IN BRIEF
DANIEL'S DO RAISES
MORE THAN £1000 FOR
ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL
TREASURED TEDDY RAFFLE
RAISES MONEY FOR
KEYWORKERS
A Wirral business, which is used to creating treasured
memories, has made a special NHS keepsake teddy bear
to raise money for the hardworking doctors and nurses
during the Coronavirus outbreak.
One Wirral schoolboy has taken advantage of being on
lockdown to raise money for the Critical Care Staff at
Arrowe Park Hospital.
12-year-old Daniel Stanton announced to his mum that he was going
to shave his head for charity, so the family decided to see if they could
raise £100 for the Team.DDB fund.
Team.DDB is a local charity launched by Danny De Brabander. In
addition to raising more than £20K in the fight against cancer, Danny
has been raising money for the ICU staff at Arrowe Park Hospital for
the superb job they are doing during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Amazingly overnight, Daniel’s drastic do raised over £1000 for Team.
DDB’s Critical Care collection meaning they’re now over half-way to
their target.
Daniel’s mum Sharon said: “Daniel is over the moon and wants to
thank each and every one of you. It’s amazing how our communities
come together and support each other. Thank you everyone who
donated. Thank you to all the Support Workers keeping us alive and
Thank you Daniel, you are a star.”
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Jayne Dixon, who owns Memories to Treasure in Heswall, usually
creates personalised memory bears and keepsakes such as cushions
and quilts using sentimental items of clothing or fabric. She set up her
business following the loss of her Dad, and has created teddys from
wedding dresses, baby clothes and clothing belonging to loved ones.
Thinking she could put her sewing skills to good use while supporting
our medical staff in Wirral, Jayne handcrafted a special NHS bear
wearing scrubs to raffle.
She said: "My friend created a sewing group making scrubs for the
medical staff and someone said to me there – you should make one
of your bears in scrubs – so I did! I just saw that everyone was trying
to do their bit during this awful time and I thought I might make a
bit of money for them to have a treat when we come out of the other
side of all this.
"Once the bear was ready I set up an online raffle for £5 per ticket
expecting to raise about £300 to send in some nice goodies as a couple
of the nurses had said they would love some decent tea and coffee so
that was what I had in mind. I raised just over £1000, I was completely
blown away! I have also had £90 given to me in cash donations."
The winner was Tracy Rush. Tracy said she will treasure him forever,
especially as her daughter in law is a critical care doctor.