MyWish Charity launches Grow Your Dough £50 challenge to fund specialist assistant at West Suffolk Hospital, in Bury St Edmunds

A fund-raising campaign to turn £50 starter donations into enough money to pay for a specialist assistant at West Suffolk Hospital, in Bury St Edmunds, has been launched.

Teams taking part in My WiSH Charity’s Grow Your Dough challenge have been told to ‘run wild’ with fund-raising ideas over three months to be named champions.

My WiSH is aiming to fund an activity assistant for elderly patients, many of whom have dementia, on ward G4.

Tanya Fifield, fund-raising officer and event organiser, said: “We are excited to run this event where people can get creative and have fun.

“£50 could go towards ingredients for a bake sale or an entry for a half marathon, the choice is yours. We want those taking part to enjoy the challenge.”

Grow Your Dough, sponsored by Knights Lowe, will run from April 1-June 30.

Teams could be businesses, family or friends or it could be an individual challenge.

For more information or to enter, go to www.mywishcharity.co.uk

Bianca Evans, Knights Lowe marketing manager, said: “We can’t wait to see what all the teams get up to and are looking forward to seeing the innovative ideas as businesses around the community come together for this incredible cause.

“A number of our staff here at Knights Lowe have seen first-hand the incredible work My WiSH carry out. We are really proud to be supporting them.”

Rosie Cawston, G4 ward manager, said: “This role will have a huge impact on our patients, especially those with dementia, whether it’s playing cards, bingo, or just sitting and having a chat will be such a valuable asset to the ward.

“We know this kind of interaction is vital to our older patients to help maintain their cognitive skills while in hospital.”