Leicester Charity Wins Life Changing Persimmon House

Leicester Charity Wins Life Changing Persimmon House PR Newswire LEICESTER, England, September 27, 2012 LEICESTER, England, September 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo A charity from Leicester has won a brand new £250,000 Persimmon Homes thhouse as part of the company's 40 birthday celebrations. The Harley Staples Cancer Trust beat off 23 other regional charities to scoop the prize, which the charity says will be life changing. Katherine and Jamie Staples set up The Harley Staples Cancer Trust following the death of their son Harley in November 2009. He died from a rare and aggressive form of leukaemia at the age of eight. They are aiming to raise £500,000 to build Harley's House - a holiday home to give young cancer sufferers time away from hospitals and treatment. They have already raised £250,000, so winning the house will get them to their target. The charity collected their prize in front of a 150-strong audience at Persimmon's birthday luncheon at Kensington Roof Gardens. Jamie Staples said of the win: "We are stunned and speechless. We have achieved our dream and created a true legacy for Harley. Thanks to everyone who has supported us. It's blown us completely away and is a huge achievement. Other finalists included Yorkshire's Forget Me Not Children's Hospice, Birmingham's St Basil's, Scotland's Zac Scott Braveheart Foundation and The Kent Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre.