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LATEST NEWS
Game4Hearts
We're calling for all gamers, from novice to expert, to join our new Game4Hearts virtual challenge to raise vital funds for CHSF this November.As the nights get darker and we get closer to the cosy winter season, we are asking supporters to ‘Game4Hearts’ this November...
Adalee
written by heart dad Jerome "Adalee was born 9 weeks early. All was going well, and she was soon transferred from York, where she was born, nearer to home in Scunthorpe. This is when they picked up on a slight heart murmur that would be monitored as she went on. "She...
Gift Aid Awareness: Tick the Box
Since 2018, charities across the UK have been taking to social media for one day every October to share the #TickTheBox message with donors, supporters, volunteers and others.What is Gift Aid? When you tick the Gift Aid box, charities receive an extra 25% on top of...
COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING
VIRTUAL SUPERHERO WALK
Superheroes assemble! After the success of last year’s event, CHSF invite you take part in our Virtual Superhero Walk 2021! Grab your capes and join our 1km Virtual Superhero Walk. Suitable for all the family, to raise money to support hearts for life. This year's...
Fundraiser of the Month: In memory of John Arthur Brooks
In Memory of Our Brave Little ManWritten by heart mum, Lindsay Brooks John Arthur Brooks was born at Leeds General Infirmary on 28th April 2008. We were given his CHD diagnosis prenatally at 27 weeks, and although his condition was complex we decided to continue with...
CHSF Chair’s ultramarathon fundraiser for hospital heart unit which saved his daughter’s life
Charity chief's ultramarathon fundraiser for hospital heart unit which saved his daughter's life A grateful dad is set to run a gruelling 100km ultramarathon later this month to fundraise for a charity which supports the Leeds hospital unit which saved his daughter’s...
CORPORATE
The “Tour de Swits” by Switalskis Solicitors
We're delighted that staff at Switalskis Solicitors have organised a 195-mile cycle challenge for Children's Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) to mark their firm's 25th anniversary. The "Tour de Swits" cycle challenge started today (Wednesday 9th May) and will see 15 cyclists...
Fundraising Friday: Global’s Make Some Noise Edition!
Over the past 12 months, listeners of Heart Yorkshire and Capital Yorkshire have been dressing up, baking cakes, taking on challenges, making a whole lot of noise and raising loads of money to help support small charities across the UK like Children's Heart Surgery...
Corporate Fundraising Ideas: Let’s get cycling!
We are lucky to have fantastic corporate supporters, willing to get stuck in to fundraising for Children's Heart Surgery Fund. Read on to find out more about one of our corporate supporters latest sporty endeavors... Walker Morris: From Leeds to Twickenham, without...
EVENTS
Summit Ben Nevis Challenge
Challenge yourself to reach the UK’s highest peak to raise funds for CHSF! If you’re up for a challenge then walking to the top of Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis), is a pretty good one to undertake. Ben Nevis, standing at 1345m (4,413ft), is on...
Be a hero for…BELLE!
written by heart mum, Natalie We were introduced to the amazing CHSF on 14th April 2022 in Leeds when our daughter, Isabelle, was 5 months old. We went for a routine hospital check-up in Hull on 12th April with a suspected heart murmur and it was then that we were...
Healthier Hearts with Leeds Rhinos
Friday 28th July 10:30am - 12:30pm Venue: Leeds Rhinos Academy Training Ground, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS5 3BW Join CHSF, the Leeds Rhinos and the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit staff, to try out fun activities which can help you to keep your heart as healthy as possible....
REAL STORIES
Fundraising in memory of Kathryn Bedford
written by Kathryn's daughter Deborah Children's Heart Surgery Fund is close to our hearts as Millie (my daughter, Kathryn's grandaughter) was born with Tetralogy of fallot in September 2005. It was then we were thrown into a whole new world that none of us...
Real Stories: Sawda
Sawda is six years old and lives in Bradford. She was born with a very complicated heart condition and has already had several open heart surgeries to save her life. Mum Attika tells us about Sawda's journey with CHD so far and how she has been helped by CHSF along...
Warrior Wednesday: Isabel
Heart warrior Isabel is 8 and lives in Worksop. She had open heart surgery at Leeds when she was 3 months old. Mum Natalie tells us about Isabel's CHD journey, her daughter's diagnosis of Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder and the challenges of treating both...
FAMILY
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WHAT YOU’VE FUNDED
Toy MRI for MRI Research
With your help we have funded some special toy MRI equipment to help young patients. MRI research nurse Ruth Foley tells this very special “Because of You” story! Meet James! James is 6 years old and has Tetralogy of Fallot. Read his backstory here. James came to...
Two Vein Viewer Flex Machines!
We would like to give a huge thank you to Sovereign Health Care for helping us fund two Vein Viewer Flex Machines! A Vein Viewer Flex uses infrared to show a patient’s veins beneath the skin. This helps makes the experience of blood tests or cannulas more positive for...
Pedestal Mounted Contrast Injector
CHSF like to extend a huge thanks to the Hospital Saturday Fund (HSF) for funding a piece of medical equipment within the hybrid theatre called a Pedestal Mounted Contrast Injector. This is a crucial piece of medical technology used by clinicians to assist them in...
LEEDS CONGENITAL HEART UNIT
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JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES
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PRESS
Local boxing champ lauds fighting spirit with charity donation
Children's Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) have welcomed a £2,230 donation from Leeds-based boxing champion Josh Warrington. The 27-year-old also visited the children’s cardiac ward at the Leeds Children’s Hospital, where he admired the courage and bravery of patients and...
Keeping The Beat target reached
Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) are thrilled to announce the target for their Keeping The Beat appeal has been reached - with Wakefield Chantry Rotary Club giving the breakthrough donation of £7,500. Keeping The Beat is a fundraising campaign, launched in May...
Please help save lives over Ramadan
Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and is appealing for urgent help during the holy month of Ramadan. Donations will support the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit (LCHU) at Leeds General Infirmary with essential medical...
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