The team at Morgan Parkes Recruitment have chosen two charities to support this year, and are planning to assist at various events to help both charities to achieve their fundraising goals…
Molly Ollys Wishes
Molly Olly’s Wishes was founded in 2011 by Rachel and Tim Ollerenshaw. Their daughter Molly Ollerenshaw was diagnosed aged 3 with a Wilms tumour and despite a long and brave 5 year fight, died in 2011.
They spent a large part of those years in and out of hospital and soon realised that many of the patients they met did not have the emotional or financial support that they had for Molly and her siblings. Molly wanted to help these children and so Molly Olly’s Wishes was born. Molly Olly’s Wishes supports children aged 0-18 with terminal or life threatening illnesses and their families to help with their emotional wellbeing.
Molly Olly’s Wishes have developed a therapeutic toy lion, Olly The Brave, and book, ‘Olly The Brave And The Wigglys’, to help children’s emotional well-being by explaining, in a simple child-friendly way, the start of their treatment journey. These are donated to hospitals and individuals around the U.K.
They also grant individual wishes to children. This may be in the form of equipment, to help a child with day to day living with their condition, it may be an alternative therapy treatment to compliment traditional medicine, or a special occasion for a child that would otherwise be isolated from everyday events due to the restrictions of their illness.
If you would like to learn more about the fantastic work that Molly Olly’s Wishes do, please visit their website https://www.mollyolly.co.uk/
Marie Curie Hospice, Solihull
For the past 54 years the Marie Curie Hospice, West Midlands, has been offering the reassurance of specialist, round the clock care for people in Solihull and Birmingham living with a life limiting illness and their loved ones.
The Hospice, based on Marsh Lane, Solihull, is a special place that tailors its services to each person’s individual needs. The Hospice Team includes Doctors, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Bereavement Counsellors and many more. They are supported by over 200 volunteers who play a vital role in the running of the hospice. Some of the patients stay in a 24-bed in-patient unit, where relatives and friends can visit any time of the day and can stay overnight with their loved ones. The Day Therapy Unit offers Outpatient Clinics and a wide range of therapies and specialised support, including groups for patients with specific conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease.
Each year over 1,100 people from Solihull and Birmingham use the Hospice and its services. The local nursing service also visits people in their own homes, ensuring they are comfortable and able to spend their final moments in the place they want to be, surrounded by their loved ones.
Every day the Marie Curie team need to fundraise £11, 313 to run the Hospice and its services. There are many ways you can support the local Hospice; you can volunteer your time, leave a gift in your will, sign up to play our lottery or take part in one of our events. For more information, visit their website at https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/hospice-care/west-midlands
