GRANT Thornton Ireland has announced Children in Hospital Ireland as its new charity partner. Grant Thornton will partner with the charity, which highlights and supports the rights and welfare of children in hospital, for the next two years. The partnership will help to raise vital funds that will directly impact the lives of thousands of sick children in hospitals across the country and their families.
At the heart of Children in Hospital Ireland’s (CIH) work is its play service, which is now available to children in hospitals throughout Ireland. It is the only charity managing such a voluntary service in Irish hospitals.
By providing engaging and supportive play in wards, playrooms, emergency departments, and outpatient departments, Children in Hospital Ireland play volunteers nurture curiosity and creativity and provide distraction from the stress of being in hospital.
One such volunteer is Grant Thornton Ireland employee Haley Gaharan. Speaking about the new partnership she said: “Through my time volunteering with CIH, I have witnessed first-hand the extremely challenging circumstances that sick children and their families are facing.”
“The support that CIH offers to families in these circumstances is invaluable, particularly the play service which allows children to really be children, despite being ill and in hospital. I know that Grant Thornton’s support through this partnership over the next two years will only further enhance and improve their young lives during such a difficult time.”
