Children’s Fund launches its first Christmas appeal
Crosshouse Children’s Fund is calling on Arran residents to support its first ever Christmas appeal.
The fund, which launched in May this year, is now raising funds to purchase specialist heated cots and equipment for the Ayrshire Maternity Unit (AMU) to allow more premature and sick babies to receive the extra care they need by their mothers’ bedsides.
Each year, over 3,000 babies from across Ayrshire are born at the AMU, with many hundreds born prematurely or sick. Being born early or poorly can result in babies being taken to the Neonatal Unit for special treatment, where they are separated from their mothers. With its latest appeal, Crosshouse Children’s Fund hopes to help prevent these admissions by supporting the Transitional Care Unit.
Amy Aitken, regional fundraising manager at Crosshouse Children’s Fund, said: ‘This is Crosshouse Children’s Fund’s first Christmas appeal and it will support premature and sick babies from across Ayrshire and Arran.
‘We hope to purchase additional specialist cots and enhanced medical equipment for the Transitional Care Unit to keep more mums and babies together during those precious early days.
‘Local communities have already shown their incredible generosity over the past six months for Crosshouse Children’s Fund, and we’re calling on them again to help make our Christmas wish a reality for Ayrshire’s babies and their families.’
Find out more about Crosshouse Children’s Fund’s Christmas appeal at www.CrosshouseChildrensFund.org.