I hope this finds you well, the rush of the summer season has come to an end and dare I say the dreaded ‘C’ word, with Christmas just around the corner?
As one of the largest Trusts in England, with 8 hospitals across County Durham and Darlington, our tiny hospitals charity needs to try and lever support early if we are to help our patients who are likely to be bed bound at Christmas – often with little or no visitors not just on the big day itself but for many days.
This is where we hope that you and your staff will think of how you may be able to help. The UK are following the lead of USA with Black Friday sales and for us that is a great time to pick up 3 for 2 bargains particularly on small toiletry sets, colouring books/pens, puzzle books etc that can add comfort to a lonely soul in our hospitals. Planting the seed now means that, for a small cost, you and your team can help make a big difference to local people when they need it most.
If you can’t help this way, perhaps you can consider taking part in one of our events for 2024 – from golf days, Yorkshire Three Peaks, the 24 hour challenge of the National Three Peaks, or stepping out of an aircraft and skydiving for us we have something for everyone. Perhaps you’re feeling inspired having seen our 102 year old compete in this year’s Great North Run – if you fancy committing to this iconic half marathon please let us know as we apply for our charity places at the end of this month, so take the plunge and let us know!
Maybe you want to be one of our charity partners for 2024 – please just let us know and we’ll come and talk with you about how you can align your corporate brand with your local NHS Charity and work with you during 2024 to help local people and their families.
If interested, please get in touch:
Telephone: 01325 743781
or email: cddft.charity@nhs.net
We’d love to work with you and look forward to hearing from you.