Tottenham Hotspur team treat children’s ward to virtual festive surprise Players from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club treated the children’s ward at The Princess Alexandra Hospital to a virtual festive surprise on Tuesday, 8 December. Dele Alli, Sergio Reguilon and Japhet Tanganga held a video call with Dolphin Ward to bring a smile to their faces this festive season. bringing some festive spirit to our This is in addition to kindly children’s ward. donating gifts to the children’s ward. Supporting our charity The Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Children, their families and staff Charity supports patients, our had the chance to meet the people and visitors at The players virtually and enjoy some Princess Alexandra Hospital, St Christmas cheer. Margaret’s Hospital and Herts and Essex Hospital, helping to fund Japhet Tanganga, a defender items over and above what the for the club, said: NHS can provide. Here are five I think as role models it’s easy ways you can support the very nice for children in hospitals charity: to see us in their time of need, especially when they’re not in the 1. comfort of their home, they might Keep the charity’s contact be scared or worried. details to hand, should a patient or their family ask how to make a donation to The We’ve surprised them with some gifts and hopefully they can Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Charity. Donations can be made be happier in the situation that by cash, cheque and online at they’re in and they can go home JustGiving. Our website address and spend Christmas together is www.pah.nhs.uk/charity with their families. and our email address is paht. fundraising@nhs.net for any other Janelle Gardner, head of children’s services and nursing, queries. said: 2. It was wonderful for children Keep the charity in mind and our team to have the when talking to your friends opportunity to virtually meet the and family. Is your best friend’s Tottenham Hotspur players. company looking for their new charity of the year? Is your child’s We are so grateful to the school looking for a charity to club for thinking of us and
support? Are you a member of a rotary club? Our new head of fundraising, Mari-Louise White, is always keen to hear of any opportunities to work with the local community. 3. When shopping online, click through the cashback site The Giving Machine, and a percentage of your spend at various retailers is donated to the charity at no extra cost to you. 4. Do you shop in Waitrose? Nominate the charity for the Community Matters scheme, where Waitrose give a share of £1000 each month to good causes. The nomination form is available near the green token box and is very short, taking only a minute or two to complete. 5. If you’re on social media, please follow our pages on Facebook (The Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Charity) and Twitter (@PAHCharity) and share our posts. This will help us to spread the word about what the charity is funding and the ways that people can support the hospital. 8
