch has its own charity champion and fundraising target, while the Pennies initiative allows customers to add a 25p donation to their purchase at the checkout.
Staff have taken on challenges including Dry January and the Great North Run, while CEO Mark Farnsworth has organised and joined cycling challenges.
Colleagues also entered two sunflower-themed teams into Martin House’s Dragon Boat Race and held an in-store spinathon, cycling the equivalent distance from their stores to the hospice.
Mark Farnsworth, CEO of Yorkshire Garden Centres, said:
“Reaching more than £100,000 is a fantastic milestone and is down to the enthusiasm of our colleagues, customers and charity champions across all seven of our centres.
“Martin House does incredible work for children and families across Yorkshire, and our teams have really embraced the partnership. Whether it’s taking on a personal challenge, jumping into a dragon boat or simply asking customers to add 25p at the till, everyone has found their own way to get involved.
“We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved together so far and look forward to continuing our support.”
The company also raised more than £7,000 during Martin House’s 36-hour giving challenge for its THE BUILD redevelopment project last year.
Support has extended beyond fundraising, with staff donating items to the charity’s shops, auction prizes and Lego for the hospice.
The company has also welcomed children and families to Christmas events and the opening of its Otley Grass Hopper play centre.
Hannah Finan, Partnership Manager at Martin House, said:
“We’re hugely grateful to everyone at Yorkshire Garden Centres for reaching this incredible milestone.
“What makes the partnership so special is the sheer variety of ways their teams have chosen to support us.
"From major fundraising challenges to donations, events and welcoming the families we support, their commitment has reached right across Martin House.
“More than £106,000 is an amazing achievement and will make a real difference to the children, young people and families who rely on our care.”
Martin House supports more than 550 children and young people with life-shortening conditions, and their families, across West, North and East Yorkshire each year.
Its teams provide care at the hospice in Boston Spa, in hospitals and in families’ homes, including planned short breaks, symptom management, emergency care and end-of-life care.
The charity’s specialist care costs around £13 million annually, with most funding coming from voluntary donations and fundraising.
The partnership with Yorkshire Garden Centres will continue until June 2027.
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