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Date of release: 17th July 2024
Staff in Wolf Run to raise £2,500 for Children’s Ward
Big-hearted hospital staff got down and dirty for a good cause and raised £2,500 for equipment for a new facility in Wolverhampton.
Twenty-two colleagues from the Children’s Ward at New Cross Hospital – part of The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) – completed the Wolf Run, a mud event in rural Leicestershire involving wading through water and negotiating 15 obstacles.
Staff Nurses, Sisters, Senior Sisters, a Matron, Doctors in training and Consultants waded through chest-high water and thick mud to raise £2,550.
The money will go towards funding extra equipment on the Children’s Ward.
Sarah Lewis, Matron, Children’s Specialities and Outpatients, took part and said: “We were all at different levels of ability but on average completed the course in around two to two and half hours.
“There were 15 obstacles as well as river swims and mud pits – it was so slippy we had to pull each other out of the mud and swim through water.
“If any of us were struggling the others pulled them through it, so we helped each other and it was really good for teamwork and morale.
“At the end, those who finished earlier were all waiting at the finish line cheering us on. I didn’t think I would enjoy it but it was really good fun and we said we’re going to do it again next year.”
Amanda Winwood, RWT Charity Development Manager, said: “Well done to the Children’s Ward staff. This was a really big effort by so many colleagues and the money will make a huge difference .”