Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity

Thanks to generosity of our customers and staff, Buchanan Galleries has already raised more than £220,000 for the charity, including a record £100,000+ in 2019 alone.  

Buchanan Galleries is proud to support Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity, the partner charity to The Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow which is Scotland’s busiest children’s hospital. The hospital cares for more than 200,000 children every year, with 1 in 4 children from Glasgow requiring treatment at the hospital this year. The charity fund life changing projects that make a difference to children and families in hospital every single day. The charity fund:

• State of the art medical equipment, helping to provide the best treatment possible for Scotland’s children
• Providing practical, emotional and financial support to families in hospital
• Bringing joy and laughter to children in hospital through its award-winning play and activities programme
• Helping the future generations of children through the funding of research projects

Buchanan Galleries has also supported and played a key role in some of the charities key fundraising campaigns in recent years, including:

• The Schiehallion Appeal in 2017 – aiming to raise £500,000 to establish Scotland’s first clinical trial centre for children with cancer
• The Neonatal Appeal in 2019 – aiming to raise £250,000 to fund the latest medical equipment for Glasgow’s 3 Neonatal Units
• The National ‘Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail’ during the Summer of 2019

Thanks to generosity of our customers and staff, Buchanan Galleries has already raised more than £220,000 for the charity, including a record £100,000+ in 2019 alone.  These vital funds will help ensure children and families in hospital receive the extra special care they deserve.

Kirsten Watson, Chief Executive at Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity said:

"We are hugely grateful to our friends at Buchanan Galleries for their unwavering support of our hospital community in Glasgow.

“We rely entirely on donations and fundraising to allow us to continue supporting families in hospital during their darkest days with our vital projects and support services, including our Play Programme, Bereavement Service and Emergency Family Support. We’d like to share our heartfelt thanks to staff and customers of Buchanan Galleries who have generously supported us. We are very grateful for their efforts, which we can proudly say helps to make a lasting difference to the lives of our young patients, their families and the NHS staff caring for them in hospital.”

After a very challenging year, our fund raising support is more important than ever and we give our warmest thanks to our customers and staff for your ongoing support, and for helping make a real difference for the young patients and their families.

You can learn more about the amazing work of Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity here.