Last Friday, 12th June, we paid a visit to Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin. It was a great opportunity to find out exactly WHY we're fundraising, WHO will benefit and WHAT the money will be spent on.
The Hospital treats on a yearly basis over 24,500 inpatients and day cases, 30,100 Emergency Department attendances, 76,000 Out Patient attendances and performs over 13,500 operating procedures.
WHY? To raise €35,000 in vitally needed funds for the main Children's Hospital in Ireland.
WHO? Kids...kids...kids. Sick Irish children and their parents and families
WHAT? Fundraising money will go to buying medical equipment which will help sick kids. Money will also go towards medical research and building new wards/bedrooms (or even keeping existing wards open hopefully) and renovating existing facilities to ensure kids have a comfortable stay in hospital.
WHAT? Fundraising money will go to buying medical equipment which will help sick kids. Money will also go towards medical research and building new wards/bedrooms (or even keeping existing wards open hopefully) and renovating existing facilities to ensure kids have a comfortable stay in hospital.
While we knew before going that our money would go to Crumlin, it really brought it home that these children NEED this money and it will make a DIFFERENCE. The needs sounds so basic (equipment, facilities, beds) however the state doesn't fund it all, so fundraising has to make up the gap.
We spoke to a head nurse in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and spending cuts will impact her team as overtime cover will be harder to get and this could result in delayed operations or even cancellations.
I definately left with a determination to make our €35,000 target and an amazing respect for the staff who work in Crumlin, as well as the amazing kids who this is all for.
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