From left to right: Tonya Webber, Katie Moreno, Fiona Delement, Sophie Lyall (Customer Services Assistant at Haskins Garden Centre in West End), Joyce Stebbings donating cuddly toys to Southampton Children's Hospital
A SOUTHAMPTON garden centre has donated 700 cuddly toys to a selection of charities and organisations.
West End based Haskins donated reindeers to Southampton Children's Hospital, Countess Mountbatten Hospice and Honeypot House, in the aim that they will spread joy to those in need at Christmas.
Haskins has centres in Ferndown, Dorset, and Roundstone and Snowhill in West Sussex, who have all also donated to local charities and organisations.
Lisa Looker, brand director at Haskins, said: "In the lead up to Christmas, it’s great knowing that the reindeer will really make a difference to those in need, in particular the kids who find themselves in the unfortunate position of spending Christmas in hospital."
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