Thanks to the generous support of members and visitors together with the Provincial Grand Charity, Chicheley Lodge No. 607 has been able to donate £750 to the children's charity Dreamdrops, which is close to the heart of the Worshipful Master of Chicheley Lodge No. 607, WBro Huw Parry-Jones, and his wife.
At the time their daughter, Bethan, was born 8-weeks early, WBro Huw and his wife were told that there was a strong possibility that her brain had been starved of oxygen.
Thankfully this proved not to be the case, but Bethan still spent 4-weeks in hospital including a stay in the the Special Care Baby Unit at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon. This proved a difficult and stressful time for both parents, but was made more bearable by the hospital's staff & facilities.
Dreamdrops is a Huntingdonshire children’s charity which makes a real difference to children and families who use hospital or specialist children’s health facilities. It was set-up with the aim of raising money to buy all those little (and large) extras that are not covered by NHS public funds, but which make a hospital stay more comfortable - or less stressful - for children and their families.
The charity's work doesn't just stop at the hospital door: funds are also used to help sick children who are being cared-for at home.
The presentation was made by WBro Huw and WBro David Redden, Chicheley's charity steward.
From left, Dr Nic Johnson, Kerry Rasberry (SCBU Nursery Nurse), WBro David Redden (Chicheley Lodge Charity Steward), W.Bro. Huw Parry-Jones (WM of Chicheley Lodge) and Anne-Marie Hamilton (Chairman of the Dreamdrops Fundraising Committee)
Anne-Marie Hamilton, Chairman of Dreamdrops Fundraising Committee, advised that the charity intended to use the money towards the refurbishment of the Special Care Baby Unit's parents' room.