Irish Radio Listeners Raise €500,000 for Home Nursing Care for Seriously Ill Children
Today FM’s first Power Hour campaign raised €500,000 for the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation, enough to fund about 25,000 hours of in-home nursing care and respite for families of children with complex needs.
Listeners of Irish radio station Today FM have raised €500,000 for the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation, enough to fund about 25,000 hours of in-home nursing care and respite for families, RadioToday Ireland reported.
Every €20 pays for one hour of care at home
The three-week Power Hour campaign, the station’s first, asked listeners, schools, businesses, sports clubs and community groups to raise money through their own activities, from bake sales to sporting challenges. Every €20 donated provides one hour of nursing care and respite support in a family’s home.
Jack and Jill supports more than 520 families across Ireland whose children have severe learning disabilities and complex medical needs, providing up to 100 hours of in-home nursing care and respite a month, according to the foundation.
Presenters took on challenges on the final day
The campaign ended on Friday, September 25, with a day of special programming. Ian Dempsey attempted a hole-in-one challenge, Louise Cantillon took on a crossbar challenge and Ray Foley presented a power ballad hour.
“Raising €500,000 for The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation is a remarkable result, and it belongs to our listeners, whose generosity never fails to amaze us.” — Nathan Murphy, Managing Editor, Today FM
The foundation said the campaign also led new families to discover they may be eligible for support, and community nurses got in touch offering to provide care. The appeal follows other community efforts for children’s medical care, such as a 12-year-old’s 540 km walk for sick rural kids in Australia.
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