Red Sky Foundation – HELPING LITTLE HEARTS AND THEIR FAMILIES

HELPING LITTLE
HEARTS AND

THEIR FAMILIES

We bring together the hearts and minds of individuals, corporate partners, sponsors and volunteers to raise vital funds for babies & children with heart problems across the North East of England and beyond.

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raised so far by fundraising, events, and corporate sponsorships

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defibrillators placed in communities around the north east and beyond to help save lives

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number of people that will have a heart attack TODAY

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heart & brain scans per year from machines funded by Red Sky Foundation

OUR MISSION

Red Sky Foundation’s mission is to improve the lives of people needing cardiac care who are born with or develop heart conditions by providing lifelong support to them and their families. We do this by providing a range of services to relieve sickness and preserve the health of individuals in the UK. We assist with the provision of grants, equipment and awareness to support the world class Children’s Heart Unit at The Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, other cardiac hospital units and we also support other regional health services within the NHS and other charitable organisations.

Red Sky Foundation provides life-saving defibrillators for local schools and public spaces, working with local education and council representatives. We collaborate with third party organisations to offer a range of training and education from defibrillator use and CPR through to advanced support for babies, children and adults with heart problems and their families.

OUR VISION

Our vision is to help little hearts and their families by providing much needed support through our fundraising work. We strive to raise awareness of heart health and enable our supporters and contributors to spread the word, making a positive impact across our local communities, schools and city centres.

Defibrillators

Red Sky Foundation provides life-saving defibrillators for city centres, local communities, schools and also NHS Hospitals.

Children’s Heart Unit

The Red Sky Foundation actively supports The Children’s Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle is one of the world’s leading specialist centres for children and babies born with, or who develop, heart conditions.

Equipment

We raise vital funds for large and small pieces of equipment, facilities and aftercare for the Children’s Heart Unit and other district hospitals providing coronary care.

WHERE THE MONEY GOES

We raise vital funds for large and small pieces of equipment, facilities and aftercare for the Children’s Heart Unit and other district hospitals providing coronary care. However, we go far beyond funding cardiac machines and nursing care; we make a positive impact across our local communities, our schools and our city centres with our inclusive defibrillator programme making the region a safer place to enjoy.

We work closely with local schools and education facilities to encourage them to have defibrillators on site to protect children, staff and the general public.

KICKSTART A PROGRAMME TO WORK WITH LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO HAVE THEIR OWN DEFIBRILLATORS

To illustrate to parents how they plan to treat their children in surgery

SPECIALIST SOFTWARE FOR THREE OF THE REGIONS CARDIOLOGISTS

In Ward 23 at the Freeman Hospital Newcastle

ONGOING HOLISTIC TREATMENT FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN

THE FIRST ANNUAL SALARY OF A SPECIALIST FONTAN PROCEDURE CARDIAC NURSE BASED IN THE FREEMAN HOSPITAL. The first appointment of its kind in the UK

SPECIALIST FONTAN PROCEDURE CARDIAC NURSE

Red Sky Foundation continues to fund life-saving defibrillators in public areas across the North East of England. And an emergency purchase of 23 devices were made for Sunderland Royal Hospital in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak

PUBLIC USE DEFIBRILLATORS

Thanks to our incredible supporters over £610,000 has been raised for the Children’s Heart Unit and cardiac care related projects so far

OVER £610,000 RAISED

TWO ECHOCARDIOGRAM HEART SCANNERS Have been purchased for Sunderland Royal and Teesside’s James Cook Hospitals using funds raised at RED SKY BALL

TWO ECHOCARDIOGRAM HEART SCANNERS

ORGAN CARE TRANSPLANT SYSTEM MACHINE Featuring heavily on a BBC Documentary: “Heart Matters – A Chance to Live” and The Pride of Britain Awards!

AN ORGAN CARE TRANSPLANT SYSTEM MACHINE

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DONATIONS

Every penny really does count and can make a huge difference to helping us help someone needing coronary care. Whether it’s a one off donation or you want to donate on a more regular basis using credit/debit card, PayPal, cheque, Just Giving or Enthuse.com.

PARTNERSHIPS

Red Sky Foundation already has partnerships with a number of well-known businesses and corporate clients. Through these partnerships funds are raised through sponsorship, events and awareness campaigns.

GIFT AID

Any money you donate to us can be Gift Aided. Gift Aid means that Red Sky Foundation can claim back the 25% tax paid on donations from HM Revenue & Customs. This adds up to a huge amount of money so we just want to remind all of our supporters to remember to gift aid all donations.