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Our Supporters

Over the years, the milk bank has received support far and wide from many wonderful people who have either donated milk, raised money or donated their time in helping us to continue with our very special service for sick and premature babies.  We are so grateful to all of you!

We are currently fundraising to purchase our latest piece of specialist equipment: a Human Milk Analyser

Donated pasteurised breast milk is mostly given to small and premature babies who often have a slower growing pattern than their more mature counterparts.

We now realise that it would be helpful to know the exact nutritional value of each bottle of pasteurised donated milk we release from our milk bank. This information would enable carers of these babies to select milk which best matches the individual nutritional needs of recipient babies.

In the UK donated breast milk is pasteurised to meet health and safety requirement, milk analysis during this process would be a simple additional measure if the necessary equipment was available.

At the Cheshire & North Wales Milk Bank we see this as a progressive development of our service and as such have decided that all fundraised monies currently being raised will be used to purchase this Human Milk Analyser. The cost is circa £15,000 for purchase and commissioning.

 

We would like to thank the following people for all their hardwork in fundraising on our behalf and for all their kind donations.  These donations have been received since January 2010:

• Little Friends Day Nursery, Chester

• Elaine Hiser

• Marks and Spencer (Chester)

• All Dragon Boat rowers, supporters and sponsors

• Nicola Hall

• Jo Fox (Babyprints)

• Emma Austin (Pampered Chef)

• Lisa Jones and Peter Burke

• Trinity Chapel, Pen-y-Ffordd

• Sam de Polo Brown

• Mr & Mrs Lightfoot

• Colin Price

• Mr Simpson

• Rhiannon Turner

• Steve Downs

• Dawne Hockey/Helen Howard

• Sainsbury's (Caldy Valley, Chester)

• Ricky Tomlinson

• Kimberley Clarke

• The Bundle Jungle

• BUPA Group

• Claire Baker

• Jo Fox (Kidscaboodle)

• Jenny Sheppard

• S J Lilley

• Helen Mitchell

• Clare Mallon

• Mr & Mrs Chawda

• Mr & Mrs Hughes

• Carolyn Stratton & Abigail Davis

If you would like to fundraise or make a donation, please contact us for details on how to apply and we look forward to hearing from you!!