At Cherry Tree Day Nursery we strive to provide not only a nurturing, enjoyable and educational place to learn and play, but also a safe environment in which to do it in. With first aid trained staff ready to support our little ones with those minor accidents as part of their development and learning, we also have a very experienced cook 👩‍🍳 to take care of allergies and dietary requirements giving our parents that extra reassurance. All staff serving food will also hold a food hygiene qualification too. But we wanted to go one step further and raise money for a defibrillator for the setting in case we ever need to do life saving first aid in the fastest possible time. This life saving piece of equipment we believe is fundamental to protecting the lives of our children, families, staff and visitors at the nursery and one we hope gives reassurance to all. However defibrillators are expensive and so we need to fund raise! Let me tell you about two amazing little boys!!

Harley and Riley 💖💖

Harley (7) and Riley (10) years old are best friends and also the sons of myself and Neil Coles (directors of Cherry Tree). Upon talking about my idea to raise money for a defibrillator and trying to think of ideas how, Harley suggested after being inspired by local boy to put himself forward to run a Marathon with his dad, Matt. I loved the idea. He then asked if Riley would like to join him and Riley said yes straight away. How amazing are these two little boys raising money with the thought that one day their hard work might just save somebodies life. As can be seen in the picture above the boys love football and are keen Leicester city supporters! They are both physically fit and can’t wait to get running 🏃‍♂️but they need your help.

What the boys need to do alongside Matt as their mentor whilst social distancing is run the equivalent of a marathon in 4 weeks. We will post updates of the boys progress showing how far they have run, as well as photos and small videos. They are super excited and can’t wait to get started, but they PLEASE ask for your support in the form of a donation no matter how big or small, thank you 😊