Fairy Bricks to donate over 30,000 sets to children of NHS workers
Posted by Huw,
Fairy Bricks, the UK based charity which donates LEGO sets to children’s hospices and hospitals across the world, today announced plans to donate more than 30,000 LEGO sets to children of NHS workers.
The donations will be made to the dedicated staff at NHS hospital trusts across the UK, starting with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London. Fairy Bricks will help hospital trusts distribute the LEGO sets to employees in line with the critically important social distancing and health and safety policies hospitals have in place.
The donations will help children find moments of playful joy with their families as their dedicated parents juggle childcare and their own wellbeing while working around the clock to protect the nation.
Kevin Gascoigne, CEO of Fairy Bricks, commented: “We are truly grateful for everything our NHS heroes are doing to keep us safe. We know that the fight against COVID-19 is keeping many of them away from their families and their children. This is a very small gesture we hope will bring some smiles to families during a very tough time.”
Fairy Bricks is a long-standing partner of the LEGO Group who, alongside other donors, provides the charity with sets to brighten the lives of sick children. Each year Fairy Bricks donates more than 40,000 LEGO sets to hospitals in the UK and internationally.
Kevin said: “Due to COVID-19 we’ve been unable to donate sets to hospitals and facilities as usual. As a result, and due to a generous donation from the LEGO Group, we have sets for children of our NHS workers which we hope to distribute over the coming weeks.”
In addition to the support the LEGO Group is giving Fairy Bricks, the company is also donating more than £200,000 to UK children’s charities to support those in our local communities through these unprecedented times.
These UK donations form part of a global commitment from the LEGO Group to support families impacted by COVID-19. The LEGO Foundation is donating $50 million to NGOs and charities around the world to ensure children have access to essential supplies and continued development through learning. The LEGO Group is also donating over 500,000 sets to children in need around the world.
You find out more about Fairy Bricks, Brickset's favourite charity on its website.
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That deserves a round of applause!
What is NHS? I could guess it has to do with healthcare, but what is it exactly?
^ It's the National Health Service - In the UK.
Set up in 1948(?) & designed to be free healthcare at the point of use.
Taxes go towards it but it does mean you don't have to worry if you do fall sick, have an accident, need dental treatment etc
This is fantastic news! What we need to hear in these hard times.
Nice work. Three cheers for Kev and the fairies.
Does anyone have any further details about the donations programmes? For example, it would be interesting to know what sets specifically are donated - I'd guess non-licensed Duplo, Creator and City sets at 20$ SRP would be a logical choice...
Maybe someone at LEGO who manages the program could explain how all that charity works in all the remote places of the world, especially now with all the quarantines and so forth.
Fantastic news! Well done, SirKevBags & co.
Great work Kev, well done to you and your team.
@woosterlegos said:
"What is NHS? I could guess it has to do with healthcare, but what is it exactly?"
It’s what Donald Trump desperately doesn’t want America to have.
Long live the NHS!
And well done FairyBricks.