Miles of Hope

01/05/2024

AMAZING. That’s all I can say to explain the response to our fundraiser!

Our winners (more will be announced later)
Emily Tasker won the Parkdean Resorts voucher
Jennifer Claire Hollyer the Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate gift set
Gill Parker took the Betty Loves Candles Leeds hamper
Sarah Muskett is the lucky winner of our Beaubellababy1 gift
Starbucks mega bags have been won byMichael Dunwell, Jessie Hope and Sarah Earl
James Bielak, Hope Georgia Walsh, Charlotte Wright, Rhiannon Cook and Annabel Louise Roebuck will all be taking home a medium starbucks goodie bag, as will thajanee and Phil bottomly.
Tilly Stephens has landed herself a gorgeous Tropic coffret
Anthony Dickinson is the proud new owner of GoblinGaming’s warhammer starter set
Hannah Dickinson is another starbucks winner as is Sue.
Pauline Walker will be receiving her doggy gift set shortly.
Janet is the lucky winner of the mila nillsen Haircare, and Jane smith takes the gift set from Bay Laurel Hair

Dawn Rawlings will be enjoying painting and biscuits when she receives her ringtons set, as will vani and Iain.

Luckiest of all, Tom Heath has won himself a massive box of guylian seashells!

Oh my gosh, so many winners, too many to mention, but I’m working my way through letting everyone know.
Prizes will be posted out and distributed across the next week, and THANKYOU all again!!!

30/04/2024

Final call for raffle tickets! We’re drawing tomorrow, and have the most amazing prizes….
£250 voucher from Parkdean Resorts
Tea & biscuits from Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate
Maria Nila hair products from Locks
Wella hair products from Bay Laurel Hair
Home scenting hamper for Betty Loves Candles Leeds
Warhammer starter set from GoblinGaming
Watch winder from channel watches
To the moon and back bundle from Beaubellababy1
Cheese lovers basket from Dandelions and Popsicles
Beautiful tropic bodycare coffret from ‼️💚 Tropic Skincare with Helen 💚‼️
And literally hundreds of incredible
Bundles from starbucks ranging from £20 to over £200 worth of fabulous starbucks goodies!

WHY? To raise money to send my amazing son, his daddy and all of the other incredibly inspirational donors and recipients from Leeds Children’s Leeds Children's Hospital to the Westfield health transplant games in Nottingham this summer.

To everyone who’s already bought, sponsored, donated or gifted prizes, Adam, Alfie and I just want to say the most heartfelt, humongous thankyou 💚

https://www.justgiving.com/page/lucy-griffiths-1711217182942?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Flucy-griffiths-1711217182942&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share

30/03/2024

Would any of my amazing friends and business owners be up for donating a raffle prize or sponsoring my little superted? We’re hoping to take him to the British Transplant Games in August, and need to raise £500 minimum for the team to get us there!

And to everyone else watch this space, we’ve already got some INCREDIBLE raffle prizes, so we’ll be starting to see tickets really soon 🙂

15/12/2023

And our winner isssssss…. Jayne!!!!! Pollie Emily Tarrant please could you let your mum know she’s our lucky winner of this fabulous hamper!

Thank you to Betty Loves Candles for their generous donation, and much appreciated support in raising loads of lovely cash for The Millie Wright Children's Charity, and thank you to everyone who bought tickets

RAFFLE!!!!! Our amazing friend Tania at Betty Loves Candles has donated this fab hamper stuffed with gorgeous goodies to raise some christmas cheer for the incredible The Millie Wright Children's Charity.
Numbers 3 for £5, message me! Will be drawn at random on Dec 15th, my birthday! This would make an amazing gift!

29/11/2023

RAFFLE!!!!! Our amazing friend Tania at Betty Loves Candles has donated this fab hamper stuffed with gorgeous goodies to raise some christmas cheer for the incredible The Millie Wright Children's Charity.
Numbers 3 for £5, message me! Will be drawn at random on Dec 15th, my birthday! This would make an amazing gift!

12/08/2023

So what was this all about?

Primarily raising funds for the fantastic Millie Wright Children's Charity who have been such an amazing support to as we’ve travelled our son’s transplant journey. We’d love to raise even more for them if we can- give their page a like and follow, and donate here if you can - https://www.justgiving.com/page/adam-griffiths-1687470299302

But why 121km? Why 7 days?

121 represents the number of CHILDREN in the UK RIGHT NOW waiting for a chance at life, on the transplant list. Many need hearts, lungs, things that sadly only come from one source but did you know you can donate a kidney or part of your liver and join the elite club of LIVING DONORS? Blood, plasma, blood stem cells, whether you know the recipient or want to make an altuisitic donation - see the NHS Blood and Transplant page and website for how you can get involved.

7 is the number of days a week our superhero son had peritoneal dialysis before his life saving transplant. It’s considered a kidney replacement. Without dialysis he would have died. 12 hours a day. Every. Single. Day. This is what transplant has given him back. His life. And hopefully a chance at a normal childhood.

Adam and I are so grateful for the support we’ve had this week, and hope that if we’ve made 1 person aware of donation and of the charity we’ve done what he set out to do. 💗

11/08/2023

The Millie Wright Children's Charity never to forget why we’re all doing this. 👼🏼💚💗

For Millie, For Ava, For Sarah. For all the fallen warriors 💚

11/08/2023

A hero in the making. And his daddy 💚💚💚

11/08/2023

🥾🥾Today’s the day! Just over 16km to go and my challenge will be completed. 121km in 7 days! I think we may well have broken the dog….🥾🥾

I’ll be walking in remembrance today, for all of those transplant children for whom the fight was simply too big. For Millie. For Sarah. For Ava. For Brooke. For you all. 👼🏼👼🏼👼🏼

The Millie Wright Children's Charity isn’t just there for those of us who are still fighting, but for parents who have faced their worst nightmares and had to say goodbye to their children. They offer support, friendship, and much much more to parents and families in the most devastating circumstances.

To all of the families who’s children are no longer earthbound, we see you. Let’s bring this home and celebrate each of their lives with a wave of light tonight. 8pm. Light a candle, share the love, and share whatever you can in our final push to raise much needed funds for this amazing charity. We’ll definitely be celebrating this incredible achievement and all of these incredible children this evening 💚❤️💙

https://www.justgiving.com/page/adam-griffiths-1687470299302

09/08/2023

It’s a marathon not a sprint… well, almost 3 actually 😂, and I’ve completed 2 since Saturday!

Joking aside, a long term hospital stay feels like a marathon. No light at the end of the tunnel to keep you going, just day after day of trying to keep yourself going when you’re running on empty. Trying to keep your world turning, your home running, your life outside the hospital going. All whilst advocating for your child 24/7. It can all be overwhelming. And on top of that, your child has 1 person to keep them comforted, entertained and fed. You.

How does The Millie Wright Children's Charity help? Amongst a hundred other things:

-Saturday night pizza for all families facing the weekend in hospital. 🍕A huge mental health boost, especially when accompanied by a chat with Nige, Ceri and the other volunteers ❤️
-Stocking the parent kitchen with ambient and fresh food to keep you going when you haven’t the option of leaving. 🍎🍌☕️🍵
-Providing change for laundry! A lifeline when your pjs have been hanging around longer than the parent beds 😂 🎽
-Stocking pjs, hygeine supplies and toiletries on the ward for emergency admissions when you’ve nothing with you. 🪥🧴🩲
-Recruiting a support worker to help provide practical support for parents on the ward!

This is why we’re walking!!

Please share anything you can, you can sponsor my pain here! https://www.justgiving.com/page/adam-griffiths-1687470299302

08/08/2023

Today has been a tough one! Legs are aching, fatigue is setting in. We’re half way through my challenge to walk 121km in a week, and 64km kicked! Each km I tick is a nod to a child on the transplant list in the UK. I admit, this is tough!

Know what’s tougher? Being a chronic parent on a ward with no support. Being a child on that transplant list. Waiting for the call that could change your child’s life.

Know who’s working to help? The Millie Wright Children's Charity.

Know why we’re doing this? TO RAISE LOADS OF CASH so they can keep on helping other families like mine in hospital.

If you haven’t already, please share any spare - money, shares, organs - seriously, if you haven’t already, please think about organ donation. It changes lives.

You can donate here ❤️ https://www.justgiving.com/page/adam-griffiths-1687470299302

Leeds Children's Hospital

07/08/2023

Why is Adam walking? Because Ceri and Nige have created a legacy of support for other families living what they lived through. In Millie’s name. The Millie Wright Children's Charity IS A LIFELINE.

Please sponsor Adam, and help us hit the £2k we’re hoping to raise, anything you can spare! We’ll share more on Adam’s challeng later, but please, read Ceri’s words, and help us give back to their incredible charity https://www.justgiving.com/page/adam-griffiths-1687470299302