Appeal partners

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity would like to thank everyone involved for their invaluable support of this year’s Kiss It Better appeal.

Our founding partners:

Carmel Allen, co-founder of the Appeal together with her daughter Josephine

Kiss It Better is the brainchild of Carmel Allen whose daughter Josephine was treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital for neuroblastoma - a type of cancer. After many months spent at the hospital, and struggling to reconcile life as a Beauty Editor, Carmel decided that she wanted to help and devised the Kiss It Better appeal.

Carmel said, “The premise was really simple, Kiss It Better is something every parent says and does when their child is sick or injured. I wanted to turn Josephine’s experience into something positive and to help make a difference to the lives of children with cancer everywhere.”

Clinique 

"We are delighted to be in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital for the Kiss It Better Appeal - to raise money to fund research into the causes and treatment of childhood cancer."

Key supporters:

Abbey 

Abbey’s aim is to raise £50,000 during 2008 through a variety of staff fundraising initiatives and in-branch events, which will go towards funding a new inpatients playroom within the Oncology expansion."

ASK

“We are delighted to be joining forces with Great Ormond St hospital and the brilliant ‘Kiss It Better’ appeal.

We are offering our customers a chance to donate a ‘Kiss’ and with our commitment of a £1 donation for each of the first 20,000 kids meals sold during the campaign we are looking to raise substantial funds for this incredible cause.

Children are an important part of our business and it’s a real honour for all of us to have this opportunity to get involved.”  

The BRITs 

"The BRITs is delighted to give Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity's 'Kiss It Better' campaign the high profile platform it needs to promote this long term fundraising initiative. "
Ged Doherty, Chair

Halpern  

"We are delighted to offer Halpern's support to Great Ormond Street Hospital for their Kiss It Better appeal - raising money to fund research into the causes and treatment of childhood cancer. We are very proud to be able to work side-by-side with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity in raising awareness, and the ever-powerful tool of word-of-mouth".

Harrods 

"Harrods is delighted to host the launch of the Kiss It Better Appeal. It is a fantastic initiative and deserves much support. We are also really looking forward to 14 February, when both Clinique counters at Harrods will be donating all the day's proceeds to the Appeal."
Marigay McKee, Fashion & Beauty Director, Harrods

House of Fraser

"House of Fraser is delighted to be in a position to bring Kiss It Better to the forefront of our customers minds. We look forward to being a long term partner in this very worthwhile campaign."

 Klor 

Anders Bundgaard, Director/Graphic Designer Klor Ltd, created the Kiss it Better logo. "When I was contacted by Carmel Allen to design a logo for the appeal she was setting up for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity, I didn't have to think twice. It was a great opportunity to give something back to a place that has been nothing but fantastic to me and my family. Every time I've been to Great Ormond Street Hospital with my son, I've been in awe of the place and the people I've dealt with and wondered if there was ever a way to contribute to the hospital through my design company - so this is the perfect way for me to help a little."

Pink Lady Apples 

Pink Lady® apples is proud to be associated with Great Ormond Street Hospital. Over the coming year Pink Lady® will help to maintain the high profile of one of the UK’s finest hospitals and support the fantastic doctors and nurses working to provide world class specialist health care for children."

 TM Lewin 

"We are delighted to extend our Valentine’s gifts range so that a decent contribution can automatically be made to support the tireless work at the Hospital."

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