Charity Match

Sunday 28 April

Footie fanatic hosts charity game

Football fanatic Sean McDermott has just been announced as our Charity Champion of the week!

Sean who is hosting a charity football match in honour of Paul Swift – a close friend of his who passed away in October 2008 – hopes to raise a fantastic £5,000 for our heart wards.

This fantastic amount could cover the cost of refurbishing a family room – giving our patients the chance to enjoy the fun of normal playtimes in a bright, safe, welcoming space.

Sean decided to support the heart wards after Rudy, the baby of his close family friends, Jeanette and Rupert, underwent complex heart surgery at the hospital.

Sean told our fundraising team that he had heard from Jeanette and Rupert that they received outstanding support when Rudy was being treated at the hospital. He said that they gave him the incentive to make him want to do something to support the hospital and its patients and that’s why the match will raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

 

(Rudy after he was first treated at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and how he is now).

The match – which is being held at the Hollyfield’s Centre Club in Edington – is due to kick off at 2.30pm on Sunday 28 April. Spectators will see Paul’s amateur football enthusiast friends take on the Aston Villa Lions and Legends.

 

Everyone is welcome to attend the match so please go a long to support Sean and his friends. There will be food and refreshments available at the club bar and there will also be a bouncy castle, face painter and freestyle footballer.

 

Tickets cost £5 and under 12’s go free.  For more information about the event please contact Sean on 07512 205803.

 (Sean and his team)

Welcome back!

Hi everyone, today we have re-launched the Birmingham Children’s Hospital blog.

 We really like hearing about all of your experiences at the hospital and we wanted to create a space for our supporters and patients to share their stories and news.

 Our revamped blog will feature posts from our staff, patients, fundraisers and supporters and focus around the Birmingham Children’s Hospital community.

Tazmin is a Charity Champion!

Because we have thousands of fundraisers who repeatedly go out of their way to make a real difference for our children and young people, we want to show everyone how grateful we are for their support. So, each week we will name one of our loyal supporters as a Charity Champion and highlight the good work they are doing for our young patients.

This week we have chosen Tazmin Clarke as our Charity Champion.

Twelve – year-old Tazmin – who has been growing her hair since she was a little girl – recently had over 27 inches of her hair chopped off to raise money for our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit where our really poorly patients are treated.

Tazmin had nearly all of her two foot long locks cut off to raise the funds and is now sporting a stylish bob. Tazmin, who confided to us that her new look will take some getting used to, is thrilled to be able to donate her hair to a charity that makes wigs for children with cancer.

Tazmin who attends the Bewdley School in Worcestershire, was inspired to start fundraising for the ward after she found out about two year old Charlie Harris-Beard – who lost his fight against cancer at the hospital earlier this year.  Tazmin read about Charlie’s story in her local paper and decided that she wanted to support other children like him.

Our fundraising team are all really impressed by Tazmin’s courage, even though she insists she isn’t the brave one and it is the children at the hospital who show real bravery. 

The event raised over £550 and Tazmin is still hoping for further donations. To donate visit mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/tazminclarke1.