Fundraising for Angels Appeal Proves a Real Family Affair for Ruby
Friday 26th September 2008
A COMBINED family effort has given The Press’s Guardian Angels appeal a timely £1,000 boost – with just 15 days left to hit the £300,000 target.
York singer-songwriter Ruby Paul has led a non-stop fundraising campaign for our appeal over the past year, with the highlight being a sell-out gig in April. She also sold a limited edition DVD featuring recorded highlights of the concert in aid of the appeal, and donated her performance fee from the York Festival Of Food & Drink.
Her two children, Robin, 13 and Jennifer, three, also helped the cause, by selling off their toys at a car boot sale. Their money has taken us to within £6,000 of reaching our target to fund the new state-of-the-art high-dependency unit for children at York Hospital.
Ruby, who lives in Acomb, said: “I’m really pleased that I’ve been able to reach the £1,000 mark.
“I’ve really enjoyed raising money for such a worthwhile cause and it’s fantastic that the unit is nearly finished.”
The life-saving unit, which consists of two state-of-the art rooms, has already received its first patients – but is still short of some vital pieces of equipment.
With one final push, we hope to raise the final £6,000 needed to complete the project by October 11, when the unit will be officially opened.
It will be used by children suffering from illnesses such as meningitis, septicemia, bronchiolitis, convulsions or serious physical injury.
Children will have immediate access to the right treatment instead of waiting for ventilators and monitors to be taken from other patients.
If you are able to help and would like to hold a fundraising event, let us know about it and we can publicise it in The Press to make sure as many people as possible support your efforts.