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TOY APPEAL
FOR SICK CHILDREN IN GHANA
My name is Ania Lamptey, I am a locum worker for Bradford
Cyrenians who are supporting my efforts to gather toys for sick children in
Ghana.
I am
helping my cousin Rita Kumi-Ampofo, who is from Ghana, to collect old
toys/books for children in hospital in Ghana. During my cousin’s last visit
in Ghana she needed to go to the children’s hospital with her own daughter
and discovered that the ward was not child friendly and saw for
herself the poor facilities there just simply added to her distress. There
were long waiting times (with an average of four to six hours on each of
the six occasions she attended the hospital). There was no dedicated area
for the children to play, no toys or books to occupy the children and no
comfortable space for the children to relax. The state of the children’s
wing saddened her and actually brought her to tears on more than
one occasion. Luckily her daughter recovered quickly and she returned
home safe and well.
We hope that by providing toys and books for the
hospital it will distract the children from the ordeal of visiting the
hospital and make their stay more pleasant and comfortable. We would like to appeal for any
unused/used and outgrown toys, books etc that you may be considering
throwing away.
Every little helps so if you have something you wish to donate –
please contact me on 07983996907
and I will arrange to collect from you.
Anything donated will be shipped to Ghana around the 26th of
October 2010, so please donate by no later than 23rd of October.
Let’s brighten up the children’s hospital in Ghana!
Thank You.
Ania Lamptey
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