Volunteers raise £ 260k for University Hospital Crosshouse
Volunteers have raised a staggering £ 260,000 to gift to University Hospital Crosshouse. The generous sum was handed over at the Volunteers’ AGM. On the night David Gray, chairman of the Volunteers’ Committee, acknowledged the efforts of the hundreds of volunteers. The Hospital Volunteers have been running a shop, café and ward trolley service in UHC since 2001 and also have a service in Ayrshire Maternity Unit. Since 2001 they have raised a very impressive £ 3,945,367 for the hospital. The money the volunteers raised this year has been used in a number of ways to benefit our patients and staff, including:
Three specialist beds and mattresses for bariatric patients;
Three birthing beds for the Labour suite;
Providing insulin pumps for children with diabetes;
Specialist equipment for spinal patients within Orthopaedics.
The AGM is a chance for the volunteers to hear from people working in the services who have benefited from the money they have raised.
Lesley Bowie, Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board ViceChair, attended the AGM and thanked the volunteers on behalf of NHS Ayrshire and Arran for their commitment and hard work in raising such a large sum of money.
Lesley said: “Not only do our volunteers donate a great deal of money to the hospital year after year; they happily give their time and energy to provide an invaluable service for patients, visitors and staff.
“The service they give is often the first impression people have of our organisation, and it is a credit to them that this impression is truly welcoming.
“We should all be inspired by their charity, kindness and dedication.
“I would personally like to express my genuine thanks to every one of them for everything they do for our organisation - it is a pleasure and a privilege to have them with us.”
If you would like to become a volunteer call Sandra Mabon, Project Manager on 01563 577311.