Vicky Watson

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Fundraising for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity
£800
raised of £400 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Bupa 2012 Great Birmingham Run, on 21 October 2012
We support Birmingham Children's Hospital to improve the lives of sick children

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I am taking part in the BUPA Great Birmingham Run (Half Marathon - eeeeeek!) on Sunday 21st October along with some of my wonderful friends and family. All money raised through this page, and other pages set up by other 'Team George' members, will be donated to Birmingham Children's Hospital as part of Georges Heart Appeal.

Why am I doing this? -  My 6 year old son, George, was born with a serious heart condition, Fallot's Tetrology. He has undergone several major heart surgeries at BCH. 

Two years ago, George was in a critical condition when his aorta ruptured a few weeks after undergoing heart surgery. He underwent further emergency surgery and thankfully all is now well.

George has spent many weeks under the great care of these wards and I have spent many an anxious hour glued to the heart monitors, waiting to see improvements. I have spoken to the heart unit, and what they dearly need is better heart monitoring equipment for the cardiac wards.The machines cost about £2,000 each and this is where you can help. All money donated will be put towards buying this equipment. Please help with whatever you can.

Thank you - Vicky Watson (George's Mum)XXX

This is my individual page. Other funds donated to 'George's Heart Monitor Appeal, and other individual pages can be found http://www.justgiving.com/teams/fixinghearts. If you would prefer to donate to the wider team, please visit http://www.justgiving.com/run4teamgeorge.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

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About the charity

It's bewildering and unsettling for anyone going into hospital but especially for children and that is why we are a fundraising hospital. We raise funds to enhance the experience of our patients by providing state of the art medical equipment and facilities and creating a child-friendly environment.

Donation summary

Total raised
£800.00
+ £110.75 Gift Aid
Online donations
£458.00
Offline donations
£342.00

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