"Chris’s House was founded by Anne Rowan, a Wishaw mum with a passionate vision for a crisis centre established in memory of her son Chris, whom she lost to suicide in 2011 at the age of 36. In the years following Chris’s death, Anne experienced an overwhelming sense of guilt. Her hair fell out, she lost her balance and couldn’t go out unaided. She turned her attention to taking action – through the creation of Chris’s House, a ‘Centre for Help, Response and Intervention Surrounding Suicide’. It is the first 24 hour, non-medical crisis centre in Scotland offering integrated support. The cosy rooms have each been carefully designed to offer guests an environment they can feel comfortable in. The generosity of families that have been touched by the work Chris’s House have accomplished have raised the funds or made donations to allow for the space offer calm and wellbeing." To find out more, please visit http://www.chrisshouse.org. If you ever need someone to talk to please do not hesitate to contact the Society. We’re always on hand to help wherever we can. Please talk, it could save a life.

As many of you know, at our annual Christmas Ceilidh we host a raffle to raise funds for our chosen charity of the year. Due to current restrictions we are unable to host our Ceilidh, however, we still wanted to do something to help this fantastic charity. Chris's House are an incredible support to so many families. The Committee recently attend an 'Ask, Tell, Save a Life' session. We learned that two people die from suicide every day, 3/4 of these are men. These startling figures show the great need for a charity such as Chris's House. We are sure you'll agree. We greatly appreciate any donations.

*PLEASE READ PRIOR TO DONATION*

• All money raised will go to Chris's House. The Society will not be in receipt of donations at any point.
• ANYONE can enter the draw or donate, you do not have to attend the University of Strathclyde, nor be a student at the Law School.
• One entry to the prize draw is £2, entries are unlimited. The more you donate, the more chances you have at winning (eg £10 = 5 entries, £20 = 10 entries).
• You MUST enter your name with your donation to be entered into the draw (if you accidentally anonymise yourself, please email strathlawsoc@outlook.com with your JustGiving email confirming proof of donation).
• If you wish to donate, but not enter the draw, please anonymise your donation.
• Winners will be drawn using a random name generator and announced on 15/1/21 via Society social media channels - Instagram (@strathlawsoc), Twitter (@_StrathLawSoc_), Facebook (Strathclyde Law Society) and LinkedIn (Strathclyde Law Society).

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The Society and Chris's House would like to thank all businesses for their donation, we truly appreciate your generosity during these unprecedented and challenging times.