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TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Every TEAM GC challenge is designed to improve and benefit the world around us. Supported by our valuable partners we work with local communities on educational, health and well-being projects,

TEAM GC has supported the Teenage Cancer Trust, Trinity Winchester and have been instrumental in the successful completion of a campaign with Southampton Hospital Charity and Imagine This to build £5.2 million Children’s Emergency and Trauma centre for the South of England & Channel Islands.

Imagine This

Imagine This is the only UK charity dedicated solely to supporting the mental wellbeing of seriously ill children and their families. Founded in 2014 by actors Sarah Parish MBE and Jim Murray MBE in memory of their daughter Ella-Jayne, the charity began by funding transformational projects at Southampton Children’s Hospital and across Hampshire.

In July, the charity rebranded from The Murray Parish Trust to Imagine This to reflect a more creative, accessible, and nationwide mission: ensuring every seriously ill child in the UK receives mental wellbeing support at the earliest possible moment.

More than 1 million children in the UK live with life-limiting or chronic conditions. These children face far higher rates of anxiety, trauma, low mood, and isolation, often with little emotional support. Their families — parents who frequently leave work to care, and siblings who take on caregiving roles — are also deeply affected.

Imagine This brings an innovative, imaginative, and empowering approach to mental wellbeing, delivering projects in children’s hospitals, hospices and community settings across the UK.

By 2035, the charity aims to reach every seriously ill child nationwide, helping families navigate the unimaginable with connection, resilience, and hope.

Shadi is an ambassador for Imagine This, and has achieved an extraordinary amount for our charity, bringing us very much closer to our goal of building a much-needed new children’s Emergency Department at University Hospital Southampton, which will serve most of the South of England. Not only has she personally raised close to £30,000 from feats as varied as climbing the Matterhorn, holding motivational speaking events, and competing in a Zumbathon, but she has spread the message about what we are doing far and wide, and has inspired countless others to raise money, donate and volunteer for our cause. Her tiny but tough frame contains a heart the size of Hampshire, and enough grit to keep every road in Britain free of snow! She’s one of the kindest, most decent, tenacious and charismatic people it’s ever been my privilege to meet - a true role model.

Julie Hindmarch, Community Fundraising Manager for Imagine This - June 2018

We are always looking for purpose-driven charities to support here at TEAM GC.

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