Waddle-on-Sea Art Trail Raises £300,000 for Havens Hospices

A unique and innovative event, Waddle-on-Sea, has successfully raised £300,000 for Havens hospices in south Essex. The event, which took place in Southend and Leigh during the summer, featured a series of penguin sculptures placed around the city to raise money for the hospice. Thousands of people from across the UK visited the sculptures, and the event has been described as a "flippin' great success" by the organizers. The money raised will go towards providing free care for people of all ages living with incurable conditions in the region.

Key Takeaways:

• The Waddle-on-Sea art trail raised a whopping £300,000 for Havens hospices, with the goal of raising even more funds through an upcoming auction.
• The event saw thousands of people from across the UK visit the sculptures, with over 5,000 app downloads and more than 340,000 sculptures collected.
• The sculptures will be given some TLC before a farewell event at Ipeco in Rochford on September 13 and 14, and will be auctioned off on September 25.
• People who supported the trail can fill out a survey on havenshospices.org.uk/evaluation to shape future events and be entered into a prize draw to win an iPad 11.
• Vanessa Harvey, project manager of Waddle-on-Sea, highlighted the importance of fundraising initiatives like Waddle-on-Sea, which provide free care for people living with incurable conditions in south Essex.

Statistics:

• £300,000: The amount raised by the Waddle-on-Sea art trail for Havens hospices.
• 5,000: The number of app downloads related to the event.
• 340,000: The number of sculptures collected during the trail.
• 3,444: The number of days the event took place.