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David Downes is raising money for Bibs Babies In Buscot Support

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3 peaks challenge · 18 June 2011

BIBS supports babies and their families on the neonatal unit, Buscot Ward at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Funds raised go towards funding life-saving equipment for the babies, providing emotional support for families throughout a baby's stay & in the community, and improving ward facilities.

Story

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Big Kids 4 Bibs are a mixed &nbsp;group of friends raising money for the charity BIBS which funds Buscot ward, the special care baby unit for the Royal Berkshire Hospital. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">The following words are from Chris Rich, a colleague and friend that motivated me to do the 3 peaks challenge:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">In November 2010 my daughter Bethany was born three months premature because she had wrapped the cord around her neck twice and partially pulled the Placenta away. She had a brain haemorrhage and respiratory problems as well as other serious complications, but thanks to 10 weeks on Buscot ward she pulled through. While we were there some Babies had to be transferred to larger Hospitals as Buscot simply didn&rsquo;t have the equipment required to care for these Babies. It costs &pound;1,500.00 a day to keep a baby on an intensive care Ward like Buscot, and with the current financial climate finding money to buy new equipment is nigh on impossible. This is where BIBS come in. They are currently trying to raise enough money to buy a new intensive care Incubator and Big Kids 4 Bibs want to help make this happen. If you&rsquo;re anything like me, you go along with blinkers on expecting the Birth to be fine. It absolutely never crossed my mind that something like what happened with Bethany was a possibility. This really is something that can happen to any new parents. So please help.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">I am sure anyone,&nbsp; Parent or otherwise,&nbsp; can understand the motivation for Chris any of his friends. If you would like to sponsor to me to help raise money for my local hospital (where my nephews and neices were born) then please donate.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Dave<br /></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£350.00
+ £77.50 Gift Aid
Online
£350.00
Offline
£0.00

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