{"id":55529,"date":"2026-01-04T13:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/?p=55529"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:42:24","slug":"recycle-your-tree-and-help-a-child-with-cerebral-palsy-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/2026\/01\/04\/recycle-your-tree-and-help-a-child-with-cerebral-palsy-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycle your tree and help a child with cerebral palsy this Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"55529\" class=\"elementor elementor-55529\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80fffb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b80fffb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04d2a6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04d2a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This Christmas, Dame Vera Lynn Children\u2019s Charity is asking people to recycle their Christmas trees so they can continue to transform young children\u2019s lives in 2026.<\/p><p>The charity will be collecting trees directly from supporters\u2019 homes on 4, 5 and 6 January. For a suggested donation of \u00a315, you can help children with motor learning impairments to unlock their full potential and recycle your tree at the same time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9893844 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9893844\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-852a2e3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"852a2e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DVLCC2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55533\" alt=\"DVLCC\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DVLCC2.jpg 575w, https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/DVLCC2-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b082015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b082015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>You can support a child like Jothi.<\/strong><\/p><p>Following a traumatic birth, Jothi spent the first 93 days of his life in neonatal intensive care. Suffering brain damage, Jothi was eventually diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and his parents were told he would have a poor quality of life.<\/p><p><em>\u201cWe felt totally lost and isolated when we left hospital with a nearly one-year-old with such high support needs. Now we are learning that with the right techniques or equipment, it is possible to make that happen for him in his own way. One of the main reasons he has progressed so well is down to this additional support and therapeutic input.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Kate, Jothi\u2019s mum.<\/p><p>If you don\u2019t have a real Christmas tree, you can still support DVLCC this Christmas. The charity is looking for volunteers to help collect trees on 4, 5 and 6 January.<\/p><p>For more information, and to book, please visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvlcc.org.uk\/christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, or call 01444 473274. The final date for booking is Thursday 2 January.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Christmas, Dame Vera Lynn Children\u2019s Charity is asking people to recycle their Christmas trees so they can continue to transform young children\u2019s lives in 2026. The charity will be collecting trees directly from supporters\u2019 homes on 4, 5 and 6 January. 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