Supporting Cappagh Kids fundraiser
Cappagh Hospital Foundation (CHF) launched their new social media fundraising campaign this week, appealing to their supporters and the general public to come together during these difficult times by sharing their kitchen creations on social media for a good cause.
Kitchen Creations for Cappagh Kids is a social media competition with the aim of bringing people together even though they are apart while raising critical funds to help open the doors to ‘Cappagh Kids’- the new dedicated Department of Paediatric Orthopaedic care at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh.
The campaign asks participants to Donate €5 (or what they can), create a dish (sweet or savoury) with a splash of dairy and share it online to be in with a chance of winning some fantastic prizes. Long-time partner of CHF - the National Dairy Council has provided prizes for the campaign, the top of which is a €500 One4all voucher.
The online campaign has caught the attention of some well-known Irish personalities including chef Neven Maguire, former world champion boxer Bernard Dunne and CHF patron Francis Brennan who have all created messages encouraging their followers to get involved.
The campaign has also sparked the interest of businesses looking to bring their employees together while at home with companies holding their own competitions for staff, encouraging them take part and donate.
Together with its supporters CHF has raised €116,947 of its €200,000 fundraising target. Kitchen Creations for Cappagh Kids hopes to be CHF’s next step towards that goal with the aim of opening Cappagh Kids later this year. Speaking on the importance of children having a dedicated space for consultation, Mr Connor Green, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh said: “Children need a fun and magical experience. Instead of children not wanting to come to see the doctor, we’d like for them to not want to leave. We are doing this by creating a child centred wonderland, unrecognizable as a clinical environment. Complete with themed rooms and a playground, funding is the only limit to our ambitions. Cappagh Kids is more than a building, it’s a family of staff, patients and supporters where together we dream of things that never were and ask, why not?”
Children who attend the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh receive treatment for scoliosis, limb reconstruction, perthes, and tumours among other orthopaedic conditions. While the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh is a centre of excellence for orthopaedic care, now because of the work of Mr. Green and the specialised paediatric medical team, these patient services can develop and grow thanks to the generosity of donations made through CHF.
Those wanting to learn more about the campaign can do so by going to Cappagh Hospital Foundation’s social media pages or by visiting www.chf.ie.