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Your newsletter: Stories, updates and all the wonderful things you
and our Temple Street Circle of Care have made possible.
Summer 2020
Tesco
€5 Million
in 5 Years
Ireland’s sickest childr
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Read Alfie’s amazing story and learn about the many brave children
you’ve helped. Hear about our COVID-19 appeal, our Great Irish Bake
with Rosie Connolly, at-home fundraising and much more!
Every page is a thank
you for your kindness
Welcome to this edition of Your
Street – one of the little ways
we get to thank you for all the
wonderful kindness you show to
sick children and their worried
families. That kindness is multiplied
many times over in these dark days
– because Ireland’s sickest children Denise Fitzgerald
Chief Executive, Temple Street Foundation
need your loyalty and support now Part of the Children’s Health Foundation family
more than ever.
Thankfully, even though uncertainty is everywhere, an uplifting sense of connection and
kindness has grown day-by-day. And here in Temple Street, we certainly feel an even stronger
connection to you – and a huge and humble sense of gratitude. Every single day in CHI at
Temple Street, hundreds of sick children are treated under the expert care of the hospital’s
world-class medical team. But in a way, they are under your care. Because CHI’s care couldn’t
happen without yours.
Just read the stories and reports on these pages. Amazing stories of our brave little patients, and
the fantastic fundraising successes you and others have accomplished. Every page is living proof
of how much the funds have helped the hospital and all of our patients and their families.
In fact, every patient story is a unique and beautiful thank you – to you.
Standing together with
our heroes to fight COVID-19
The people of Ireland have come together as one Please accept a huge thank you from all of us in Temple
national caring neighbourhood to fight the spread of Street Foundation and CMRF Crumlin, both part of the
COVID-19. Our CHI children’s hospitals are working Children’s Health Foundation family.
harder than ever to provide the same world-class care If you would like to make a gift to help sick children,
to sick children that we’ve always provided. To ensure you can donate by phone, by post or online at
that we could support our front-line teams through www.templestreet.ie
these tough times, we launched an emergency appeal 01 878 4344
jointly with our sister foundation CMRF Crumlin
called ‘Together With Our Heroes’ – and many of you
answered that emotional call.
Your generosity has ensured that staff are equipped to
do their jobs during this crisis – from essential supplies
and meals for the hard-working front-line staff, to special
packs for those in isolation, to easing the pressure for
our little patients and their families by helping to spark
joy in these tough times.
Look at what YOU made possible
Over the last year, your support has helped us make amazing things
happen in Temple Street. Thank you!
€1,338,756 Thank you
for Medical Equipment from the
bottom of our
€777,399 hearts!
for Redevelopment &
New Services Development 2019 Total
€292,552 €2,767,925
for Patient &
Parental Support Services
€359,218
for Research
Thank you Tesco! Tesco staff and customers raise
€5 million in 5 years
A huge thank you to the super Tesco staff and customers who
have raised an amazing €5 million in five years for the hospital!
No doubt, over the years, you too have been one of those
caring customers. What an achievement, and what an impact!
Since the start of our partnership back Temple Street, and our patients
in October 2014, the Temple Street and and families, cannot thank
Tesco relationship has gone from strength Tesco, its staff – and you, Tesco’s
to strength. The funds raised have had a customers –enough for five special
life-changing impact on our patients, their years packed full with
families and our staff. It has enabled us to determination, hard work,
purchase vital, life-saving equipment for our kindness and compassion.
hospital – like patient monitors, respiratory
equipment, patient trolleys and morphine Thank You Tesco!
pumps to name but a few.
Bakes, beards and bright lights
There has been a huge amount of fun,
effort and emotional moments over the
last five years – from supporting our annual
Christmas Light-Up event to running
marathons, baking cakes and shaving beards.
And still today, Tesco staff members across
Ireland continue to go above and beyond for
the little heroes in Temple Street.
Introducing the wonderful
Alfie Burke!
Temple Street –
‘part of our village’
As June is Apert Syndrome Awareness Month,
we would like to introduce you to Alfie!
Alfie is a happy 3-year-old – the youngest of
Sarah and Gavin’s three gorgeous children.
Immediately after Alfie’s birth, his parents knew he would have different
needs. Alfie had Apert Syndrome which causes premature fusion of the
skull, face and limbs. It requires surgery to improve hand function and skull
surgery to make sufficient room for brain growth. His mum, Sarah, knew that
Temple Street was where Alfie needed to be. He was placed in Michael’s B
ward, where he was treated in style like a VIP to his own room!
“The nurses were wonderful, and we knew Alfie would be
loved and cared for like he was their own.”
Over the first worrying days, Alfie’s parents met with lots of doctors,
specialists and multi-disciplinary teams. But Alfie’s main team would
be the Craniofacial team. Alfie’s parents were informed that Alfie
would need to have multiple surgeries before his 18th birthday.
This came as a shock to both Sarah and Dad Gavin, but they were
reassured by the team that Alfie would be expertly cared for. Sarah
recalls that emotional time:
“One of the most challenging things about your child
having extra medical needs is acceptance. Accepting the
new normal that becomes your life, that attending the
hospital for regular check-ups is part of your life now. But
all that is made easier by all the friendly staff.”
To date, Alfie has had multiple hand operations and surgeries to expand
his skull. He will have more surgeries throughout his life, but Sarah
knows he is getting the very best care:
“Every person in the hospital plays an integral role, from the
cleaning staff, admin staff and of course all the lovely nurses
on the day ward who hold a special place in our hearts – they
are so supportive and a great comfort to us when Alfie’s gone Alfie’s loving care
for surgery. They say it takes a village to raise a child and we feel and treatment
lucky that all the Temple Street staff – and of course, the hospital’s wouldn’t be possible
amazing donors are part of our village.” without your
kindness. Thank you
Conditions like Alfie’s require very specialised care, technology and facilities. so much!
You make all of that possible. Thank you so much!
Rosie Connolly’s
handbag post that
nearly broke instagram
In December, influencer Rosie Connolly took
the internet by storm and raised a fantastic
€287,636 for both Temple Street Foundation
and CMRF Crumlin.
The massive sum was raised in less than two weeks,
after Rosie published an Instagram post offering her
followers the opportunity to win a designer handbag.
All that was required was to simply donate a minimum
of €5 to the cause. Rosie massively exceeded her
expectations, with her original goal being to raise
€5,000 for the charities.
We are overwhelmed by the support from Rosie,
from every single person who has donated to the
fundraiser, and to all of you who shared it with your
friends and family. You are all truly incredible! Every
donation received will make such a big difference to
our little patients in the hospital.
The Great Irish Bake Balloon Tree
– kneaded more grows creativity
than ever! and learning
The Great Irish Bake is back! The Balloon Tree
This June, from kitchen kings is a unique new
and queens to first-timers, sculpture that takes
bakers all across the country centre stage in CHI
will host their own Great Irish
at Connolly’s new
Bake.
Urgent Care Centre.
They’ll be raising vital money for sick kids in
Temple Street. This year, we are so delighted The beautiful metal tree
to have the fantastic Rosie Connolly as our GIB is adorned with multi
Ambassador! Not only did Rosie join us for some coloured glass and
baking fun in the hospital, she also provided us hand-blown balloons.
with a delicious recipe for our recipe book which For children visiting the
you can find on our website now. new centre it is a striking centre-point, and little
patients can read and learn more about the tree
The Great Irish Bake for Temple Street, proudly and its meaning.
supported by Gem, is so simple to take part in.
It’s exactly what it says on the tin – a baking They’re also invited to keep an eye out for rogue
fundraiser! So why not sign up today, get the balloons, dotted all across the building – in
family and kids mixing and hold your own bake corridors, waiting areas and unexpected places.
sale this June, or whenever you’d like! This fantastic piece of art was created by Irish
artist Róisín de Buitléar and was commissioned
Visit www.templestreet.ie/greatirishbake for by the Children’s Hospital Group Public Art
recipes, downloads and more! programme for Children’s Health Ireland.
Rosie’s brave journey
One-week-old Rosie had suddenly begun to cry. She
was in obvious distress. Rosie’s parents, Susie and
JP O’Brien, knew she was in trouble. It was a bank
holiday Monday, their GP wasn’t available so they
took Rosie straight to the Paediatric Unit in the A&E
in Mullingar.
The diagnosis was a serious one – Strep B Bacterial Meningitis.
Rosie was immediately sent to Temple Street by ambulance, with
her parents following behind in their car, completely in shock. By
the time they arrived at ICU in Temple Street, Rosie had already
been seen and her treatment had started. That night Susie and JP
slept in two reclining chairs in the family room. Susie will never
forget the experience:
“I use the word ‘slept’ but we didn’t. We were
very worried obviously, but the staff were
incredible and doing their best to reassure
us. I knew she was in good hands. The
one-on-one care around the clock Rosie
got was just fabulous, it meant that me
and my husband could leave her cot-side
temporarily and know we weren’t leaving
her on her own.”
Susie recalls the stressful moment when Rosie had
to go for her MRI scan. She had to be sedated. Susie
waited outside, her heart in turmoil. Once the scan was
completed, Susie got to hold little Rosie again. It was
good news. The MRI was all clear. You can imagine what a huge relief
it was for her family.
It’s your
Behind every child’s story in Temple Street is a lesser known story – generosity that
the story of how your generosity directly connects with little patients allows us to
like Rosie. It’s the story of the vital equipment and upgraded facilities care so well
that your donation makes possible. Crucial improvements that make for wonderful
every patient’s and family’s journey less stressful, more comfortable patients like
and more positive. And thankfully, Susie tells us that Rosie is doing Rosie.
great:
“She’s a happy and hilarious little woman, who’s getting
set to start primary school next September. She’s practically
perfect, if she wasn’t such a fussy little eater!”
Coincidently, Rosie’s birthday is April 24th – which is also World Meningitis Day.
Two very important and memorable events!
eBay, bearing gifts of love Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Elsa from Frozen! Our little patients couldn’t believe their luck. These were true celebrity visitors to Temple Street on Valentine’s Day – courtesy of eBay! They had a cuddly Build-a-Bear to give out to each and every one of our patients. Thank you to eBay for ‘bearing’ their hearts for Temple Street! Temple Treat! We had a spooktacular time during our Trick or Treat for Temple Street event last October. We saw so many fang-tastic costumes and scary parties! Thank you very much to everyone around the country who took part and also to our sponsors MiWadi. All together we raised an amazing €348,613.27. To join in on the horror-ific fun this year, or to find out more, contact us at: info@templestreet.ie or 01 878 4344. 100minds make light work of fundraising This year our fantastic 100minds participants smashed their fundraising target, raising a massive €115,123 for Temple Street. Each year we match Ireland’s top third-level students with recent graduate mentors and challenge them to raise €1,000 each – by creating their own unique fundraising activity, project, or event. This year we saw incredibly creative fundraising activities ranging from an ice-skating session, a clothes swap to a jewellery stall, a charity dinner and many more. “The 100minds programme is undoubtedly one of the most rewarding things I have ever taken part in. It is definitely a program you get as much out of as you invest – if not more. From the amazing people you meet, the great tools and skills you learn along the way, and of course the life-changing impact you have for the children and their families in Temple Street!” – Jayde Smith, 100minds participant Thank you to all our participants and mentors who took on the challenge, we’re looking forward to next year Roll on 2020 already! For more info visit www.100minds.org. !
licia’s Mum - Siobhan Smith
Little Alicia Smith:
a two-and-a-half
year-old superhero
Mum, Siobhan Smith, describes her
daughter Alicia’s serious health
challenges from birth and her
deeply-felt thanks to Temple Street’s
wonderful supporters.
“ On July 8th, 2017, our precious girl, Alicia, came into our world.
Little did we know the dramatic journey that lay ahead and the
wonderful expert loving care she would receive in Temple Street.
Alicia was born in Cavan General Hospital and within an hour she
was rushed to Temple Street where she was diagnosed with a
condition that required her to have a colostomy bag fitted.
At less than one-day-old, Alicia went for her first surgery. We
spent three long and difficult weeks in the High Dependency Unit
where the staff were amazing. They taught us incredibly well how to care
for Alicia, so that we could bring her home. To our great joy, Alicia was
discharged at three-weeks-old and it was amazing to be home – but her
journey wasn’t over. In less than a year, Alicia had three more surgeries,
with the last of them being a colostomy reversal.
Alicia had also been diagnosed with Developmental Bilateral Hip Dysplasia
and other difficulties, which would also need treatment and surgery. In
August 2018, Alicia had major surgery on her hips and she was placed in a
Spica Cast for three months, and then into a Rhino brace for four weeks.
Unfortunately, we got the news that this had been unsuccessful, and that both hips were dislocated again.
This meant that little Alicia would need to undergo the same major surgery one more time.
It was at this time that family and friends decided to do a fundraiser, ‘Raise & Shave’, for Temple Street to try
and give back a little for all the amazing help and loving care we had received. The support we received from
the community really blew us away – we ended up raising an incredible €14,107.22 for the hospital.
Today, we know that our journey with Temple Street is far from over– but we also know we have the
doctors, nurses and staff there to thank for how far Alicia has come in her short life. Each time Alicia
travels the same journey down to theatre is just like every other time. We are treated with such care and
compassion. “
“From the bottom of our hearts, we thank the amazing staff at
Temple Street – and all the selfless people who donate money –
for the extraordinary care and support Alicia receives.”
Gifts from people and companies – no matter how big or modest
Rugby legend
Jamie launches
Techies4TempleStreet
The tech treasure trail is back!
Temple Street Ambassador and rugby legend, Jamie
Heaslip, paid a very special visit to Temple Street in
early March to help little patients launch this year’s
Techies4TempleStreet – the hugely-popular tech-
themed treasure trail.
Due to the COVID emergency, Techies4TempleStreet has moved to the autumn, and is now set
to animate the streets of Dublin on 18th September. Techies4TempleStreet, proudly supported
by lead sponsor AIB, will kick off from the RDS and will see teams from some of Ireland’s leading
companies make their way across the city to chase clues, solve puzzles and complete a whole
range of challenges and brain-teasers in the hope of claiming the title of ‘Ireland’s Smartest Techies’.
Head to www.techies4templestreet.ie to learn more or sign up for
this fun challenge!
US Route 66
for Ireland’s We’d like to wish huge congratulations to
the fantastic Route 66 Motorcycle team who
sickest kids raised €395,000 on their tremendous journey
across the USA, travelling through nine states,
and four different time-zones in just 14 days.
What an achievement! To date, the Temple Street’s
Route 66 challenge has raised over €3 million for
sick children and the impact of this trip is visible
throughout the hospital. As they ride this wonderful
road, always on a 66er’s mind are the tough journeys
of the brave little patients in Temple Street who
urgently need the best possible care that can be
given to them.
We are now recruiting for the 2021 Route 66
challenge (moved from 2020), so if you would like
to take on the journey of a lifetime – for the health
of a child’s lifetime – contact Angela McNulty in the
fundraising office for more information at
amcnulty@childrenshealth.ie or on 01 878 4344.
– help Ireland’s sickest children. Thank you!
Some of our
special visitors
Before social distancing, lots of familiar
faces popped in to see how our little
patients were doing. They promise to return Brian O’Dr
iscoll
once it’s safe for everyone! Thanks for your & Amy Hu
berman
on-going support!
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The Sensory Cubbie Hub
Temple Street is the proud first home for the Cubbie Sensory Hub – a new,
imaginative environment for people with autism and related conditions.
The Cubbie Sensory Hub was created after David and Diane McIntyre’s daughter
Ava was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. David remembers the early
inspiration for the idea:
“We met other parents and started to hear about the barriers they faced.
It was at these meetings that we decided to try and help people with Autism.”
David and Diane embarked on years of research and came up with the Cubbie
concept, a sensory system that promotes participation and inclusion to all
people with sensory processing needs. They demonstrated the cubbie to
Temple Street for World Autism Day in 2018. As Orla Heaney, our Autism Nurse
Specialist recalls:
“It was clear that the cubbie could be an asset to the patients – a system
that fits in any space and adapts to meet the sensory needs of each person.
We found a great sponsor in KPMG so we now have the hub installed in our
outpatient department and we’ve had amazing feedback from families.”
You can be part of Temple Street’s
wonderful Circle of Care
Volunteer
Volunteer your time
Make a and help at one of
Donation Temple Street’s
events or
Every gift helps to change the collections.
life of a sick child. You can
donate by phone,
by post or online.
www.templestreet.ie
01 878 4344
Increase your
Gift’s Power
If your donations total €250 or more
in a year, they could be worth up to
€112 more to us under Revenue’s
charitable tax relief scheme. To find
out how, and get your tax reclaim
Fundraise Leave a form, simply contact us at
info@templestreet.ie
Despite the travel and social
distancing restrictions, you Loving Legacy
can still do virtual challenges
Leaving a gift in your Will is the
or host your own Great Irish
most powerful way of caring
Bake or Trick or Treat for
for sick children today and for
Temple Street!
generations to come. To learn
more contact
info@templestreet.ieLiving Proof that your
kindness saves lives
As part of Temple Street’s ‘Living Proof’ series
of films, we shared some more real-life stories of
the little patients who have benefitted from your kindness.
You can view these online on our Facebook page or at templestreet.ie
Lorcan and Cathal
Mum Marie and Dad Jonathan
Sonny
from Co. Cork shared their Born with a number of serious
emotional journey – from health issues, Sonny needed
learning that they were a tracheostomy to help him
expecting twins to the boys’ breathe. Sonny’s loving
early arrival into the world. parents Karen and Paul
From the heartbreaking loss of Cathal to his twin thought Sonny would have
brother Lorcan’s emergency surgery and recovery. his tracheostomy for life. But,
after years of expert care in Temple Street,
the tracheostomy was finally removed.
Sonny can now breathe on his own.
Ciara Jane
Mum, Susan, learned that her
gorgeous newborn, Ciara Ava Finn
Jane, had Down Syndrome
and other complications. Ava’s illness meant that her
Susan had recently lost her only hope was to go on a
husband Ger to a heart special drug trial. So, the
attack. At just two-days- family had to travel from
old, Ciara Jane underwent serious surgery and Sligo to Temple Street for
spent seven weeks recovering in hospital. treatment once a week, every
week, for five years. She
still needs special care but she’s now setting the
standard for children with the same condition.
A special word of thanks to all
the wonderful children and
amazing families who are sharing
their moving and inspiring stories
in this newsletter.
Temple Street Foundation, CHI at Temple Street, Temple Street, Dublin DO1 NY20 Your newsletter: Stories, updates and all the
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