School supports Savannah Ward
Thank you to the lovely students at
St John’s School in Leatherhead for
choosing Evelina London as their
Charity of the Year for 2016.
14-year-old Amelia suffers from
an ultra-rare autoimmune condition
which affects the nerves that control
her body’s organs.
Amelia, St John’s School
London
pupil and patient at Evelina
Amelia spent most of Year 9 and
10 in Evelina London rather than at
school. Her classmates organised
a charity dinner in January, raising
£5,000. The grand total rose to an
incredible £6,481 by the end of the
school year.
The money raised will help
improve the family kitchen facilities
on Savannah Ward.
‘We’re so grateful for the
fundraising efforts of the school; it
will benefit so many other families
staying on the ward,’ says Amelia’s
mum, Kyrste. ‘We’re also thankful
to the wonderful team at Evelina
London. Amelia has come so far in
the past 18 months.’
Golfing grandad
John Lynch fundraised for Evelina London to say thank you for his
granddaughter Ava’s treatment. His golf club has raised an amazing £5,575,
which will go to the Intensive Care Unit and the High Dependency Cardiac Ward.
John’s granddaughter Ava needed emergency treatment at Evelina London
as soon as she was born, and had to stay in the hospital for three weeks. She’s
now a happy and healthy two-year-old.
‘I witnessed first-hand the fantastic care, dedication and
support of teams of doctors and nurses, and the impact
this had on children and their families,’ John says. ‘I hope
that the funds will be used to support the dedicated staff
who work so diligently to support their patients.’
Want help with your fundraising ideas?
Go to www.supportgstt.org.uk/fun
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Urban
Challenge star
Elizabeth Bananuka took part in last
year’s Guy’s Urban Challenge in
memory of her friend Vonnie, who
received her cancer treatment at
Guy’s and sadly passed away in 2012.
Elizabeth raised £700 and thanked all
of her supporters by wearing a specially
designed T-shirt during the challenge
which named each of them personally.
‘To me, doing the challenge
was a way of saying thank you
to the staff, paying tribute
to Vonnie and to
do my bit for
those affected by
cancer and those
who will be in
the future.’
Join our team!
Just some of the events you can take
part in over the next 12 months
Guy’s Urban C hallenge
30 Sept & 1 Oct 2016
Skydive
Spring 2017
London Marathon
Sunday 23 April 2017
St Thomas’ abseil
Friday 12 May 2017
Following the success of this
year’s first ever abseil with
fabulous views, we’re making it
bigger and better next year!
London 10,000
Monday 29 May 2017
Find out more at
supportgstt.org.uk/events
Want to take
part in the next Guy’s Urban
Challenge? Register at
guysurbanchallenge.org.uk
One of our fantastic London Marathon
runners this year was Ben Lockett.
He raised an incredible £8,569 for St
Thomas’ in thanks for his sister Mia’s
treatment for a serious dental condition.
Ben says, ‘Guy’s and St Thomas’ is such a great place. I haven’t heard one
bad word said about the treatments, staff and surroundings, and that’s why
I’m thankful to have the opportunity to help.’
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