Brickset users raise £300 for children's cancer ward

 

  • Brickset users raise £300 for children's cancer ward

    Posted by Huw, 20 Sep 2012 13:32. Filed under Miscellaneous.

    Remember the charity raffle that Kevbags organised a few weeks ago? Thanks to the generosity of Brickset users, a grand total of £300 was raised which Kev used to buy LEGO for his local hospital's children's cancer ward.

    He took it there today and this picture shows five year old Rohan, currently suffering with pneumonia, with Karen Foster, a Hospital Play Specialist.

    "The LEGO will provide hours of fun for the older children who have to stay in hospital. As well as bringing children together socially in small groups this will benefit children who have to stay in their rooms." said Karen. "We would like to say a big thank you to all who have donated to provide us with the LEGO and bringing hours of fun to the children."

    Kev added "Rohan, who can't leave his room at the moment, decided to keep hold of The Batcave to build this afternoon..."

    You can read more in the forum, including the list of sets Kev bought -- quite a haul by the looks of things!

    So, a big thank you to everyone who contributed, and especially to Kev for organising it. We will have to do it again!


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Posted by minifignick in United Kingdom, 20 Sep 2012 13:56

This is great I didn't win But so what ! Looking at this picture I feel I have

Posted by aquafreak125 in United Kingdom, 20 Sep 2012 14:46

This is so heartwarming, kudos to Kevbags and all the bricksetters who made this happen!

Posted by multiplex in Canada, 20 Sep 2012 15:05

This is awesome! Great job everyone!

Posted by Iron-Man in United States, 20 Sep 2012 15:20

Way to go guys! That's what this hobby and community is all about, sharing our joy of LEGO!

Posted by toon10001 in United Kingdom, 20 Sep 2012 16:27

Looking at this, i feel somewhat awesome for donating. best of luck curing the kids and if they unluckily pass away young then at least they had some good fun beforehand.

Posted by Reese's Peanut Butter Brick in United States, 20 Sep 2012 16:46

This gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. (:

Posted by richselby in United Kingdom, 20 Sep 2012 18:12

Well done!

Posted by PaulTR in United States, 20 Sep 2012 20:04

Awesome effort by the community! I know from first-hand experience that kids can get very depressed in hospitals, so these LEGO pieces will mean a lot to them! Great job!

Posted by Mickitat in Germany, 21 Sep 2012 03:25

I missed it, but I have to say we should do this more often. And I am not saying because of the prizes to be won.

Posted by lego613master in United States, 21 Sep 2012 08:12

You do this 10 times, raise a 1000 bucks, get in the news, this website will be a l-o-t more popular. Not that it isn't now.

Posted by lego613master in United States, 21 Sep 2012 08:13

Oh, wait! You should have this a monthly thing! Like, you get a set, (some of the money raised goes toward the price), and you have how many happy kids on both ends? Many.

Posted by Paul Boratko in United States, 21 Sep 2012 09:30

That is awesome..! It's a really great thing to see people using Lego as the backbone for a great cause like this one here...

Posted by acuranutter in United States, 21 Sep 2012 11:04

This was a great idea!

Posted by streeker in France, 21 Sep 2012 14:04

Kevbags, you da man!

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