I AM writing to you from The Dream Factory, a new charity which aims to grant wishes and make dreams come true for terminally ill and severely disabled children and young adults in Essex and Greater London.

We have been asked to run a raffle at North Weald Market, England's largest regular Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday Market, and are urgently appealing for volunteers to help us sell tickets to the stallholders between noon and 3pm. If you enjoy the outdoors and the buzz of the market and would like to help out at North Weald Traders Charity Raffle on occasional or regular Saturdays or Bank Holidays, I would love to hear from you on 020 8501 1234.

By volunteering, you will enable us to bring hope and enrich the lives of the children we are aiming to help.

Thank you for your generous support in making more dreams come true.

Avril Mills, founder, The Dream Factory, South Eastern House, Fowler Road, Hainault.