Sussex brothers Amazon wishlist encourages 100s of donations

Eight -year-old Maxx and four-year-old Louie Honhold decided to appeal for toy donations for Rockinghorse Children’s Charity to be given out on Christmas Day.

The caring brothers, who live in Shoreham, originally appealed for 100 toys, but they have been overwhelmed with donations and are now at about 200.

Their mother, Emma Honhold, said she was incredibly proud of her sons for what they have achieved.

All of the gifts donated to the Rockinghorse Children's Charity.

She said: “I think they have done so, so well and I am very proud of what they have done.

“They thought of the idea and by the next morning we had set it up for them and they enjoyed receiving every package and adding it to their collection.

“We first started our collection sharing our idea with family and friends and before we knew it our wish list was being shared and we were receiving gifts from complete strangers.”

So far, they have collected superhero toys, dolls, books, puzzles and crafting sets and will present them to the charity following a coronavirus quarantine period.

Louie Honhold.

The brothers said they wanted to make sure all children had a present this Christmas.

Maxx said: “We decided to collect the toys so children can have a lovely Christmas.

“I think there will be a lot of happy children on Christmas day.”

Louie said: “I think it’s really nice to make the children happy.”

Rockinghorse Children’s Charity aims to improve the lives of sick children throughout Sussex.

They are the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton.

The charity also supports the Trevor Mann Baby Unit in Brighton and its sister site, the Special Care Baby Unit based within the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath.

Donations of gifts to be given to the children can be made up until Saturday, December 5.

The Amazon wishlist can be viewed here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2HN77OZ9KJ7VN