Childrens Charity Brainwave Raises £40,000 to fund a new therapist
Brainwave has announced that they achieved their target of raising an additional £40,000, to support with the costs of a full-time therapist for a year.
The charity has been blown away by the generosity of supporters across the UK, who despite the cost-of-living crisis have still dug deep to support them during their 40th anniversary year.
The funds raised will enable them to support more children with disabilities across the UK during 2023.
Keith Sinclair, CEO of Brainwave said: “Forty years of achieving life changing outcomes for children with disabilities and their families, is a fantastic milestone, and one that we are so proud of reaching. Since 1982, Brainwave has supported more than 13,000 children and families with a range of conditions including autism, cerebral palsy, and Downs syndrome nationwide. We have delivered over 95,000 hours of therapy and loaned out 26,000 pieces of equipment for children to use whilst carrying out their individualised programme at home including therapy wedges, peanut balls, and communication development aids.”
The year has been amazing, and our supporters incredible, from running fundraising events on our behalf, corporate support, gifts in kind, and our Therapy Team ‘going the extra mile’ challenge, to name but a few. However the stand out highlight for me, following the visit of our President HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO in November, was the feedback from Olivia, one of the young people we have supported, who cut the 40th anniversary cake with HRH, and said ‘this has been the best day ever, and dreams do come true’
“With the rise of energy prices and the cost-of-living crisis we know that the coming months and years are going to be a challenge for us, and the many families we support, however with the continued support of all our incredible families, team and supporters we remain confident that we can continue to provide life changing therapies for another 40 years to come.”
The charity that is headquartered in Somerset takes a multi-disciplinary approach to supporting children with a combination of physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, sensory integration and learning development.
