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We’re proud to announce that this weekend, Leicester City Football Club is showcasing their long-standing support for Leicester Hospitals Charity, with both men’s and women’s teams wearing special edition shirts for fixtures against Ipswich Town and London City Lionesses.

This powerful show of support for a cause that has been close to the Club’s heart for many years will shine a light on the incredible work of Leicester Hospitals Charity, who support Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital and Glenfield Hospital to provide the best possible care for patients, families and colleagues across our region.

The partnership will support the Charity’s Parent Facilities Appeal, helping to create private, comfortable spaces for parents of critically ill children to remain close to their loved ones, ensuring families have the emotional support they need during the most challenging moments of their lives.

Funds raised by the Club and supporters during this weekend’s double-header of fixtures at King Power Stadium will help to improve facilities on the Children’s Intensive Care Unit at Leicester Royal Infirmary.

Leicester City Chairman, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, said: “Leicester Hospitals Charity has been a vital part of our community for many years, and we are proud to stand alongside them once again this weekend.

 “Their work touches the lives of families across our region at some of their most difficult and vulnerable moments, offering comfort, care and vital support when it is needed most.

 “Wearing their name on our shirts is a powerful reminder of the responsibility we share to help those who care for us.”

As part of the launch of the special edition shirts, Luke Thomas and Sam Tierney visited the LRI, where they met with staff to celebrate the partnership and learn more about the appeal.

Following the games, supporters will have the opportunity to get their hands on the special edition shirts, with match-worn and signed versions set to be auctioned and all proceeds going to Leicester Hospitals Charity.

Luke Thomas and Sam Tierney launched the special edition shirts with Louise Evans (Head of Nursing at Leicester Children's Hospital) and Simon Barton (Deputy Chief Executive at UHL)
Luke Thomas and Sam Tierney launched the special edition shirts with Louise Evans (Head of Nursing at Leicester Children’s Hospital) and Simon Barton (Deputy Chief Executive at UHL)

Deputy Chief Executive at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Simon Barton (pictured left), said:

“The Club’s long-standing partnership and continued generosity make a real difference to our communities, and we are extremely grateful for their support in raising awareness and funds for our Parent Facilities Appeal.

“The appeal is very important to us to help to create private, comfortable spaces at our hospitals for parents of critically ill children so they can remain close to their loved ones.”

Last May, at a home game against Southampton, the Blue Army came together to raise several thousand pounds for Leicester Hospitals Charity, while further funds from Season Ticket sales helped fund cutting-edge neonatal technology at Leicester Royal Infirmary.

This fixture saw us celebrate a 10-year partnership with Leicester City Football Club, a milestone that marked a decade of powerful community impact and life-changing support for patients and families across Leicestershire and beyond.

Head of Charity for Leicester Hospitals Charity, Sunita Patel, said: “We’re incredibly grateful to Leicester City for once again choosing to support us. Our longstanding partnership reflects a shared commitment to achieving the very best for our city.

 “Having both the men’s and women’s teams wear our charity logo is a powerful show of support, and I know it will mean so much to our patients and the families we care for at our hospitals. The campaign will make a real difference as we raise funds for our Parent Facilities Appeal, helping us create better spaces for parents to stay close to their critically ill children.

 “To everyone at the Club, and to the fans who always show such incredible generosity for our hospitals, thank you. Your support will help us provide comfort and dignity for families at the toughest moments in their lives.”

Leicester Hospitals Charity exists to support patients, their carers and the NHS staff who look after them in Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland and beyond.

To donate £10 to support Leicester Hospitals Charity ahead of this weekend’s games, please text 10LCFC to 70085.

Please click here for further details about our Parent Facilities Appeal.

Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) men’s first team dropped by yesterday (Monday 12 December) to personally give Christmas presents to young patients at Leicester Children’s Hospital as part of the Club’s annual festive celebrations.

Brendan Rodgers, the players and the staff from LCFC surprised the children staying at the wards with toys, teddies, and other gifts.

LCFC player Patson Daka said: “It’s been a great time. Of course, it’s good to see the kids, it’s always nice to see and I’m sure they didn’t expect it. I think it’s been a great experience.

“Just being here, it’s the last thing you think of, that you’re going to meet Leicester players and for them to have this surprise, I think it has been amazing and a big positive for them.

“We gave them some gifts to let them know that even if they aren’t at home and here instead, they can still have Christmas.

“I hope that it can also give them that feeling of not being left out, knowing that they have always got people out there who care for them and think about them.”

The event was coordinated by Leicester Hospitals Charity and the Charity team were so pleased that LCFC were able to surprise the young patients at Leicester Hospitals.

Lisa Davies, Director said: “We’ve seen in recent times how difficult it is for children. With Covid-19, the cost of living and then on top of that if they’re in hospital due to illness, this was just a little bit of magic and joy that they can experience while many of them recover. Some won’t ever leave the hospital but seeing their hero in person will bring a smile to their face, which is priceless and free.

“Thank you so much to everyone at LCFC for helping make this possible. We’re so proud to have had the opportunity again to coordinate the visit and surprise the children and parents.”

You too can bring a bit of magic to Leicester’s Hospitals; you can give a gift to the Leicester Children’s Hospitals toy drive on Saturday 17 December. You can find out more by visiting www.LHCharity.org.uk/give-to-gift

The memory of Leicester City Football Club’s beloved late Chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, will be immortalised at Leicester’s Hospitals with the announcement today that both children’s intensive care units at the Leicester Children’s Hospital will be officially named in his honour.

Leicester Hospitals Charity proudly announces that both the Children’s Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at the Balmoral Building and the new Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Leicester Royal Infirmary will be designated ‘The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Children’s Intensive Care Unit’, in honour of the late Foxes chairman.

The tribute, made with the consent of Khun Vichai’s family, reflects the incredibly generous charitable donations the LCFC chairman gave to children’s services at Leicester’s Hospitals, including a £2million donation towards Leicester Hospitals Charity’s Children’s Hospital Appeal made following the club’s historic Premier League title win in 2016.

LCFC Vice Chairman Khun Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha and UHL Chief Executive John Adler

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was tragically killed in a helicopter crash at the King Power Stadium in October 2018, which also took the lives of LCFC staff Nusara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, as well as helicopter pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz.

The news of the accident rocked the city of Leicester as well as the wider football community, with Leicester City fans banding together in mourning to raise over £13,700 for the Leicester Children’s Hospital Appeal in tribute of their beloved club chairman.

The new Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Children’s Intensive Care Units will form an important part of an ambitious plan to create the East Midlands’s first dedicated children’s hospital where all children’s services will be located under one roof, separate from adult services.

Leicester City Vice Chairman Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha, son of Khun Vichai, was given the opportunity to tour the children’s intensive care units to be named in his father’s memory ahead of the official launch of the Leicester Children’s Hospital Appeal at King Power Stadium in July.

“This is a very proud moment for my family,” says Khun Apichet. “My father always supported Leicester’s communities because he believed in giving back to the people that have given so much to us. His donations to Leicester’s Hospitals were about supporting the future generations of those communities and making sure there would always be help available to families that needed it most.

“Our family, Leicester City Football Club and the Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation intend to honour my father’s legacy by continuing to support those communities in the same spirit.”

*Leicester Hospitals Charity Director, Lisa Davies, says the naming of the intensive care units in honour of Khun Vichai reflects the impact of his legacy both on Leicester’s Hospitals and Leicester’s community.

“It is with the deepest admiration and respect for Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha that we announce we will be naming such an important area of our children’s services in his memory,” says Lisa.

“In his life, Khun Vichai donated so much to improve children’s services at our hospitals and regularly extended special invitations to our young patients to attend Leicester his executive box at the King Power Stadium. His selflessness and compassion for our city and its children was always deeply appreciated and we can think of no better way to commemorate his life and legacy than by dedicating the new children’s intensive care units at the Leicester Children’s Hospital in his name.”

Leicester Hospitals Charity is currently fundraising for a £7.5million appeal to help complete the first phase of the new Leicester Children’s Hospital and calls on people across Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland and the wider East Midlands to donate to and show their support for this important cause.

Anyone wanting to contribute towards making the Leicester Children’s Hospital Appeal a success can visit DoThemProud.com to donate, sign up as a supporter or learn more about the appeal, or can follow the appeal on the official appeal Facebook page and help spread the word on social media using #DoThemProud.

They can also call the Leicester Hospitals Charity office on 0116 258 8709 or email uhl-tr.lhcharitymailbox@nhs.net.

Senior staff at Leicester’s Hospitals had the royal privilege this week of meeting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at King Power Stadium.

A party representing staff and patients from across Leicester’s Hospitals were invited to greet the Duke and Duchess as part of the royal couple’s special visit to Leicester City Football Club to pay respects to late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others who lost their lives in October’s tragic helicopter accident.

Among those to welcome the royal visitors were Leicester’s Hospitals Chairman Karamjit Singh, Head of Nursing Anna Duke, Leicester Children’s Hospital Senior Project Manager Alex Morrell, Leicester Hospitals Charity’s Debbie Adlerstein and 5-year-old Isla Jesson – a patient at the Leicester Children’s Hospital living with Type-1 Diabetes.

Both Prince William and Catherine spoke to Leicester community groups as part of their visit, with Leicester’s Hospitals sharing exciting plans to create a new children’s hospital for our region at the Leicester Royal Infirmary.

Leicester’s Hospitals Chairman Karamjit Singh says it was an honour to share memories and appreciation of Khun Vichai with the royal visitors.

“We are deeply honoured to have been invited to meet with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,” says Mr Singh.

“Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was an unfailingly generous individual who gave much to his football club, to Leicester’s Hospitals and to our city. His remarkable gift of £2m to Leicester Hospitals Charity’s Children’s Hospital Appeal after the Foxes’ Premier League triumph in 2016 was not only an act of tremendous selflessness, it reflected how much he truly cared for the people of Leicester.”

Head of Nursing Anna Duke says it was a pleasure to speak to both Prince William and Catherine and share plans for a new and improved Children’s Hospital.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to tell them how much Khun Vichai’s generosity meant to our hospital and explain our plans to create a new children’s hospital site and improve our children’s services for our patients, their families and our staff,” says Anna.

Leicester Hospitals Charity’s Debbie Adlerstein says her team want to honour Khun Vichai’s charitable spirit.

“Thanks to the generosity of Khun Vichai, we’re now preparing to launch a major fundraising appeal in the New Year to raise £6m for the Leicester Children’s Hospital,” says Debbie.

“This will be combined with the £4.3m already received in pledges from donors including Khun Vichai.”

On Saturday 27 October 2018, five people were killed in a tragic accident at King Power Stadium in Leicester.

Leicester City Football Club’s beloved chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, was one of those whose lives were sadly lost.

In light of these events, two young Leicester City supporters had an idea: bring 5,000 people together to walk in memory of Khun Vichai and everything he meant to the club and to this city, reflecting the 5,000/1 odds that Leicester City overcame to stun the world and become champions of the Premier League during the 2015/16 season.

Public support of this idea was overwhelming and, on Saturday 10 November, thousands of people from across our community gathered together ahead of Leicester City’s match against Burnley FC to walk side-by-side in honour of Khun Vichai, the four other lives that were lost, and everything that the chairman gave to the city of Leicester.

Having been invited to join as the official charity for the event, Leicester Hospitals Charity team members and volunteers joined the crowds at Jubilee Square to hold bucket collections for the Leicester Children’s Hospital Appeal.

Head of Business Development, Debbie Adlerstein, says the charity were privileged to be invited to be a part of such a special event.

“We were honoured when the family behind the Walk for Vichai got in touch to tell us they wanted to help raise money for Leicester Children’s Hospital,” says Debbie. “We were joined by some of our amazing volunteers to collect donations from hundreds of generous Leicester City fans.

“Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was renowned for his generosity, famously donating £2m to Leicester Hospitals Charity to support the Leicester Children’s Hospital and regularly extending special invitations to young hospital patients to watch home matches from his executive box at the King Power Stadium.

“We’d like to honour his memory and pay our tributes to him, his family and the loved ones of every one who we lost in this tragedy.”

Those who took part in the Walk for Vichai raised a remarkable total of almost £3,000 on the day. Foxes fans from across the world have donated a grand total of over £13,700 in memory of their club’s much-loved chairman. We are all deeply touched by this gesture.

Leicester Hospitals Charity would like to say a huge thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers, to BBC Radio Leicester for allowing us to use their building as a base and to Leicester City Football Club for giving us their blessing to accept donations in memory of their late chairman.

Leicester’s Hospitals’ youngest patients will benefit from new, life-saving equipment thanks to the generosity of Leicester City Football Club players.

We were delighted to welcome Foxes captain Wes Morgan and full back Danny Simpson to the Leicester Royal Infirmary to see brand new medical equipment which they and their team mates had helped to buy.

After Leicester Hospitals Charity was kindly invited to attend the Club’s 2017/18 End of Season awards night, the club’s players generously donated £60,000 through the club’s Foxes Foundation for new medical equipment.

The six brand-new bits of kit include scanners for the hospital’s Radiology Department, a portable vascular ultrasound machine, a specialist ventilator and more.

Foxes skipper Wes Morgan said it was ‘fantastic’ to see the equipment he and his team mates helped to purchase for his local hospitals first-hand.

“Being here personally, you can see that it’s real life-impacting equipment and it’s fantastic to see what’s going to be achieved through it,” said Morgan.

“The Club has a brilliant relationship with Leicester Hospitals, which is an important part of our community that we can all relate to. I hope the contribution we’ve made can have a really positive effect on the lives our hospitals save and improve every day.”

Consultant Pediatrican, Dr Sanjiv Nichani, thanked the club’s players for their generous donation.

“We are incredibly grateful for a very generous donation that has allowed us to get six different modern and sophisticated pieces of equipment,” said Dr Nichani.

“It literally helps save lives, because if you’re able to use this level of equipment to intervene early at the right time, then it saves lives.”

Leicester City Football Club has been a major supporter of Leicester Hospitals Charity over many years.

The Foxes Foundation have previously funded improvements to the Children’s Outpatients Department at the LRI, while Club Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has personally donated £2M to the new Children’s Hospital Appeal.

For more information about our projects to improve children’s services at Leicester’s Hospitals – and to donate to our children’s hospital appeal – click here to read more.

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