Our charity

The ‘Gift of Play’ is our children’s charity appeal.

Could you support our children’s therapies teams in Kent and East Sussex by buying from our Amazon wish list? Toys and activities for children are needed for our physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy teams. All toys and games will go directly to our teams so that they can start to help children on their caseload to reach their therapy goals straightaway.

Please take a look at our wish list and if you would like to buy something, simply order and pay online and we’ll do the rest.

• Find our wish list on Amazon

You can help to improve the lives of the patients and NHS staff, by running your own fundraising event.

No matter how much money you raise, or how big or small your donation, we are always grateful. It is a tremendous help to our patients and to the health and wellbeing of the teams who provide our patients’ care.

If you would like to raise funds for our general fund, any of our appeals, or a specific cause or service you care about, we would love to hear from you.

Just let us know when and how you are planning to raise the money, as well as the type of event you are organising. Don’t forget if you need any help or advice, please contact us – we would be happy to help.

Tips for fundraising:

• We can help you advertise your event on our website and in our magazine
• If children are going to be involved in the event, please make sure they are supervised at all times. Children are not permitted to collect money for the charity.
• Do not carry out house-to-house collections or collect money in the street for the charity, as a special licence is required for these activities.
• Please make sure you have first aid cover if you are organising a larger event. We can give you contact information for St John Ambulance or British Red Cross.
• If you intend to run a raffle on behalf of the charity, please contact us so we can go through the requirements with you.
• You will also need to contact us about special licences (such as playing music or selling alcohol), food hygiene regulations and public liability insurance.

We are so grateful for the support you give. We want to be sure you know we are here to help and guide you through any fundraising activity, so please feel free to contact us at any time. Honestly, we won’t bite.

Legacies are often given to show appreciation to a particular service or member of staff who cares for someone at the end of their life. You can choose to make a gift, in the form of a legacy, to our charity in your will. Your legacy can be used solely for the hospital or service you were treated by, or you might prefer the money to be used more widely across a range of our services. That decision is up to you.