Be a Rockinghorse Star this Christmas

Can you support Rockinghorse this Christmas?

Can you help us make sure no child misses out on Christmas this year?

Did you know…

 

Did you know that 2,631 children had to go to the Accident and Emergency department of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital during December last year? Or that 872 babies, children and young people were admitted to the hospital in the same month?

That’s more than 3,500 children who end up in hospital for one reason or another during the festive season. And that’s not much fun.

Spending time in hospital over the Christmas period isn’t fun for anyone, but it’s even worse for children – not knowing if Father Christmas will know where to find them, not being able to enjoy Christmas at home with their family, not to mention being scared and worried about what their treatment might involve.

But just like every year, we want to make sure none of these children miss out on the festive fun.

 

We want to take Christmas to these children by delivering advent calendars and gifts to the hospital, putting on Christmas parties and festive activities, bringing Santa and donkeys to the hospitals, as well as delivering Christmas meals and hampers to families on Christmas day.

But we can’t do any of this without your help.

Whatever you can do will help so many children and families.

Getting involved is easy, there are so many ways that you can help support children and families this Christmas. You could:

Donna Holland, CEO of Rockinghorse Children’s Charity explains why your support is so vital

“Christmas is an especially busy time for the us here at Rockinghorse. Over the next couple of months, we will support the families who already know they are going to be in hospital at Christmas; Those who have just got a diagnosis, or whose child is already sick. They know that Christmas day will be spent on a ward, in a treatment room or having surgery.

“But we also support the families who don’t know they are going to be in hospital yet. They will be planning for Christmas as normal, but sometime in the next month or so, something will happen that will completely change their plans. A cough that doesn’t go away, a temperate that keeps on rising or an accident waiting to happen.”

“At Rockinghorse, we support all children and their families. We do anything we can to help them feel more at home in hospital this Christmas.”

Donna Holland, CEO Rockinghorse Children’s Charity

Your support this will mean so much to so many families spending time in hospital this Christmas.

 

Here’s what your donation will mean:

  • £5 – Could buy an advent calendar for a child visiting hospital.
  • £10 – Could decorate a Christmas tree for one of the children’s hospital wards.
  • £25 – Could buy a special Christmas gift for a child in hospital.
  • £50 – Could pay for a Christmas dinner for a parent in hospital on Christmas Day.
  • £100 – Could buy a Christmas hamper for a family missing their usual treats.
  • £200 – Could pay for donkeys to visit the hospital at Christmas.

Whatever you can spare really will make all the difference.

So, whether you’re a local business, school, community group or individual donor, can you help us make the difference to thousands of children in hospital this Christmas?

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