Held at Doncaster Knights Rugby Football Club, the event welcomed around 170 guests for an evening of delicious food, a raffle, an interactive quiz by Quiz UK, and live music from Yorkshire’s leading vocal harmony group, The Bowkers.
Andrew Tomlinson, Site Manager at GXO, and part of the winning quiz team, said of the night: “It was a great event which the team thoroughly enjoyed.
“We were happy to continue our partnership of working with DBTH to support the amazing work they do for our local children’s hospital. Nobody was more surprised than us that we won the quiz.”
The evening brought together hospital colleagues, local businesses, and members of the community to raise funds for the Children’s Ward and wider children’s services.
Teams from all departments were in attendance, including Library Services, Pharmacy and the Neonatal Unit, as well as businesses such as the local café, Brew Box and logistics company, GXO.
Thanks to the generosity of supporters over the years, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) Charity has been able to fund a range of improvements on the Children’s Ward, including the Omivista interactive mobile projector, improvements to environments on the ward and funding to develop specialist roles such as the paediatric care nurse role.
Looking ahead, the Children’s Ward is currently fundraising to support several new projects.
One such project is improvements to parent rooms, bringing them up to date and offering a more homely experience with comfortable furnishings and serene decorations.
Ashleigh Elam, Sister on the Children’s Ward at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, said: “We are absolutely overwhelmed by the support we received at this year’s fundraising night.
“It was wonderful to see so many people come together to support our ward and help us make the hospital experience a little brighter for our young patients and their families.
“A huge thank you to everyone who attended, donated, and supported the event in any way – it truly makes a difference.”
The team would like to say a special thank you to Magical Sleepovers and Events, and EDM Ltd, for providing raffle prizes and bespoke lighting for the event.
If you would like to support the department and help fund these vital projects, visit www.dbthcharity.co.uk, or contact the charity team on email: dbth.charity@nhs.net or by phone: 01302 648282.
About DBTH Charity:
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals’ Charity is the official charity which supports Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Trust to go above and beyond by providing additional equipment, services and amenities for our patients, visitors and staff which cannot be funded by the NHS alone.
These additional extras would not be possible without the support of our community. With your help, we can continue to work with our Trust to fund innovative and exciting projects that make a difference to our patients, their families and our colleagues who care for them.
Visit the charity website to find out more: https://dbthcharity.co.uk/