Based on the life of:
Max Lechner
2000 - 2011
Benefitting the Charity: The Compassionate Friends -www.tcf.org.uk
Charities
All profits from the sale of "Max Goes To School" have been donated to these charities, including The Humpty Dumpty Foundation in Sydney, a city Max visited and loved.
The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a charitable organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents dedicated to the support and care of other similarly bereaved family members who have suffered the death of a child or children of any age and from any cause.
Max's family are grateful for the wonderful support they received from Max Appeal!, Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow and Yorkhill Family House in partnership with Ronald McDonald House.
Max Appeal! is a UK registered charity run by parents whose children are affected by Di George Syndrome; a congenital condition causing a number of health related problems including heart defects and learning differences. A person, like Max, who had DiGeorge Syndrome has a section of genes missing on the q arm ( the longer one!) of their 22nd chromosome. While relatively rare, it is the most frequent occurring chromosome deletion and 2nd most common cause of congenital heart defects.
Max Appeal! runs events for people of all ages to share experiences, making it possible for families to talk informally and get together.
They also provide literature and information via their website. They are a small charity reliant solely on donations.
Glasgow Childrens Hospital Charity was formerly Yorkhill Children's Charity and Yorkhill Children's Foundation. From a broken arm to end of life care, from simple play activities to innovative medical equipment and ground breaking paediatric research, our driving passion is to fund any initiative that helps to save or improve the life of a child and by associationpositively affect the lives of their family.
Glasgow Childrens Hospital Charity income is made up primarily of voluntary donations from various sources including individuals, companies and trusts. In April 2008 the Scottish Government gave approval to proposals from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for a new hospital development on the south side of Glasgow. A key element of this major project is the building of a new children's hospital, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is an independent charity which aims to provide free 'home away from home' accommodation at hospitals across the world enabling families to stay close to their child throughout their hospital treatment without facing additional financial hardship.
The Ronald McDonald House serving Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow was the third to open in the UK in March 1996. Each year Yorkhill Family House accommodates approximately 600 families in 30 family rooms, literally on the doorstep of the hospital.
Families come from all over Scotland with priority given to those who live furthest away and/or anticipating the longest stays. The majority of families have children in intensive care and high dependency wards. Once families are given a room it's theirs till their child is discharged from hospital.
Families can stay for a matter of days to over a year so it is really important they are provided with as many home amenities as possible including; en-suite bedrooms, a laundry, sitting rooms, a kitchen/dining room with play areas, library, secure parking and a garden.
The charity receives no statutory funding and rely totally on their own fundraising efforts in order to raise the £400,000 they need annually to cover their running costs.
"While Ronald McDonald House Charities cannot make medicine taste better or take away painful treatments, we can lessen the burden and ensure families have the stability and resources to keep their child healthy and happy".
The Humpty Dumpty Foundation - helping put children back together again - raises money to purchase vital children's medical equipment for over 200 hospitals and health service centres across Australia. It is our aim to ensure every child has a fighting chance to the best possible medical equipment and care.
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