A disabled youngster, who was missing out on activities after being refused vital equipment from the NHS, is again strolling happy thanks to a local children’s charity.
Eight-year-old Ashleigh Bird from Hanford has received a walking frame to help the youngster who has Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy to get out and about again.
Ashleigh has spent the last six months being pushed around in a manual wheelchair after she outgrew her previous walking frame and was refused a new one from the NHS.
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The donation was worth over £700 from national charity, Caudwell Children.
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The Stoke-based Charity also worked hard to unite Ashleigh and the new walking frame in time for a family holiday.
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Money from an Easter time collection and bag pack staged by the Charity at Marks and Spencer’s in Hanley, has gone towards helping provide Ashleigh with the new walking frame.
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Eight-year-old Ashleigh Bird from Hanford has received a walking frame to help the youngster who has Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy to get out and about again.
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Ashleigh has spent the last six months being pushed around in a manual wheelchair after she outgrew her previous walking frame and was refused a new one from the NHS.
A disabled youngster, who was missing out on activities after being refused vital equipment from the NHS, is again strolling happy thanks to a local children’s charity.
Eight-year-old Ashleigh Bird from Hanford has received a walking frame to help the youngster who has Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy to get out and about again.
Ashleigh has spent the last six months being pushed around in a manual wheelchair after she outgrew her previous walking frame and was refused a new one from the NHS.
Now, thanks to the donation worth over £700 from Caudwell Children, Ashleigh has been able to get back out with friends, take part in school activities and continue with her passion of dance. The Stoke-based Charity also worked hard to unite Ashleigh and the new walking frame in time for a family holiday.
Ashleigh, who attends The Priory School in Endon, has had to rely on an assistant to push her around in the chair during class and has not been able to fully enjoy out of school activities and hobbies.
Caudwell Children is a national charity which is committed to changing the lives of children by providing individual donations of specialist equipment, treatment and therapy as well as its annual ‘Destination Dreams’ holiday for families coping with a child’s terminal illness.
It’s the second time Caudwell Children have been able to help provide Ashleigh with vital equipment. In 2004 Ashleigh received a Jenx Gamma Chair, which is still used by the youngster daily at school and in the home to provide supportive and comfortable seating.
To date the Charity has donated over £12 million to thousands of children with more than 300 different medical conditions. What makes the Charity unique is that all the administration and management costs are covered by entrepreneur-turned-philanthropist, John Caudwell, meaning that every penny raised can go directly to the children.
Money from an Easter Time collection and bag pack staged by the Charity at Marks and Spencer’s in Hanley, has gone towards helping provide Ashleigh with the new walking frame.
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About Caudwell Children:
To date Caudwell Children has donated over £12 million to thousands of children with 300 medical conditions. The Charity is committed to changing the lives of children by providing individual donations of specialist equipment, treatment and therapy as well as its annual ‘Destination Dreams’ holiday for families coping with a child’s terminal illness.
Caudwell Children was registered in March 2000 and is widely recognised as one of the country’s fastest growing children’s charities. Since its inception the charity has doubled every pound raised, achieved through supplier partnerships, which means every pound donated works even harder.
The Charity was founded by entrepreneur, John Caudwell, whose vision was to create a sustainable children’s charity that offered benefactors’ transparency and peace of mind that 100% of their donation was being used to directly change children’s lives.
By donating the cost of the Charity’s annual management and administration overheads, John has guaranteed an efficient way for individuals and businesses to change the lives of thousands of sick and disabled children living in the UK.
John Caudwell remains the Charity’s largest benefactor and sits as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
The Charity’s ambassadors include Hollywood actress and author, Joan Collins, actress Elizabeth
Hurley, Rod and Penny Stewart, Bruce Forsyth and singer, Robbie Williams.
