Claire's first Olympic Distance Triathlon
Claire Dioszegi is raising money for Pod
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All,
This year I am doing a triathlon for a really special cause for me this Saturday 02/08/14.
I
am raising money to help children to have happy childhood even if they have to
face very strong and hard life experience in hospital. Childhood is time for
fun, laugh, game and carefreeness.
So, please, join me and let’s make all those kids in hospital enjoying their childhood and having good memories.
Also, it is scientifically proven than laugh and happiness help to recover quickly!
Please have a look at POD, it is one of the larger charity in UK spending time in hospital with kids.The race is this Saturday and I know I will be in pain. I just had a knee injury a month ago and I hope it will all go well. I need your support, for them!!!
THank you!!!
POD : THE ORIGIN
Margaret Munford MBE has run POD Childrens Charity since 1990 and was awarded her MBE for services to POD Childrens Charity in 2012. The name POD came about through the seeds of FUN, MAGIC and LAUGHTER being contained within a POD. POD Childrens Charity was founded in 1977 by David Jamilly who remains Chair of Trustees.
THE VISION
POD Childrens Charity is a nationwide charity which organizes entertainment for children in hospital. POD Childrens Charity helps to alleviate the trauma of a hospital stay by sowing the seeds of fun, laughter and feeling better.
POD Childrens Charity magicians, puppeteers, musicians and clowns bring a little magic, fun and laughter into thelives of children in hospital. They give monthly shows in over 150 hospitals and hospices throughout the UK.
POD Childrens Charity has always believed that happy children get better quicker.
When POD was founded in 1977 hospitals gave little thought to the emotional needs of sick children. In those days longer term hospital stays were more common. Visiting times for parents were restricted and outside stimulus for children in hospitals was almost unheard of.
Times have changed dramatically and POD Childrens Charity is proud to have been part of the progress in the thinking, attitude and approach to children in hospital.
THE DREAM
With lots of help from so many people, POD’s dream is nearly complete as we already work in 80% of the relevant hospitals and we are now looking to the future – a 100% coverage and more secure longer-term funding so that POD’s good work can continue into perpetuity.