Last year the W.Kt’s of the Division of Hampshire and Isle of Wight made a donation of £500 to George’s Rockstars. The Intendant General, R.Ill.Kt. Steven Groeger, subsequently met with Amy O’Shaughnessy, the charity’s co-founder, to present them with a cheque.
The Intendant General learned more about the charity’s excellent work and discovered that additional equipment was required to provide assistance to sick children. He therefore made a petition to the Grand Sovereign’s Care for Children Fund which was very pleased to agree to provide a donation of £2500.
This donation enabled the charity to purchase:
* Reconditioned iPads for three music therapists to use music-making apps such as GarageBand
* A specialist controller for children with limited dexterity, which will make music therapy more accessible at the Bluebells
* Ukuleles for hospital music trolleys, bringing music and smiles to children on the wards
The Deputy Intendant General (Mark Denton) and Paul Hill joined me (Intendant General, Steven Groeger) to present Amy O’Shaughnessy, George’s mother, with the cheque.
This support will enable the charity to continue bringing the power of music to children facing serious illness, disability and mental health challenges in hospital.
The mission of George’s Rockstars is to make children facing serious illness, disability and mental health crises in hospitals smile through the power of music. The Intendant General spoke with Amy about the positive impact of music therapy on children across several hospitals in the area and their plan to expand and provide music therapy sessions in hospitals in Dorset.