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Surgeon’s children fundraise for Bristol NHS charity

Colse Leungnews
Surgeon’s children fundraise for Bristol NHS charity
The sisters making the personalised packs to raise money for Above & Beyond.jpg

Mohamed Shalaby is a consultant paediatric surgeon and urologist at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC), where he has worked for seven years.

Having heard from their parents about the impact charity donations have at the hospital, the three sisters, led by their mum, decided to fundraise during lockdown to help make a difference to young patients.

Jude, eleven, Aycel, nine, and Kanzy, seven, are making personalised packs containing a homemade bracelet, keyring, a poem, a crossword puzzle and other gifts for poorly children at BRHC.

For a donation of £3 via their JustGiving page, the sisters will make the packs for their dad to deliver to patients.

Jude said: “This is my first time leading a fundraising project. I am enjoying working with my sisters to make these lovely, colourful and personalised packs. We have always enjoyed doing crafts so we thought we could use our skills to help raise money for the sick kids at the children’s hospital.”

Aycel said: “I have been learning about children’s mental health. This is especially for the children who are not feeling well and are away from their homes.”

Kanzy said: “I am happy I can make children smile.”

Above & Beyond is the official charity for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW). The charity raise money for projects over and above what the NHS can provide, including the most up-to-date equipment, more comfortable surroundings and innovative research.

At BRHC, Above & Beyond has funded arts and craft materials for the Play Team, a sensory unit for the cardiac ward and materials to support children having treatment for cancer.

Natalie Millbank from Above & Beyond said: “From everyone here at the charity I want to say a big thank you to Jude, Aycel and Kanzy for making and selling these amazing packs.

“As they know from their dad, the money raised will make a huge difference to the patients being treated and their parents at BRHC.”

To donate go to: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jude-aycel-and-kanzy-shalaby/

To start fundraising for Above & Beyond go to: www.aboveandbeyond.org.uk.

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