24 Hour RHN Pianothon Raises Over £6000
Volunteers played pieces from Beethoven and Ludovico Einaudi to Elton John and Queen!
Over 40 kind volunteers took to Social Media on the 14th and 15th April to hold a 24 hour Pianothon in aid of the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability and their emergency COVID-19 appeal.
Each performer live streamed themselves playing the piano from their home which entrained thousands of people including patients and nurses of the hospital. Those who clicked through heard pieces from Beethoven and Ludovico Einaudi to Elton John and Queen! The fundraising event managed to raise an incredible £6,151 and counting!
If you missed it you can still view every performance, just head over to the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability’s Facebook page.
Because of the Pianothon, the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability will be able to source more PPE and medical equipment desperately needed at this difficult and the team would like to send a sincere thanks to each performer, everyone who donated along with Bethy and mum Jo who worked so hard organising this brilliant event. The hospital are now looking to hold more online awareness and fundraising projects to raise more money for their emergency COVID-19 appeal. Should you have any ideas or suggestions please do get in touch at events@rhn.org.uk
The hospital is still collecting donations through this challenge for their RHN COVID-19 appeal via:
https://justgiving.com/fundraising/
COVID-19 Emergency Appeal
The RHN cares for some of the UK’s most vulnerable adults, those with a severe disability resulting from serious brain injury or illness. Due to their disabilities the patients are extremely vulnerable to the threat of COVID-19 and as a result the staff are under extreme pressure working around the clock to provide vital care. The RHN e need to ensure uninterrupted, continuous care in the most challenging of circumstances. They need your help to support their staff so that they can continue to care for patients at this critical time.
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April 16, 2020