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Big Hero 3 fund raising campaign

Our IT Manager, Mr Hampton, has been fundraising for his granddaughter, Zoey, and two other children to receive a bionic arm.
10 Oct 2024
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The three children who are hoping to get an arm.
The three children who are hoping to get an arm.

The Big Hero 3 campaign is a fundraising campaign to help three amazing children with below elbow limb differences to get a "Hero Arm".  The Hero Arm is a bionic arm which allows the wearer to move the hand by a simple muscle movement of their arm.  The hand has several grips which can be chosen by the wearer to suit the task.

The cost of three arms is £60,000, £40,000 of which has already been secured from various donations to Open Bionics who make the Hero Arm. Zoey, Ettie and Finn are fund raising to try to raise the remaining £20,000 to secure all three arms. 

Zoey is so excited at the prospect of using a knife and fork, being able to do her laces and a zip without help, but mostly to be able to use a skipping rope and play with her friends.  Zoey has already chosen the design that she wants - obviously pink - and the hope is to have funding in place by the middle of October so that they can all have their arms prior to Christmas.

Any donation, big or small, will make a big difference to the lives of these 3 wonderful children.

There is a GoFundMe page should you feel able to donate.

https://gofund.me/1723def1

Supplied by Mr Hampton

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