David Balls

Jacob's page

Fundraising for Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity
£3,323
raised of £4,000 target
by 107 supporters
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Participants: Jacob David Balls
Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity

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RCN 299679 & SC042789
We provide support services and work to reduce the number of baby deaths

Story

Our beautiful little boy Jacob was born asleep on the 18th November 2010.

We will miss him dearly but we're glad for the short time that we had with him.  He'll always be part of our family and will never be forgotten.  Ethan and Naomi blow their little brother a kiss each evening.

We are raising money, through the charity SANDS, for a "cold cot" for Southend Hospital.  We had 3 very precious hours with Jacob, but the provision of this cot would give families up to 24 hours with their baby.  We can't even begin to say how important this could be to future families who will be going through what we did - a chance to say goodbye properly and involve other family members as well.

Dave and our good friend Paul are running the "Great North Run" this year for this cause.  We'd love to purchase this equipment ASAP, in Jacob's memory, so please sponsor them if you can!

With love from Jennie, Dave, Ethan, Naomi, Elsa and Jacob xxx

About the charity

Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity

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RCN 299679 & SC042789
Sands supports anyone affected by the death of a baby, works in partnership with health professionals to try to ensure that bereaved parents and families receive the best possible care and funds research that could help to reduce the numbers of babies dying and families devastated by this tragedy.

Donation summary

Total raised
£3,322.10
+ £645.53 Gift Aid
Online donations
£3,022.10
Offline donations
£300.00

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