Karen Aristocleous
Karen's raising funds for the local NHS
Fundraising for East Kent Hospitals Charity
Story
I have done many hair-brained things during the past few years but it would be a real privilege to support the NHS in their time of need. Many NHS workers will be putting themselves in the thick of it and I have great admiration and respect for all of them in their aim to save lives.
Many families will be affected by COVID - 19 and will have difficult and challenging times ahead, from my perspective it would give me pleasure to put a smile on people’s faces by doing something fun, worthwhile and for a good cause.
My aim is to run a marathon in fancy dress. I will start off by running around my garden (10 miles) then around the block for an hour (6 miles), making sure I’m socially distancing, then carry out the remainder in my garden (10.2 miles). It will not be quick as I only have a small garden, however I am up for the challenge. I hope to do a bit of live streaming, but it’s not my forte so there may be some technical issues! This should be live from approx.10am. I may even also chuck in some good old 80’s music to help me along....the date for this is SATURDAY 4 APRIL. I aim to start at 7am.
In addition I would like to run in honour of a lovely colleague, who sadly passed away at the end of last week. I worked with Vonnie for a number of years and she really was the kindest and funniest soul. I know she would love this........
Staff across East Kent Hospitals are preparing for the biggest challenge the NHS has ever faced. Whilst they remain dedicated to providing exceptional and compassionate care for our sickest patients, East Kent Hospitals Charity is committed to doing everything that we can to support our NHS heroes. With your support, we can fund emotional and wellbeing initiatives, vital additional equipment, and much more. East Kent Hospitals Charity raises funds for every ward, department and service across East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, covering The William Harvey Hospital, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Buckland Hospital and the Royal Victoria Hospital. We rely on our amazing communities for their support- enabling us to enhance the staff and patient experience by funding medical research, providing innovative equipment and facilities for patient care, and promoting a healing environment across our sites.
Many families will be affected by COVID - 19 and will have difficult and challenging times ahead, from my perspective it would give me pleasure to put a smile on people’s faces by doing something fun, worthwhile and for a good cause.
My aim is to run a marathon in fancy dress. I will start off by running around my garden (10 miles) then around the block for an hour (6 miles), making sure I’m socially distancing, then carry out the remainder in my garden (10.2 miles). It will not be quick as I only have a small garden, however I am up for the challenge. I hope to do a bit of live streaming, but it’s not my forte so there may be some technical issues! This should be live from approx.10am. I may even also chuck in some good old 80’s music to help me along....the date for this is SATURDAY 4 APRIL. I aim to start at 7am.
In addition I would like to run in honour of a lovely colleague, who sadly passed away at the end of last week. I worked with Vonnie for a number of years and she really was the kindest and funniest soul. I know she would love this........
Staff across East Kent Hospitals are preparing for the biggest challenge the NHS has ever faced. Whilst they remain dedicated to providing exceptional and compassionate care for our sickest patients, East Kent Hospitals Charity is committed to doing everything that we can to support our NHS heroes. With your support, we can fund emotional and wellbeing initiatives, vital additional equipment, and much more. East Kent Hospitals Charity raises funds for every ward, department and service across East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, covering The William Harvey Hospital, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Buckland Hospital and the Royal Victoria Hospital. We rely on our amazing communities for their support- enabling us to enhance the staff and patient experience by funding medical research, providing innovative equipment and facilities for patient care, and promoting a healing environment across our sites.
