Trust schools raise over £15k for Birmingham hospital charity

Birmingham and Solihull learners have been raising money for Queen Elizabeth Hospitals Birmingham Charity, Heartlands Hospital Charity, Good Hope Hospital Charity, Solihull Hospital Charity with a wide range of fundraising activities, including bake sales, summer fayres, and Christmas carol concerts at the hospitals.

Collectively, the nine Summit Learning Trust schools have raised £15,120 for the charity, after choosing them as their chosen charity for 2024 based on their amazing work in the local community.

Learners took part in a wide range of activities to fundraise, including the nine Summit Challenge walkathon, summer fayres, carolling in the hospitals during Christmas, and charity bake sales in school and college.

Summit Learning Trust encourages its learners to be charitable and giving to others, and many learners were particularly excited to be fundraising for a charity which they or their families have previously used.

From tiny newborns on the Neonatal Unit, to elderly patients living with dementia, the Charity supports two million patients and their families, as well as 25,000+ members of hospital staff, every year. 

They provide 'added extras' that are over and above what the NHS provides as standard, including helping to refurbish facilities, purchase vital, state-of-the-art equipment, fund life-saving research and more.

The Charity also supports our armed forces by running Fisher House UK, a "home away from home" for military families at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, home to the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine.

Vince Green, CEO of Summit Learning Trust, said: “The charitable efforts of our learners in order to impact positively on our communities through University Hospitals Birmingham is really inspiring to see.

“I know that this money will make a difference to many who are in hospital and to their families and we look forward to continuing to support our local charities for many years to come”.

Mike Hammond, the Charity’s chief executive, said, “What Summit Learning Trust have achieved is incredible. Their hard work and dedication is inspiring and will make a huge difference to the patients and their families that benefit from what we are able to provide, thanks to this donation.

“On behalf of everyone at the Charity, I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone involved.”