East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust’s official charity, ELHT & Me, has benefitted from another generous donation from the local charity, Ummah Welfare Trust, supported by a local family based in Blackburn.
Hospital staff working through the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic were given sweet treats and soft drinks by Ummah Welfare Trust. The donation was made as a ‘thank you’ on behalf of the local community for their hard work in Critical Care.
“When our staff in Critical Care are working long shifts wearing PPE, a small sweet treat and a drink as a ‘pick me up’, can make the world of difference”, said Denise Gee, ELHT&Me Fundraising Manager.
“We are absolutely delighted to accept this donation from the Ummah Welfare Trust – our first major donation since the second wave lockdown began. Thank you so much to UWT and their supporters, including the family who donated, for their generosity.”
Junaid Chapti, North West Public Relations Manager for Ummah Welfare Trust, said, “Ummah Welfare Trust is a charity based on the universal Islamic values of empathy, generosity and selflessness, and so we were delighted once again to support NHS staff who are going above and beyond in this pandemic. Since March, we’ve delivered hundreds of thousands of pounds of PPE and other essentials to NHS staff, patients and front-line services up and down the country.
“Tens of thousands of pounds of goods alone have been delivered to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust staff in several visits during the first COVID wave. We’re happy to return with assistance once again as the number of cases sadly rise.”
A member of the family who has been supporting Ummah Welfare Trust, as well as many other local causes, said: “We were really pleased to work with Ummah Welfare Trust to make this latest donation happen, along with many other donations.
“I hope that the staff working in Critical Care know that we see how hard they are working and we appreciate everything they’re doing in this challenging time.”
The donation was made safely at the Trust’s Goods and Distribution Centre, with everyone in attendance wearing masks, and the goods quarantined safely before being distributed in the hospital. The charity is requesting that no donated goods are delivered to the hospital without prior arrangement, in line with Government guidelines.
If you’d like to support ELHT & Me by making a donation, you can contact the Fundraising Team on 01254 732140 or email fundraising@elht.nhs.uk.
