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Helen Amy Murray are thrilled to be contributing a unique, hand-sculpted wreath for the Place2Be Wreath Raffle, being held in conjunction with the charities annual Carol Concert. The Carol Concert and Wreath Raffle raise much needed funds to help continue Place2Be's lifesaving work in schools throughout the UK, ensuring more children have access to quality mental health services. 

About Helen Amy Murray's wreath

Not your typical wreath, on a disc rather than a ring, the artwork evokes the base of a spiralling pine cone frosted in snow. Fascinated by the geometry and Fibonacci sequence found in nature, Helen uses scallops, a theme of many of her artworks, to create concentric rings that increase in size until interrupted by an inner circle that reflects the scallops and reverses the flow of the relief. Additional lines through each scallop enhance the undulation of the surface. This piece will be the first artwork to feature this pattern, despite it being originally hand-illustrated by Helen in 2015. Hand-sculpted in a white faux leather, with a super fine linear texture and subtle pearlised finish, the material reflects the luminescence of other light sources and enhances the sculptural relief. The piece has a diameter of approximately 440mm and up to 25mm depth and has a picture hook for installation on the reverse. Suitable for indoor display all year round, not just for Christmas.

How to purchase tickets:

• Purchase your tickets by donating in increments of £10 (e.g. £10 = 1 ticket, £20 = 2 tickets, etc)
• Please make sure you enter your name and tick the box alongside 'I'm happy to be contacted by Place2Be'. This allows JustGiving to share your contact details with us so that we can send your tickets to you. Anonymous donations will be accepted gratefully and not entered into the draw. 

Important details:

• This is a fundraising event held by and for Place2Be to help continue our charitable work of improving children's mental health. 
• The Wreath Raffle will be drawn at random by the Place2Be team (registered office: 175 St. John Street, London, EC1V 4LW) on Tuesday 26th November 2019 and winners will be notified by email and phone.

About Place2Be

Place2Be is a children's mental health charity that works to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people by providing counselling services in our partner schools throughout the UK. We help them to cope with wide-ranging and often complex social issues including bullying, bereavement, domestic violence, family breakdown, neglect and trauma. 

5 key facts about children's mental health:

• 3 children in every classroom have a diagnosable mental health problem
• Half of those with lifetime mental health issues first experience symptoms by the age of 14
• Depression and anxiety amongst teenagers have increased by 75% in the past 25 years
• Children are less likely to suffer from serious mental health difficulties later in life if the receive support at an early age
• Mental health problems in children and young people result in an increased cost to the public purse and to wider society