Burns Night celebrations raise funds for children's health

For the third year running, the Burns Night Celebration in Altrincham has raised much-appreciated funds for MedEquip4Kids. Nearly 100 guests attended the event, which was held at the Cresta Court Hotel and featured traditional Burns Night fare and poetry followed by dancing. A fun photo booth provided extra entertainment and a fabulous raffle completed the night.

MedEquip4Kids Project Co-ordinator Evelyn Glarvey, who was at the celebration with her husband and friends, says: “As well as being a thoroughly enjoyable evening, the Burns Night dinner raised a fantastic £1,300, which will help us provide the extra equipment our local hospitals need. A special thank you to Garry, Graham and Brian for organising the event and for your continued support.”

“This donation has enabled us to use more varied and useful therapeutic toys and games when working with children and young people with mental health difficulties, as well as using extra clinic rooms which are now more child-friendly. This has helped reduced anxiety about coming to CAMHS and meant that family therapy can be done. Both parents of a 10 year old boy can now attend with their 5 year old as the youngest child can play with our new resources in the waiting room or clinic space. The 10 year old benefited from therapeutic games about thoughts/feelings and we were also able to observe imaginative play for assessment.”

Dr Eleanor Oswald
Clinical Psychologist, CAMHS
Vale of Leven Hospital