This September Donna Holland and Dr Oli Rahman are going to be abseiling 450ft down Brighton's i360 to raise money for Rockinghorse Children's Charity. 

Donna is the CEO of Rockinghorse Children's Charity and Oli is the Chair of the Charity and a Consultant Paediatrician and the Lead for the High Dependency Unit at the The Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital in  Brighton.

Rockinghorse Children’s Charity supports sick and disabled children across Sussex. We support babies, children and young people, along with their families, at The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital and The Trevor Mann Baby Unit in Brighton and all of the specialist children’s wards and baby units throughout Sussex.

• £10 - could pay for a book or game for a child in hospital. If you spend a lot of time in hospital you can spend a lot of time waiting - waiting for treatment, waiting for news, waiting for the all clear. Books and games help children and their families during this time.
• £20 - could pay for a pain distraction toy for a child to play with whilst they get an injection or IV. Lots of medical stuff is painful, especially when you’re very small and you might have to have treatment for weeks on end. Toys help distract children, and support doctors and nurse to do their job quickly and effectively. Also toys are fun!
• £30 - could buy equipment that can help premature babies develop and recover, from baby gyms to aid physical development, sensory equipment to help them stay stimulated and learning throughout their stay in hospital, to baby rockers that can help rock them to sleep when their parents can’t be there to do it for them.
• £40 - could pay for a Medibear - a specialist adapted teddy bear that has the equipment and medical needs of a child with cancer to help small children, their siblings and their families understand what is happening to them and learn about their condition and treatment.
  
• £100 - could support our Rockinghorse Rainbow Fund which supports parents of children in hospital with whatever they need to help get through the toughest of times - from a meal out (of the hospital), to a family day trip to make memories or support with the costs of getting to and from the hospital every day.

We deliver and fund projects that enable doctors and nurses to do more. All of the projects are led by the needs of children and young people and their families – the lifesaving medical equipment, the support for parents and families, the toys for children in hospitals across Sussex, the environments and spaces that help children feel more at home when they are in hospital and additional staff to ensure children get the best possible care when they are unwell.

Originally set up in 1967 by Dr Trevor Mann, we have been supporting children for more than 55 years, and in that time, we have supported nearly a million children and their families. As the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital including the Trevor Mann Baby Unit we work with the NHS, charity partners and the Sussex community to ensure children can be children no matter now sick they are.

We do not receive any government, statutory or local authority funding and so we rely on the generous support of individuals, community groups, companies and trusts: people like you, who care about children and want Sussex to be a safe place for children to grow up.

Anything you can donate would be really appreciated by us and every one of the families Rockinghorse supports. 

THANK YOU.