How You Can Help
Each year it costs £3 million to
run this regional service. Northern
Ireland Children's Hospice relies
heavily on the public to raise
£2.5 million through donations
and fundraising events.
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Darcy is ten years old and was
born with a very rare and incurable
condition. This brave little girl
has complex medical needs - she
can’t speak, walk, see or hear
fully, however her wide smile and
infectious laugh brighten up the
lives of those around her. Darcy’s
family care for her at home and
this can be very demanding and
stressful as she needs constant care.
Darcy enjoys regular stays at the
Children’s Hospice to give her family
respite from the constant care she
needs. Darcy’s mum, Janet says,
“Hospice is a lifeline for families like
us. It keeps normality going and
you know they are going to look
after her so well. She always
comes back very chilled out
and happy.”
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Every pound that you donate or raise
will make a real difference to local
kids and their families.
Get Involved. It's easy…
Online
Visit www.nihospice.org to make a donation or to find out
about our events and other ways to support us.
Phone
Get in touch. If you have any questions about fundraising
give us a call on 028 9078 1836.
Text
Text Give£5 to 70444 to make an immediate £5 donation
to Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice*.
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Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice
18 O’Neill Road
Newtownabbey
BT36 6WB
T: 028 9078 1836
E: [email protected]
www.nihospice.org
*Text cost £5.00 plus network charge. Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice
receives 100% of your donation. Obtain bill payers permission. Customer care
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Help make the
journey brighter
for all our children
Just £30 can help life-limited children, young
people and their families in your local area.
Receiving the diagnosis that your child is
life-limited is devastating for families and
they need support. At Northern Ireland
Children’s Hospice we want to make it as
easy as possible for local families to access
the care and support they need. Thanks to
the generosity of local people, Northern
Ireland Children’s Hospice can provide a
lifeline to kids with a life-limiting condition.
Care is provided in the child’s own
home and in the children’s hospices in
Newtownabbey and Killadeas, Fermanagh.
Braver than we can ever imagine - children
and young people in Northern Ireland
are battling conditions such as cancer,
heart disease, muscular dystrophy and
degenerative conditions for which there
is no known cure.
The Children’s Hospice is the only
service of its type in Northern
Ireland caring for children with very
complex needs who require 24
hour specialist care. There are over
600 life-limited children and young
people and their families living in
Northern Ireland who need care
that only the Children’s Hospice
can provide.
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Cian Corrigan from Dungannon
was a courgeous little boy who sadly
passed away just six months after
being diagnosed with a very rare
spinal tumour. Cian was cared for by
the Children’s Hospice and his parents
continue to raise money so that other
children and families can receive the
same vital care and support. “Northern
Ireland Children’s Hospice helped
Cian and our family so much both
during his illness and after his passing.
The Children’s Hospice is the only
organisation here in NI that offers this
level of support to life-limited children.
They were there for us every step of the
way. They are still here for us and that
means a lot.”
These kids matter and so do their families.
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