Cardiff & Vale Health Charity pays tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore by sharing how donations to NHS Charities Together have been supporting NHS patients, staff and volunteers across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
- Captain Sir Tom Moore became a Guinness World Record holder after raising £32.8m (£39.3m with Gift Aid) for NHS Charities Together’s Covid-19 Appeal – the most money raised by an individual for a charity walk
- Cardiff & Vale Health Charity received a generous contribution from NHS Charities Together’s Covid-19 Appeal which has enabled the organisation to make improvements to benefit patients and staff areas across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan
- Money is distributed to NHS charities across the country to benefit NHS patients, staff and volunteers at the centre of the Covid-19 crisis
At the beginning of this month the UK mourned the loss of Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised £32.8m for NHS Charities Together by walking 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday – breaking the Guinness World Record for an individual’s charity walk and inspiring a nation.
In tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore, and all those who donated or fundraised themselves as part of NHS Charities Together’s Covid Appeal, Cardiff & Vale Health Charity will be sharing news of how funds have supported NHS patients, staff and volunteers in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Cardiff & Vale Health Charity received a generous contribution in grant funding and this has meant it has been able to enhance clinical environments to benefit patients and staff areas across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Charles Janczewski, Chair of the Charitable Funds Board of Trustees at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said: “Captain Sir Tom Moore inspired the whole nation and leaves an incredible legacy to us all. He highlighted how important the NHS and NHS Charities are to so many of us at a time when the positivity and generosity was needed the most.
“We are eternally grateful to Captain Sir Tom Moore and his family for all they’ve achieved. We hope his legacy will live on within the projects and improvements the Health Charity has facilitated through his fundraising for our patients, staff and communities across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.”
Ellie Orton, Chief Executive for NHS Charities Together, said: “Captain Sir Tom Moore was a complete inspiration to us all and his memory lives on through the incredible programmes NHS charities have been able to fund. Thanks to his efforts, funds have reached the length and breadth of the UK through every one of our 241 member charities, and they have made a huge difference on the ground, both to address the immediate needs of patients and staff and to support the longer-term recovery of the NHS. His legacy will live on through the work of the Captain Tom Foundation.”
As a result of overwhelming support from the public, across the UK the charity has been able to provide much needed bereavement support for those who have tragically lost loved ones to Covid-19, though its member charities.
Other projects have helped isolated patients in hospital, using technology to enable them to stay connected to loved ones at one of their most difficult moments.
And thanks to the funds raised the charity has supported the emotional and practical needs of staff, including counselling programmes and helplines, so that they can focus on their life saving work at a time of immense pressure.
The support of NHS charities will be crucial in the years ahead as the health service recovers from the most challenging period in its history. NHS Charities Together is continuing to work with member charities to ensure funds are used where they are most needed, now and in future.
NHS Charities Together is the national charity caring for the NHS. It helps provide additional support to patients, NHS staff and volunteers, working through its 241 member charities based with hospitals, ambulance trusts, community health trusts, mental health trusts and health boards across the UK.
In total NHS Charities Together’s Covid-19 Appeal raised £150 million thanks to the support from Captain Sir Tom and others. Over £118 million has already been made available to our 241 member charities to help patients, staff and volunteers on the ground.
- For more information about NHS Charities Together visit www.nhscharitiestogether.co.uk
- To find out more about Cardiff & Vale Health Charity visit www.healthcharity.wales
- For more information about The Captain Tom Foundation – an independent organisation that works with charity partners to support causes close to Captain Sir Tom and his family’s hearts – visit www.captaintom.org
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