Simon Thornton

Stoke Mandeville ITU Appeal

Fundraising for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund
£3,535
raised
by 11 supporters
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Simon Thornton's fundraising, 11 March 2011
We fund equipment and research to improve the care we give to our patients

Story

Stoke Mandeville Intensive Care Unit
Fund Raising

 

Hopefully most of us will never see the inside of an Intensive Care Unit. Following an operation for bowel cancer my wife, Louise was recently very ill so I spent many hours sitting by her bedside and saw at first hand what a wonderful job the staff in ITU do.

I was so impressed that I decided I would try and help raise money to buy some additional equipment allowing patients to recover more quickly.

 On 6th April I ran an interactive workshop teaching a little about muscles, stretching techniques and how to help prevent backache, RSI, stress and many other aches and pains.  This was aimed at anyone driving a car or sitting at a desk.

It took place at:
 

De Vere Uplands Conference Centre
Four Ashes Road,
Cryers Hill,
High Wycombe HP15 6LB

De Vere’s kindly allowed me free use of their marquee .

It followed a 4Networking breakfast meeting.  During this meeting we held a fund raising auction to help my aims and raised a staggering £3000 in just 20 minutes.

If you would like to make a donation to help that would be very much appreciated.

Thanks for your support!

 

Specifically they need rehabilition chairs to help patients regain their mobility after extended periods in bed.

About the charity

Staying in hospital can be a difficult time for patients and their families. We improve our patients’ care through extra funding for equipment, research, staff and patient welfare. Be it a neuro-rehabilitation machine, or specialist cancer training, your support helps us to continue our work.

Donation summary

Total raised
£3,535.00
+ £85.74 Gift Aid
Online donations
£400.00
Offline donations
£3,135.00

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