Team fundraising for The Sick Children's Trust

Team fundraiser2 membersThe Sick Children's Trust
£871
raised of £200 target
This June we are asking you to challenge yourself by choosing to either: Cycle 330 miles, Run 100 miles, Walk 50 miles, Swim 25 miles or Toddle 5 miles and help us keep families together

Story

Just after Ben’s first birthday he started to become unwell with Flu. In a matter of a couple of days Ben became seriously unwell. He was diagnosed with invasive strep a, sepsis and toxic shock. Ben was taken to intensive care in Newcastle where he stayed for 12 days.

Thankfully after a touch and go start, Ben soon started to fight back and has recovered well. But we recognise that without the support of charities during this time, the most challenging experience of our lives would have been made 10x harder.

Having somewhere to sleep (other than snatched hours in spare beds on wards) and a place to shower and eat were so incredibly important for our physical and mental health. We simply couldn't have continued without this support.

So myself and Stuart have decided to join this challenge together to raise as much money as we can. We believe it costs £40 per night to stay at Crawford House so if we can raise enough to cover at least some of a persons stay that would be amazing!

I will be walking and Stuart cycling. We are fundraising jointly but have had to set up separate accounts due to us doing different activities.

Thanks for any donations :)

Please see below from the sick children’s trust:

The Sick Children’s Trust is the charity that provides a welcoming ‘Home from Home’ where families with a sick child in hospital can stay. But we’re more than bricks and mortar, our friendly, caring staff are there to support families when they really need it.

Without us families would have to travel long distances, sleep in uncomfortable hospital chairs or pay for expensive hotels just to be by their sick child’s hospital bedside. Not only do we alleviate financial worries but we also help the mental wellbeing of the families we support.

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About the campaign

This June we are asking you to challenge yourself by choosing to either: Cycle 330 miles, Run 100 miles, Walk 50 miles, Swim 25 miles or Toddle 5 miles and help us keep families together

About the charity

The Sick Children’s Trust is the charity that gives families with a seriously ill child in hospital a comfortable place to stay and a friendly ear to listen in one of our ten ‘Homes from Home’. By providing families with somewhere to stay near their child they have one less thing to worry about.

Donation summary

Total raised
£870.79
+ £167.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£870.79

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