Stockport NHS Charity is urging people to join the nation’s biggest tea break on 5th July and help raise money for the incredible people in our NHS who’ve done so much to help everyone get through the pandemic.
Following a year like no other, Stockport NHS Charity wants as many people as possible to get involved in a national outpouring of love and thanks for NHS staff and volunteers on its birthday by hosting or taking part in an NHS Big Tea on 5th July .
Each event can be in person or virtual, with the community, friends, family or at work, and is a chance to reflect and say thank you for everything that NHS staff and volunteers have done and continue to do, by taking part in the nation’s biggest tea break to raise money for Stockport NHS Charity.
People can host their own event or they can show their support by taking 5 minutes to enjoy a tea break, texting £5 to support Stockport NHS Charity and tagging five friends on social media and calling on them to do the same.
Jenny Clarke, Charity Manager at Stockport NHS Charity said:
“ Our staff and volunteers have done more than ever for us over the past year and I know our local community is incredibly grateful. The NHS Big Tea is our chance to say a proper ‘Thank You’ to everyone at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and reflect on everything they’ve done to help us, our loved ones and our community. Funds raised through Big Tea events will allow us to go above and beyond improve the health and wellbeing of our patients and staff, enhance our services and ensure that we can continue to make a difference, every day.”
Ellie Orton, CEO of NHS Charities Together, which is behind the NHS Big Tea, said:
“Many of us have a lot to be grateful to NHS staff and volunteers for following the year we have had. They have been at the forefront of the response to one of the biggest challenges our country has ever faced. NHS Big Tea is chance to show our support for them by joining a national outpouring of thanks this July. For many, this will be an outpouring of joy, celebrating the vaccine and all that it is allowing us to do again. For others, it will be an outpouring of thanks, for everything that our NHS champions have done for us. For some, sadly, it will be a moment of reflection for the loss of loved ones. Whatever the emotion, please join the nation’s biggest tea break to raise money for the incredible people in our NHS.”
Thanks to the support and generosity of the public over the last year, Stockport NHS Charity has been able to be there for NHS staff, to ensure they can continue with their vital life-saving work, whether through funding counselling and mental health support, or support with practical needs, like food, drink and a quiet place to take a break.
Stockport NHS Charity is urging the public to take part in the NHS Big Tea and enable the charity to continue supporting NHS staff, volunteers and patients.
Thousands are expected to host events across the country and Stockport NHS Charity has produced a pack to help those events go with a swing, To take part and get your pack, please visit http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/bigtea