Companies are pledging their support for Wear Red Day 2022
This year, we are proud to say, marks the 10th anniversary since Wear Red Day was created in February 2012. To celebrate, several businesses have already pledged their support to make this year’s Wear Red Day bigger than ever – and really spread the message far and wide across Yorkshire and beyond!
Children’s Heart Surgery Fund exists to help strengthen the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit, which is now considered to be a world-class centre of excellence. Its global reputation is thanks to people like you.
Can you help us to sustain this life-saving support by taking part in Wear Red Day 2022 on Friday 4th February?
Wear Red Day was founded by parent supporter Carmen Greene and her sister Emma. They set up the campaign to raise vital funds in 2012 when Carmen’s 5-year-old son, Ciaran, was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and awaiting open heart surgery.
Wear Red Day was started in 2012 by a heart parent whose child Ciaran was awaiting open heart surgery.
Since then, CHSF has run this fundraising campaign every year and their legacy has grown in popularity. To date, we have raised over £330,000 through Wear Red Day alone! We would love to celebrate this milestone and aim even higher this year.
Carmen says: “I’m so proud of what Wear Red Day has become and achieved through Children’s Heart Surgery Fund and their supporters. We never imagined it would raise this much money for patients with congenital heart disease.”
“Please help us celebrate the 10th anniversary this year, and take part in whatever way you can to help future children and families.”
We have created a pack of ideas to help your business get involved with Wear Red Day 2022. This includes the Red Decade Run, where we challenge you to run, walk or relay ten miles for Children’s Heart Surgery Fund! Or can you turn your office building red? CHSF try to turn as many buildings and landmarks red as we can!
Some corporate supporters already signed up include the following:
Pharmacy2U are delighted to be sponsoring Children’s Heart Surgery Fund on Wear Red Day. This helps to support the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit and the children who are being treated there and the impact on their families. At Pharmacy2U, we’re all about giving people one less thing to worry about, by making repeat prescriptions simple and delivering medication for on-going treatment to people’s homes, for free.
Ciandra Birnbaum at Pharmacy2U
Stowe Family Law are proud to support CHSF with a donation towards Wear Red Day, a wonderful celebration of the charity’s 10th anniversary. Wear Red Day ensures the important work for children and adults with congenital heart disease across Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire continues well into the future.
Tom Suttill at Stowe Family Law Leeds
Whilst Clarion’s signature colour is purple, on Friday 4th February we will be dressing from head to toe in red in support of CHSF on their 10th birthday of Wear Red Day.
We are delighted to be able to continue our fundraising for the charity and raise awareness of congenital heart disease in our region. This year we have organised a selfie competition for our team at Clarion and prizes will be awarded for the Best Individual in red and Best Team shot too! Bonus points will be awarded for the best red props and backgrounds. Photos will be posted on social media and so be sure to look out for @ClarionLaw
Sophie Morley at Clarion Solicitors
We are delighted to be taking part in Wear Red Day for CHSF this year to raise vital funds for the charity. We are encouraging our whole team (35 of us) to don their best red attire and a few animals too! Everyone is being encouraged to donate at least the price of a coffee on the day. We will be sharing our pictures on our social platforms.
As an organisation that has been working remotely for a while now, it’s a great way to bring everyone together and get behind a worthwhile cause at the same time.
Rachel McElroy at Cloud Gateway
B&M Waste are proud to take part in Wear Red Day this year and as our nominated charity in West Yorkshire. Due to the fact the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund is celebrating its 10th year we are running the day companywide across all depots.
Cat Hudson at B&M Waste
Sign up at http://chsf.org.uk/wear-red-day to receive your digital fundraising pack full of ideas for how you can get involved on the day.
If you are unable to take part but would still like to support CHSF, then we would really value a donation to help support children and adults living with congenital heart disease and the future 1 in 100 babies yet to be diagnosed.
If you’d like to chat more about fundraising for CHSF, we’d love to hear from you. Email corporate@chsf.org.uk or call 0113 831 4810.
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