The Guernsey Press reader campaign aims to raise £66,000 to secure funding for a year for the Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation’s three compassionate flats next to Southampton Hospital.
The Guernsey Press reader campaign aims to raise £66,000 to secure funding for a year for the Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation’s three compassionate housing flats next to Southampton Hospital.
Launched on World Prematurity Day and the PPBF’s platinum 20th Anniversary, the Guernsey Press kindly announced a reader campaign to raise £66,000 to secure funding for a year for the Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation’s three, home-from-home, compassionate flats next to Southampton Hospital.
The PPBF is delighted to be working with the Guernsey Press to support our work, and the many local families of seriously ill babies and children receiving critical care in Southampton.
The Buy-A-Night campaign seeks to raise £60 each night for each of the PPBF’s three flats (Aggie’s Burrow, Isaac’s Pad and Frankie’s Den) – a total of £66,000 to cover the whole of 2024.
‘You just can’t see a tiny baby undergoing operations and fighting for life without your heart going out to the families involved,’ said Guernsey Press editor James Falla.
‘Andy and Jo know this from their own experience and through the foundation, they do all they can to help islanders in this position. At the Guernsey Press, together with our loyal and generous readers, we are proud to do what we can together to support the work of the PPBF. I’m sure this campaign will be well supported, and we will help the PPBF through another year of helping islanders in their time of greatest need.’
Jo Priaulx said the campaign was an ‘amazing’ and an unexpected 20th anniversary boost for the charity.
‘This partnership with the Guernsey Press and its readers will hopefully help many Bailiwick families needing support when they’re rushed off-island for their child’s urgent critical care.
‘Every penny counts and we’re so grateful to the Guernsey Press and the community for their ongoing support,’ she said.
Help the PPBF keep Bailiwick of Guernsey families together and close to their poorly child in Southampton Hospital. To donate, go to: Buy a Night and select ‘Guernsey Press’ in answer to the question ‘how did you hear about us?’
Look out for a ‘totaliser’ to be launched next week, which will depict how close the campaign is getting to the target.
Thank you to James and the Guernsey Press team and everyone who has shown their compassion and support.
