News - December 2010

Brian Holt supports local charity

18/02/2010

A GREAT START FOR
THE GRACE RESEARCH FUND RECYCLING CAMPAIGN

The Grace Research Fund launched its new Recycling Campaign in December to help raise funds and many local businesses and organisations have already come forward to help by having a recycling collection box.

Julie Philpot from Brian Holt Estate Agents is very proud to be involved in helping this special local charity and had pleasure in immediately saying YES when asked about having a collection box within the reception area at their office in Warwick Road. Julie says: “With the amount of keys that successful Estate Agents deal with and handle, our staff are very optimistic that we will be able to fill our box very soon. We also welcome any visitors who would like to call into the office and add to our already growing collection of unwanted items such as keys, mobile phones, UK and foreign coins, watches and spare jewellery.”

The Grace Research Fund is a small local charity working in Coventry and Warwickshire to fund and support much needed research into the causes of premature births and the best forms of neonatal care, as well as to help improve the wellbeing of babies and their families. The Fund was set up by Tracy and Simon Hayes in memory of their daughter, Grace, who was born 14 weeks early weighing just 1lb (453 grams) at birth. At five months Grace went home on oxygen but sadly due to her lung condition Grace died at aged just nine months.

The Fund is a collaborative effort, involving not just parents of premature babies, but staff from The University of Warwick Medical School, Warwick Hospital, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire (Walsgrave) and George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton. In some cases, the findings of the research will impact neonatal care nationally. Current research projects include looking into the causes and effects of infant pain.

If you would like to donate any of your unwanted items, recycle collections boxes in Kenilworth are currently located at: Brian Holt Estate Agents, The Little Clothes Horse Children’s Store, Yellow Pepper Hair Salon, St Francis of Assisi Church, St Augustine’s Church, St Augustine’s Kids Club, Priorsfield School and Curves.
Alternatively if you would like to help by having a recycling collection box, please contact Yvonne White, Recycling Co-ordinator on 07538 875144 or by email to grace.recycling@btinternet.com.