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Wear Red Day 2019: Press Round-up

February 11, 2019 CORPORATE

Here’s just some of the brilliant press coverage we received around this year’s Wear Red Day!Metro newspaper 3 half-page “Wear Red for Ruby” articles in the run-up to Wear Red Day (see above) Leeds Yorkshire Evening Post Brave Ruby is joined by Leeds United’s Stuart Dallas on walk for Children’s Heart Surgery Fund https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/health/brave-ruby-is-joined-by-leeds-united-s-stuart-dallas-on-walk-for-children-s-heart-surgery-fund-1-9571742 Bradford […]

Here’s just some of the brilliant press coverage we received around this year’s Wear Red Day!Metro newspaper

3 half-page “Wear Red for Ruby” articles in the run-up to Wear Red Day (see above)

Leeds Yorkshire Evening Post

Brave Ruby is joined by Leeds United’s Stuart Dallas on walk for Children’s Heart Surgery Fund https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/health/brave-ruby-is-joined-by-leeds-united-s-stuart-dallas-on-walk-for-children-s-heart-surgery-fund-1-9571742

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

Housing Staff see red – and are delighted & buildings turn red for Wear Red Day

https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/keighleynews/17409277.housing-staff-see-red-and-are-delighted/https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/17369117.city-hall-and-mirror-pool-to-turn-red-for-heart-surgery-charity/Smalltalk magazine

Young Ruby shows real character in her recovery to help heart charity

https://smalltalkmag.co.uk/young-ruby-shows-real-character-in-her-recovery-with-the-help-of-heart-charity-chsf/Rotherham Advertiser

Herringthorpe mum urges people to wear red and help more children with congenital heart disease

https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/view,herringthorpe-mum-urges-people-to-wear-red-and-help-more-children-with-cong_30556.htmYork Press

Louis Moore’s life transformed after heart operations

https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17369700.louis-moores-life-transformed-after-heart-operations/Barnsley Chronicle

‘Huge relief’ as baby Hugo battles on after heart op (featuring CHSF Ambassador, Dickie Bird!)

https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/huge-relief-as-baby-hugo-battles-on-after-heart-opYorkshire Times

Wear Red Day feature

http://yorkshiretimes.co.uk/family#Wear-Red-DayS4C (welsh language television)

#WearRedDay is the first feature in the opening titles, name-checked as “Cronfa Llawfeddygaeth y Galon Plant” (CHSF in Welsh) At 9 mins: Full feature with finalists of Miss Wales 2019 – fashion piece on Red outfits for #WearRedDay

https://www.s4c.cymru/clic/programme/797797717Latestly

We were even featured on this US blog about Wear Red Day globally

https://www.latestly.com/world/what-is-national-wear-red-day-know-when-and-why-is-this-day-observed-in-us-619255.htmlThank you!

A huge thanks to everyone who has helped out with raising awareness for congenital heart disease and Children’s Heart Surgery Fund.

That includes everyone who has taken part in fundraising over the years – it’s #BecauseofYou that the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit continues its fabulous work and keeps us one step ahead of CHD.

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