A Nottingham based charity supported by local businesses, has helped to decorate the Paediatric Critical Care Unit at the Nottingham Children’s Hospital, and donated over £10,000 worth of lifesaving equipment.
Volunteers from The Harley Jae Trust, along with staff at Ilkeston based Poppy-PR, collected donations comprising of Christmas trees, tinsel, baubles and lights to turn the unit, based at the Queen’s Medical Centre, into a winter wonderland on Thursday (3).
Carlton-based B&P Paving were one of the firms who donated £100 worth of Christmas decorations which were collected by volunteers.
As well as decorations, the Harley Jae Trust has also handed over £10,000 to buy life changing equipment for the ward.
Charity founder, Joe Rafter said: “It was fantastic to make the ward look and feel more Christmassy and I hope that we have been able to bring a few ill children a bit of happiness and comfort over Christmas.
“It is fantastic that we have been able to raise the money for new life saving equipment at the ward and we are very grateful for the generosity pledged by Nottinghamshire businesses. It doesn’t stop here though, and we will continue to work hard to support children with life changing illnesses.”
The charity was set up in 2006 as a trust fund for Harley Jae Blanchard-Rafter, who was born with an extremely rare neurological condition, to help raise money to buy a specialist wheelchair, which he needed to help with his physical development.
Unfortunately Harley died at the age of seven due to the nature of his complex condition. In memory of him, the charity aims to continue fund raising to support other children with life changing conditions by providing aid and relief in the form of facilities and equipment.
For more information, please visit: http://www.harleyjaetrust.org/
