Stars Appeal Fundraising Committee event at Arundells raises nearly £20,000

Friday, 6 October 2023 01:00

A special evening hosted by the Stars Appeal Fundraising Committee raised nearly £20,000 for Salisbury Hospital’s Charity.

The Late Summer Soirée held at Arundells in the Cathedral Close in Salisbury last month was attended by over 150 guests who were joined by frontline staff from the Hospital, who act as ambassadors for the charity, and members of the fundraising committee.

During the event, guests were welcomed by Stars Appeal President, the Earl of Pembroke. Florence Burgess, 13, and David Kunzer spoke about their treatment at the Hospital and how Stars Appeal-funded projects have made a difference to them.

Stars Appeal Ambassadors Dr. Tracey Parker and Dr. Rowena Staples gave a presentation about the impact of the charity’s work and the projects currently being fundraised for.

The Chairman of the Stars Appeal’s Fundraising Committee, Stephen Oxley, said: “This was the first event of its kind for us, and we are delighted with the evening and the generosity shown towards our Hospital Charity. I would like to thank all those who contributed towards making the evening such a success and especially those that sponsored the costs and made donations and pledges on the evening.”

The money raised will go towards funding a variety of Stars Appeal’s projects, which the Charity are currently fundraising for, including a £142,000 additional echocardiogram machine for the Cardiac Investigation Unit and 20 specialist cots for newborn babies on the Labour and Postnatal wards costing £38,000.

Find out more about these projects on the Stars Appeal’s website https://starsappeal.org/what-were-fundraising-for/

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