Charities of the Year 2010-2011
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Due to the enthusiasm generated within firm, Great Ormond Street Hospital will continue as our charity of the year for the London office until 2011.
Great Ormond Street Hospital provides inspirational and world class care to hundreds of children every day. They need to raise over £50 million every year to enable them to continue the good work that they do. From an ambitious seven-year programme to rebuild two thirds of the hospital to buying state-of-the-art equipment, researching treatments for complex medical conditions and providing space for patients families to stay close to their loved-ones, Great Ormond Street has many good reasons to ask for help.
Background
The original 'Hospital for Sick Children' had ten beds and first opened its doors at 49 Great Ormond Street on Valentine's Day, 1852. Dr Charles West was the driving force behind its opening, driven by the shockingly high level of infant mortality in the capital. The first in-patient was Eliza Armstrong from Lisson Grove, suffering from Phthisis & Bronchitis. The first child admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital as an out-patient was two-year-old George Parr, who had catarrh and diarrhoea - not serious by today's standards, but this was a time when one third of children born in London died before adulthood. The new hospital quickly attracted public support. Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens and author JM Barrie - who donated the copyright to his famous play Peter Pan - were among the first to pledge their help.
The Wishing Well Appeal was launched in 1987 to redevelop the hospital, and build parental accommodation and a cardiac wing. The now familiar teardrop logo was created, and the slogan 'help Great Ormond Street get better' struck a chord with people across the country, who gave generously. The Prince and Princess of Wales were joint patrons of the Appeal, and it was hugely successful, raising £54 million in just two years. It funded the new Variety Club building which opened in 1994. In February 2007, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity was delighted to announce Tess Daly and Vernon Kay as its new patrons.
Find out more by visiting: http://www.gosh.org/
Macmillan Cancer Support
The Sheffield office will be supporting Macmillan Cancer Support until 2011.Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. One in three of us will get cancer. We are all affected by it, and we can all do something to help.
Throughout the UK Macmillan helps countless local people affected by cancer. Macmillan provides practical, medical, emotional and financial support and is also a force for change; listening to people affected by cancer and working together for better cancer care.
Macmillan relies on voluntary donations for 99% of its income. All of the money raised by Nabarro will go towards the work of Macmillan in the Sheffield area.
Find out more by visiting www.macmillan.org.uk
