Young Anna’s Wonderful Gesture Makes Its Mark At Recovery Haven

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Anna Chute, who made bookmarks and donated them to Recovery Haven, with Marisa Reidy, Marketing and PR Officer with Recovery Haven and Siobhan McSweeney, Manager of Recovery Haven. Photo by Dermot Crean

A YOUNG Tralee schoolgirl who wanted to add a little joy to those suffering from cancer has melted the hearts of a local charity with a selfless donation.

Nine-year-old Anna Chute from The Spa made a selection of hand-made bookmarks and donated them to Recovery Haven Kerry, along with €20 of her own money.

The Spa National School pupil had intended selling the bookmarks at the County Library to raise funds for the charity, but when this wasn’t possible she offered them to clients of Recovery Haven instead, hoping her creations would shine a little light on their challenging journey.

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“I was hoping that some people at Recovery Haven might like them and they might cheer them up,” said Anna, who has written a message of encouragement on each one. “I love reading and it makes me very happy.”

Anna explained that she and a friend had sold similar bookmarks for the Donal Walsh Live Life Foundation last year and this year chose Recovery Haven as her charity of choice.

While selling them at the library was not an option in the end, she did receive a €10 donation from the county librarian towards her cause – and put €20 of her own communion money with it.

“Unfortunately, the county librarian was not in a position to allow me to sell my bookmark at the library but he very kindly sent me €10 to donate to Recovery Haven. I have also given €20 which Recovery Haven might be able to put towards buying some books for people to read.”

To say thanks to Anna for her amazing gesture, management at Recovery Haven invited the schoolgirl to the cancer support house in Tralee on Wednesday to see for herself  where her donation – and bookmarks – would go.

Recovery Haven’s PR & Marketing Officer, Marisa Reidy, said that Anna’s wonderful gesture really touched everyone at the charity, adding that her donation is just as important as any donation they receive. The fact that it came out of her own pocket, makes it all the more special.

“When we received Anna’s letter and bookmarks, we immediately invited her along to see what we do and show her that every euro we receive is put to great use to help and support cancer sufferers and their families across the county. She’s an amazing little girl and we are very grateful for her support.”

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