Mary Hennessy

Mary's Snapshot of COVID-19

Fundraising for Spread a Smile
£1,185
raised of £1,000 target
Mary's Snapshot of COVID-19, 3 May 2020
We're fundraising to spread smiles to children and teenagers in hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak. We need your help to ensure we can continue to entertain young people at this unsettling time.

Story

Under normal circumstances, Spread a Smile would be delivering 35 monthly visits to eight London hospitals, bringing fairies, magicians, face-painters, therapy dogs, singers and lots more to bring smiles to and enhance the wellbeing of seriously and terminally ill children and teenagers. As a result of COVID-19 we have had to suspend all visits and face-to-face contact with patients. But we know that those smiles are now more important than ever. Young patients in hospital have become more isolated than ever before. This is why we need your help. Because with your help, suspending our hospital visits does not have to mean suspending smiles.

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About the campaign

We're fundraising to spread smiles to children and teenagers in hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak. We need your help to ensure we can continue to entertain young people at this unsettling time.

About the charity

Spread a Smile

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RCN 1152205
Our teams of entertainers including fairies, musicians, magicians, artists, spontaneous poets, and therapy dogs visit children at their bedsides, distracting from pain and treatment, breaking the monotony of the hospital environment and creating positive memories for them and their families.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,185.00
+ £283.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,185.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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