Belfast City Airport partners with the Cancer Fund for Children to provide the Travel for Treatment grant to families with sick children
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, 2018-Sep-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Belfast City Airport has partnered with the Cancer Fund for Children to provide families with sick children access to the Travel for Treatment grant.
Those who need specialised care, such as a bone marrow transplant, often have to travel to England for procedures that are not available in Northern Ireland.
The grant will enable ten families who have a child diagnosed with cancer to travel to specialised hospitals without the additional stress of the financing the trip.
Rachel Burgoyne, Cancer Fund for Children, commented:
“Families who receive a childhood cancer diagnosis often face additional costs of £600 per month, not to mention the parent who may have to leave work to assume a full-time carer role.
Our Travel for Treatment Grant helps to reduce some of the financial worries surrounding treatment and allows parents to focus on what really matters – caring for their child.”
This is not the first time that Belfast City Airport has partnered with Cancer Fund for Children with a previous grant awarded to send families to Daisy Lodge, a purpose-built therapeutic centre located in Newcastle.
Stephen Patton, HR and Corporate Responsibility Manager at Belfast City Airport, added:
“Supporting young people is at the heart of our corporate responsibility programme, and we are delighted to team with Cancer Fund for Children to provide the Travel for Treatment grant through our Community Fund.
“While Belfast City Airport already caters for specialised travelling, with a fully trained team and regular consultations with local groups, the grant will make life a little easier for the families by covering the cost of flights and accommodation.
“The partnership closely aligns with our core values and the work that the Cancer Fund for Children does not only improves mental health and wellbeing, but provides families with a helping hand and a someone to talk to when it gets overwhelming.”
Belfast City Airport’s Community Fund has supported 150 different groups and organisations since its inception, with over £350,000 going into the community.
For more information on the Community Fund, and guidance on how to apply, please visit: www.belfastcityairport.com/community
Contact:
Tel:02890 939093
Fax:02890 939094
Source: Source: George Best Belfast City Airport
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