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Top Ten Fundraising Ideas For Kids

Hi, I’m Max, I am thirteen years old and have written these fundraising ideas for kids because I’ve done loads of fundraising for Tiny Tickers. Fundraising is a great way to get involved with a charity and raise some money. I have done it many times and loved doing it. Here are some fundraising ideas…

How our pulse oximetry project is saving lives

Pulse Oximetry Test

By Tiny Tickers’ Project Support Officer, Carly Doswell As I complete my first year at Tiny Tickers, it is a great time to reflect on the achievements of our pulse oximetry project so far. Our Test for Tommy Campaign started in 2019 and aims to further improve early detection rates of heart defects, by placing…

John’s Climb of Gran Paradiso (4061m)

John Roach and his friends recently climbed the Gran Paradiso mountain in Italy, raising a fantastic £820 for Tiny Tickers. Here he talks about training, challenges and altitude sickness:

Food From The Heart

By heart grandparent and fundraiser, Linda Atkins. I started fundraising for Tiny Tickers seven years ago after we lost Ruby, one of our newborn twin granddaughters, to congenital heart disease (CHD). My daughter was fortunate she was under the care of a consultant because she was expecting twins, and it was the sonographer who did…

Introducing our new fetal cardiac information cards

By Tiny Tickers Head of Training, Anne Rhodes When I joined Tiny Tickers four years ago, I was tasked with producing some fetal cardiac information for sonographers to keep in their departments, as part of a ‘sonographer toolkit’. Having access to textbooks and literature is fantastic for healthcare professionals. However, these resources are often only…

Pounds, pence, perseverance and passion

Reflections on Tiny Tickers’ annual report and accounts for the 2020-2021 financial year. By Tiny Tickers CEO, Jon Arnold What a year that was! Annual reports can be complicated to read, so I’ve set myself the challenge of summing up the key points from the Tiny Tickers annual report and accounts for the 2020-21 financial…