Hot Radio’s Hot Walkers are on fire as they get closer towards their £10,000 fundraising target for Walk for Wards

With Walk for Wards for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity just a few weeks away, Hot Radio's dedicated team of walkers are rocketing towards their £10,000 goal for the BEACH Appeal.  
 
The Hot Walkers – a group of Hot Radio crew, supporters and listeners from all walks of life – will join crowds across our community at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity's flagship event, Walk for Wards, on Saturday 28 2024 at Upton Country Park. 
  
Together, the team is walking 10km to raise £10,000 for The BEACH Appeal, helping to enhance the new BEACH (Birth, Emergency, Critical Care and Children's Health Department) Building at Royal Bournemouth Hospital.  
 
Hot Radio, who is also the key sponsor for Walk for Wards, has rocketed over 30% of their goal in just a short time thanks to amazing support across Dorset. This includes a fantastic £600 donation from United Taxis and generous contributions from other local businesses.  
 
Every penny raised by the Hot Walkers' will contribute to a range of additional items for The BEACH Appeal. Launched in April, this appeal includes additional items for the new maternity and neonatal unit, children's health unit, an enhanced emergency department and a larger critical care facility within the six-storey BEACH Building.  
 
Alan Smith, commercial director for Hot Radio, said: "We are now in full swing and excited about the number of listeners, colleagues and volunteers that have signed up to the Hot Walker family.   
 
"Being the live and local radio station in the area, it's a natural fit to sponsor and attend this amazing event. The hard work starts now as we need to push to reach our target of £10,000.   
 
"Several local companies have already started to help us get to it, and we have already started at an amazing 30% done. Our top supporter so far is United Taxis, with an amazing donation of £600.  
 
"For us at the station, whilst a lot of work and organisation, we love being part of this amazing day, and why wouldn't we support such a great local cause."  
 
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity community fundraiser, Hayley Harris, said: "We are so thankful to our good friends at Hot Radio for their incredible progress towards reaching their target; the dedication and support from the local community and many local businesses are outstanding. Having Hot radio with us at Walk for Wards will be a joy again, and we know that every penny raised will revolutionise care for Dorset as it will provide additional resources for the new BEACH Building. These extra items will ensure the BEACH Building has everything it needs to further support our NHS teams in delivering the best possible care to people across Dorset for generations to come."  
 
The BEACH Appeal's £1.5 million fundraising goal will pay for additional items, including an additional CT scanner to scan an estimated 15,000 more patients every year in the new Emergency Department.  
 
Alongside the CT scanner, donations to the appeal would provide mood lighting and bubble lamps for post-natal rooms to create a calm environment and enhanced sensory experiences for new parents getting ready to have a baby.   
 
Together, we can transform care for Dorset. Join University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity and Hot Radio at Walk for Wards and help us fund all the additional items needed to enhance the BEACH Building that will provide essential care to countless people across the region.   
 
Every step taken and every pound raised will help University Hospitals Dorset staff be there more than ever for patients, loved ones and community members. Sign up for Walk for Wards today and back our BEACH: UHDcharity.org/walk-for-wards/.  
 
You can support Hot Radio's Walk for Wards fundraising efforts at: www.justgiving.com/campaign/Hotwalkers2024.