tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83870535861069000362024-03-08T06:49:21.754+00:00The Ray of Hope UKThe Ray of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10552579711385246814noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387053586106900036.post-86382226700931580642012-05-10T07:15:00.003+01:002012-05-22T20:07:20.722+01:00Upcoming Events for the One in Eleven Appeal<br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>There are lots of events coming up to raise money for the One in Eleven Appeal. To get involved you can take part, sponsor someone else to take part, or simply make a donation. Or all three!</b></span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />If you're organising an event, or you know someone who is, let us know so we can spread the word.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>You can leave a comment at the end of this post or contact us via:</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">May 2012</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Friday 18th May </b><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">COOK AND RAISE 'DOUGH'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">with Debra Cummins - Pampered Chef</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">St John's Church Hall Hartford</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">9am to 12pm </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">£7.50 including a free cookery book</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Phone 07786 706754 to book</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Sunday 20th May</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">BABY TO PRIMARY SALE</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Oakley Centre Crewe (opposite Asda, across the zebra crossing)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">10.30am to 1.30pm </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Contact Lucy Williams at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/1in11salecrewe">http://www.facebook.com/1in11salecrewe</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">or Laura (MCHC fundraiser) on 01270 273248</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sunday 27th May </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">THE CHESHIRE TRIATHLON </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Barony Park, Nantwich</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">www.fun2tri.co.uk/cheshire/index.htm</span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To sponsor for the One in Eleven Appeal go to www.justgiving.com/1in11appealmchct</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">June 2012</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Saturday 2nd June </b><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">MAGGIE'S CRAFT STALL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jubilee Fun Day</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Haslington Village Green</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">From 10am </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Maggie will be having a stall to help the Ray of Hope support the One in Eleven Appeal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th June </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">CHESHIRE SHOW</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Flittogate Lane</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The One in Eleven appeal will be having a stand. Come and visit us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><b>Saturday 23rd June</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">THE GRUFFALO FREE FAMILY MOVIE EVENT</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">Malbank School</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">10am</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">Everyone's favourite family movie. Free event, small donation to the One in Eleven Appeal for refreshments. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">More details on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/220243438087306/" target="_blank">Facebook.</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">And when the movie's finished, why not pop along to:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Saturday 23rd June</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">BUMPS, BABES & BEYOND - NANTWICH BABY FAIR IS BACK!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sponsored by Hullabaloo Kids & Water Babies</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nantwich Civic Hall from 12pm untill 5pm</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Over 40 exhibitors with products and services from bump to baby. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 14px;">All proceeds on the day to the One in Eleven Appeal.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">Email sharon@hullabalookids.net or visit </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nantwichbabyfair.co.uk%2F&h=-AQGJQc85AQEQTYj2A3XhtE-JdUYow5aN2hsB7hjUAsmLeA&enc=AZOUjYNKnazydFGoVeXZAQLViwiJQPn49PqGvvgNsv9uYr1tIT4oxCyKAFEqihIKBVzN0H1E-dYDfOy9lxXpSzFAMPS1VqQXTmg7U-t92Lyzfw" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: #edeff4; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">www.nantwichbabyfair.co.uk</a> <span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">for more details.</span></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">July 2012</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Sunday 15th July </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">PRINCESS PAMPER PARTY</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sandbach Gymnastics, Millbuck Park, Millbuck Way, Sandbach, CW11 3HT</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3pm to 5pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">organised by Tracy Howe and friends</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Pamper your Princess - suitable for little ladies up to 16 years old.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">£10 per ticket.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Contact Tracy Howe on 07852190432 or tracyannhowe15@aol.com</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Wednesday 25th July</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">NANTWICH SHOW</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dorfold Park</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nantwich</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We will be having a stand. Come and support us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Saturday 28th July</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">IT'S A KNOCKOUT COMPETITION</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cumberland Sports Centre, Crewe</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Teams of 10 needed!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To enter or for more details contact Laura on 01270 273248</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">or e mail <a href="mailto:charity@mcht.nhs.uk" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">charity@mcht.nhs.uk</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>August 2012</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Sunday 5th August</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cholmondeley Castle </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11am to 5pm </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">More details to follow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>September 2012</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">GOLF DAY</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Vale Royal Golf Club</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Date and details to be announced.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">November 2012</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Saturday 17th November</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">BLACK TIE BALL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Rookery Hall, Nantwich</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">More details to be announced soon!</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Spread the word about all the great One in Eleven fundraising events and let's raise lots of money!</b><br />
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />The Ray of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10552579711385246814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387053586106900036.post-85746898309108793722012-04-23T13:15:00.000+01:002012-05-05T10:13:29.598+01:00The One in Eleven Appeal: How Can You Help?<span style="font-family: inherit;">This Friday finally sees the official launch of the Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity's (MCHC) One in Eleven Appeal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The aim of the appeal i</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">s to raise a million pounds for a new neonatal unit at Leighton hospital in Crewe, which will serve the whole Mid Cheshire Hospitals area. In addition to our usual activities, Ray of Hope has pledged to help raise funds for the One in Eleven Appeal over the next two years. Even though the appeal hasn't even officially launched yet, Ray of Hope has already contributed more than £15,000, thanks to fantastic events and donations from our supporters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you'd like more information about the One in Eleven Appeal, why we need a new neonatal unit, and Ray of Hope's role, take a look </span><a href="http://rayofhopeuk.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/fund-raising-for-theneo-natal-unit-at.html" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span><br />
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There are lots of ways to get involved, and every single pound will help. You don't have to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, run a marathon, or donate an enormous amount - but of course, if you want to, that would be great!<br />
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If you'd like to make a donation, you can do so in a matter of seconds. You can use <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/rayofhopeuk/" target="_blank">Ray of Hope's JustGiving page</a> or you can text mchc11 followed by the amount you'd like to donate (for example mchc11 £5) <span style="font-family: inherit;">to <span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">70070. Texts are free on all networks, and the maximum donation you can make in one text is £10.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">If you shop in Sandbach or Crewe, you can give the appeal a boost while you're there. Until the end of April, Waitrose in Sandbach has the One in Eleven Appeal as one of their 'Community Matters' charities, so you can help raise funds simply by popping your green tokens in the slot. Asda in Crewe is also currently collecting for the appeal.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">If you're feeling energetic, how about challenging yourself by taking part in an event and raising funds for the appeal through sponsorship? If you're feeling sloth-like, you can sponsor someone else instead! Shavington dad </span><b style="line-height: 16px;">Jon Parton is competing in the Go Green Cheshire Triathlon</b><span style="line-height: 16px;"> in Nantwich on May 27 2012. You can sit back with a nice cup of tea and raise funds for the appeal by </span><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/1in11appealmchct" style="line-height: 16px;" target="_blank">supporting him</a> www.justgiving.com/1in11appealmchct<span style="line-height: 16px;"> while he does all the hard work!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">If you've got children and you've been meaning to have a clear-out of all that baby and toddler stuff you've got stashed away in the attic, here's your opportunity. Book a stall for the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/1in11salecrewe" target="_blank">One in Eleven Baby to Primary Sale</a> at Crewe's Oakley Centre, which will be held on May 20 2012 from 10:30 to 13:30. It's £15 to book stall, and every penny of that goes to the One in Eleven Appeal. Then you get to keep the profits you make! Unless you'd like to donate them, of course. Either way, you get to get rid of all that stuff you've been hoarding and make some money for a fantastic cause at the same time. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">If you're organising an event for the One in Eleven Appeal, or raising money by sponsorship, let us know so we can spread the word. </span>The official<b> launch event for the One in Eleven Appeal </b>is at The Hunters' Lodge, Crewe on April 27 2012. There'll be a presentation, buffet and music, and tickets are free. Call 01270 273248 for tickets or more information.</div>
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<b>Get in touch with us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Rayofhopeuktinybabywear" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/rayofhopeuk" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and let us know what you're up to for the One in Eleven Appeal!</b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div>Purple Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085082102306467765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387053586106900036.post-67294562710748729012012-04-03T14:49:00.000+01:002012-04-12T14:49:41.869+01:00Donation News<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm very happy to report that we've received a donation of £2,000 from Crewe & Nantwich District Round Table. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Huge thanks to everyone involved!</span>Purple Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085082102306467765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387053586106900036.post-33803397036510188822012-03-09T14:39:00.000+00:002012-04-12T14:50:57.589+01:00Mother's Pride<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">I am very proud of my daughter, Nicola, who last night won an Achievement Award from MCHFT for her voluntary work providing the parents of babies born asleep with very precious memories.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">From the awards programme booklet:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">"Nicola Cooper is an accredited hospital volunteer and a professional photographer who provides her time and expertise freely, mostly at short notice, to women and their families who have experienced a pregnancy loss at Mid Cheshire's Maternity Unit. Sadly some babies die before or shortly after birth taking away the hopes and dreams of their family's future: it is a very confusing and traumatic time when parents are required to make difficult decisions.With her camera, Nicola sensitively and unobtrusively captures precious moments and memories of the short time that the families have with their babies. By providing them with the photographs, families have something to cherish and validate their parenthood long after the funeral. Nicola is utterly selfless, a consummate professional and is valued and praised by every family with which she ha</span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">s worked."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">(Copied from MCHFT Celebration of Achievements Awards 2011/2012 programme booklet)</span>Purple Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085082102306467765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387053586106900036.post-1072944901237820082012-03-05T14:01:00.001+00:002012-03-05T14:01:57.313+00:00Ray of Hope Stall Dates for 2012<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ray of Hope's weekly stall, selling babywear and knitted toys, is open from 8.30-15.00 in the outpatients' hall, Leighton Hospital, Crewe.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">The stall alternates between Thursdays and Fridays, so this week the stall will be open on Friday (9th March) and next week on Thursday (15th March).</span>
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Below are all the dates for the stall for the rest of 2012. </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please note there will be no stall on Good Friday, 6th April 2012. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Friday 9th</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Purple Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085082102306467765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387053586106900036.post-2379485461631228162012-03-05T10:27:00.000+00:002012-05-05T10:18:25.921+01:00Latest Donations - February 2012<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Donations continue to come in to Ray of Hope for us to add to our fundraising total for Mid Cheshire Hospitals One in Eleven Appeal. We're so grateful to everyone who contributes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Crewe and District Probus Club raised £405.75. Many, many thanks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">K Daley donated £150 in memory of her beloved triplets. Thank you so much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Mr J Lawrence and family sent a donation of £225 in memory of Barbara, a cherished wife, mother and grandmother. Thank you.</span><br />
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</tbody></table>The Ray of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10552579711385246814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387053586106900036.post-18021028958836124592012-01-05T21:30:00.000+00:002012-02-20T14:36:01.893+00:00News for November 2011 - January 2012<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">November </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">£20 donation for talk. Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Donation £100. Many, many thanks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In memory of Thomas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you so much.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> £75 (plus Gift Aid) donation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In memory of Thomas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Many, many thanks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for thinking of us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Wistaston
Community Council</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">£400 donation from
the fireworks night event.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Huge thanks to all
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you so much.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">£40.00 donation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you so much.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />The Ray of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10552579711385246814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387053586106900036.post-25851656476676520962011-10-22T22:13:00.000+01:002012-02-20T14:35:36.769+00:00News for September and October 2011<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">September</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Graham Edgerton</b> raised £112.28 plus £12.10 Gift Aid by doing the Tatton Park triathlon for us on 10th September. Total raised £124.58. Many thanks Graham, and to everyone who sponsored him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Catherine Worrall</b>'s fundraising event was a great success, despite some very heavy showers. There was a cake stall, book stall, knitted baby clothes, tombola, face painting and a lovely cake raffled - that Cat had been up baking since 5.30am on Saturday morning! The event raised the grand total of £96.50. Very well done and thank you so very much to Cat, and to all her family and friends who helped to make it possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Darren Varley d</b>id a sponsored
run for the One in Eleven appeal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Many thanks and
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Gwen Madden </b>and
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Gwen Moss -</b> £5 donation. Many thanks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Employees of Health Shield, </b><st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Electra Way</st1:address></st1:street> <st1:place w:st="on">Crewe, h</st1:place>ad a dress down
day and a 'Guess the Baby's Name' competition. They raised £85 which
was fund matched by Health Shield, so the total amount to us was £170. Thank you all so
much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Jill Parton - </b>£25 donation. Many thanks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><st1:place w:st="on"><b><st1:placename w:st="on">CCGS</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></b></st1:place><b> Reunion</b> at Alsager Golf Club raised £190. Many
thanks to all concerned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>The Ray of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10552579711385246814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387053586106900036.post-48268545196421249252011-08-20T21:59:00.000+01:002012-02-20T14:35:50.646+00:00News for July and August 2011<b style="font-family: inherit;">Fundraising for the new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Leighton Hospital - the One in Eleven Appeal</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We're off to a good start with little badges we've had made
depicting our little bear with NICU in individual letters
on his balloons. This is the logo which you can see on the floor on the
entrance to the existing neonatal ward and also on the floor of the parents' sitting room. These little badges are £1.00 each and are available on our
stall, on the neonatal unit, from Bridge Farm Nurseries and various other places. If you would like one, you can phone me on 01270 582187.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My 7 year old
grandson Jack Parton did his very first triathlon on July 2nd, sponsored
for us. He raised a brilliant £200. Very well done Jack, we are all so proud of
you. His dad Jon is already experienced in triathlons and it looks as if Jack
may well be joining him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jen Poulton and
Nicola Marshall, the two mums who raised money last year towards the cold cot
we bought for the labour ward, have this year joined forces once again with some
wonderful workers from Barclays bank. They held another garden party this year,
again at the home of Mr and Mrs Poulton in Sandbach. Much work and effort was
put into it and a great deal of support from local people and also the Latter
Day Saints. We would like to give out heartfelt thanks to all of you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today we have banked £1,867.50!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">£1,648. 50 was raised
by the Garden Party (and this is promised to be match funded by Barcleys Bank)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">£120.00 was raised by
Ben from the <st1:place w:st="on">Marathon</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">£99.00 was from a Teddy
Bears Picnic from Phoebe's play school.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">More things are in
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">August 2011</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Graham Egerton will be doing the Tatton
Park Triathlon for us on the 10 September 2011. Please look on his Just Giving
page www.justgiving.com/graham-egerton and make a donation, no matter how small. Both
Graham and the Ray of Hope will be very grateful. Sarah Egerton can be
contacted on Facebook<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Catherine
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<br /></div>The Ray of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10552579711385246814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387053586106900036.post-45934026557730833822011-08-16T09:17:00.000+01:002011-09-07T04:55:06.903+01:00FOR LITTLE BABIES BORN ASLEEPWe had been knitting and sewing for a good while for babies on the neonatal ward, when we were aproached be one of the members of the maternity staff to ask if we would/could make garments for stillborn babies, from as small as 12 weeks. Of course we would and set about finding out the hospitals needs for this very important role. <br />
We have patterns on our webpage www.rayofhope.co.uk and as you will see call them gowns for babies born asleep. We also have angels pockets both knitted and sewn for the very small and larger pockets if parents do not want baby dressed. <br />
We supply to hospitals anwhere in the UK who we are in touch with and they request more from us as they need them. <br />
These little items are very precious to us and to the parents. Some are used with baby and some are kept ( ie the liitle memory blankets) to keep with the memory boxes that we also supply to our own ( Leighton Hospital) <br />
We have the tiny anels pockets from 15cms (6") square, some lace edged and some plain <br />
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Small gowns both cotton and knitted from approx 20cms (8") long <br />
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Medium Sized gowns and Larger gowns <br />
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Memory blankets and sometimes memory quits all between 30cms(12") and 60cms(24") square <br />
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Little bonnets/hats bootees and mitts to suit the above <br />
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If your hospital does not offer you any , please contact us direct. <br />
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We have provided moses baskets and recently purchased a cold ( refrigerated) cot, to enable parents to be able to spend those few extra special hours with baby. The cot cost over £2,000 and was purchased with the help of two bereaved familes who held a very succesful fund raising event for us. <br />
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We used to put a camera into the memory box with prepaid developing but we now have a professional photographer Nicola, www.nicspics.co.uk ---email ncooperdp@yahoo.co.uk--07968737488 joined our team who has offered her services on a 24 hour call and goes in to the hospital and meets parents and puts the photos on a disk. Parents will always have them and can view them as and when they feel ready and able. The service is free, any cost is to us. This has been really welcomed by the parents and Nicola receives many thanks. <br />
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Please feel welcome to join this blogspot and tell us your stories about your little ones. They are not forgotten Angels they are always very much part of life.The Ray of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10552579711385246814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387053586106900036.post-818785373072283792011-08-06T08:09:00.000+01:002012-02-20T13:57:32.837+00:00A NEW NEONATAL UNIT FOR LEIGHTON HOSPITALThe new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Leighton Hospital, Crewe will be twice as big as the current one and will provide better (and more) facilities and more privacy for patients. Those of us who've been around since the 1970s know what fantastic work the staff do on the neonatal unit (currently Ward 24). Some of the babies who were treated in the Unit's early days are now mums and dads themselves, and indeed some of them have had babies who've also needed the Unit.<br />
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Although the official launch isn't until next April, fundraising is already under way for the One in Eleven Appeal, to raise money for the new Unit. The hospital needs to raise £1 million to make up for the shortfall between how much they have and how much the new Unit will cost. If you can help, by raising funds or donating, you'd be supporting a fabulous cause and helping thousands of premature, low-weight and poorly babies.<br />
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<br />The Ray of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10552579711385246814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387053586106900036.post-25719246087755415662011-08-05T22:56:00.000+01:002012-05-10T06:50:07.072+01:00FUNDRAISING FOR A NEW NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT<span style="font-family: inherit;"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Leighton</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Hospital</st1:placetype></st1:place> opened in 1972 and the current Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit is the same size and has exactly the same layout as it was then. Mid Cheshire Hospitals badly need improved neonatal facilities.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Why does the hospital need a
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Each year, approximately 3,000 babies are born in the Mid Cheshire
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust area. (Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust is the organisation that manages <st1:placename w:st="on">Leighton</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Hospital</st1:placetype> in <st1:place w:st="on">Crewe</st1:place>,
the Victoria Infirmary at Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in
Winsford.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Of those 3,000 babies, <b>one
in eleven</b> needs additional support, because they’ve been born prematurely,
are underweight, or have other complications. This additional support could
mean a few hours of special care or several weeks in an intensive care unit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At the moment, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Leighton</st1:placename>
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neonatal staff have facilities to care for 15 babies at any one time in the
Unit. That’s not enough space. In addition, the labour suite and the neonatal
facilities are currently on different floors. The hospital needs a bigger,
better Neonatal Intensive Care Unit adjacent to the labour ward. To this end,
the Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity will soon be launching the One in Eleven Appeal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">What is the One in Eleven
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The hospital has a certain amount of money allocated to the new
neonatal ward, but the shortfall between what they have and what they need
amounts to <i><b>one million pounds</b></i>. The
One in Eleven Appeal – named after the proportion of babies who need special
care – will be officially launched on 27<sup>th</sup> April 2012, and the aim
of the appeal is to raise the £1 million needed for the new Neonatal Intensive
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">What is Ray of Hope’s role
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ray of Hope’s knitters and sewers provide cardigans, layettes,
bonnets and so on for low birth weight and stillborn babies. This has always
been our main aim, and it still is. Over the years we’ve helped thousands of
mums and babies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In addition, we raise funds to help the maternity and neonatal
units at Mid Cheshire Hospitals. We have a stall every week at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Leighton</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Hospital</st1:placetype></st1:place> (alternately on Thursdays and
Fridays) where we sell babywear from birth to school age (from 12" to
28" chest) and knitted toys and we participate in other events throughout
the year. We are committed over the next two years to raise funds for the One
in Eleven Appeal. We have already put £10,000 towards the fund and are hoping
that with your help we can raise much more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You can raise funds for Ray of Hope or you can donate. To find out
more, email me at <a href="mailto:chris@rayofhope.co.uk">chris@rayofhope.co.uk</a>.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We’ll be blogging about our progress here. You can also ‘like’ us
on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Rayofhopeuktinybabywear" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/rayofhopeuk" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.<span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>The Ray of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10552579711385246814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387053586106900036.post-25380141259144259282011-02-11T21:43:00.000+00:002011-08-06T08:57:51.540+01:00The Ray of Hope UK charityMy first daughter was born in Leighton Hospital and three years later my twin daughters were born at the same hospital. One of them was under 5lb in weight and in those days was automatically taken into the hospitals neonatal unit. It was there that I saw first hand what wonderful work was done in these units. My mother was an avid knitter and so was I since a small child. The ward at that time ( in the seventies) were always short of small knitted hats coats and bootees to keep the babies warm and so that was how we came to help.<br />As the years went on we continued to knit for the ward and over the years it grew and grew as more knitters joined in. After many years of knitting including having a stall selling machine knit adult items to help he MRI scanner appeal we formed ourselves in 1999 into The *Ray of Hope* and continued with our stall selling knitted clothes from birth to school age. We have a web site www.rayofhope.co.uk which has much more detail on and also many of our most popular patterns. I intend to use this blog with more of our everyday happenings.<br />We continue to knit and sew for both the neonatal and the maternity units. The knitting and blankets for the low <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">birth weight</span> babies is all given freely to the parents on the ward. The items then belong to them and they take them and launder them and when baby goes home all their items go with them. This prevents any worries of cross infection. We now supply small bob hats ( pattern is on our www.rayofhope.co.uk site under Bonnets ( Baby Hats HKP). This little hat ( 36 stitch size) fits most newborns and we use over 3,000 a year. The hospital have found that fewer babies are admited to the NICU with hypothermia when they have the little hat. Every baby has one on and it is theirs to take home and mums wash them over and over again and lots are kept to show baby as they grow.The Ray of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10552579711385246814noreply@blogger.com0