Danny does it again!
Danny’s Triumph as Hospital receives equipment

Danny is pictured with junior sister Jilly Ireland and patient Hanna Silver Goodwin who is aged 6 and who lives in Kingshurst, Birmingham. Hanna is presently a patient at the hospital

Many Harp readers will recall that some months ago, Danny Ryan MBE committed himself to raising money for Cystic Fibrosis sufferers in the West Midlands.
Danny, a prolific Fundraiser decided that he wanted to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis sufferers in the West Midlands and was inspired by a daughter of a friend who has been treated at the world renowned Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Danny’s friend, Greg Mills Dunne, who many people will know in the South of the city as the licensee of the York pub in Hall Green has been a supporter of Danny’s appeals for many years and asked Danny if he would put his name to raising money for the Ward at the hospital where his daughter Shauna was treated.
Danny engaged himself in a major fundraising campaign and raised over £12,500 to enable the hospital to purchase much needed equip-ment for Ward 2 and Ward 7.
Danny, who has now raised in excess of £1,000,000.(one million pounds) for hospitals and causes in the Birmingham area and was awarded an MBE six years ago for his outstanding contribution to fundraising, said I am delighted to be able to make a difference to children treated at the Children’s Hospital. I plan to continue raising money to provide equipment for the Neo Natal Unit at the hospital and will be involved with various fundraising events to help the Unit.
I would like to express my appreciation to all those people that have supported me and continue to do so as without licensees and customers in pubs and clubs, where the money is raised, equipment such as this would not be possible to be purchased. I am a firm believer that with all the effort that goes in to raising money that people do like to see the fruits of the hard work and this equipment will provide, through the help of the staff, some wonderful care for the children.
Malcolm Faulkner who works at the hospital thanked Danny for his contribution and said, ‘this equipment is vital to patient care in
that apnoea alarms and pulse oximiters monitor patients breathing and regulate oxygen saturation in the blood. They are key items to enable the staff to observe and monitor the children that are treated on the Ward.’