LOCAL LIFE
THE CHISWICK MAGAZINE
Local kids raise funds for West Middlesex University Hospital A young girl from Notting Hill and Ealing High School ran the Ealing Mini-Marathon on Saturday 25th September with her friends and together they raised over £13,000 for West Middlesex University Hospital via CW+, the official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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riana, aged 6, ran the onemile race with 27 of her friends in memory and celebration of her little sister, Amara, who tragically passed away in 2019 when she was just 14 months old. All the money raised from ‘Team Amara’ will go towards maternity bereavement services at West Middlesex, who have been a tremendous source of support to the family.
Middlesex University Hospital, said: "I am very proud of Ariana and all of ‘Team Amara’ for running in Amara’s memory and raising invaluable funds for West Mid. I am so thankful for the support that my family and I received from the hospital’s maternity bereavement services, and we are so pleased to be able to give something back to help other bereaved parents who have sadly lost a baby in pregnancy or as a young child.”
Ariana’s and Amara’s mother Sonal, who is a Consultant Surgeon at West
Sally Kelly, Specialist Bereavement
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