Sleepeezee donate £18,000 thanks to their Jessica mattress!

We are so grateful to Sleepeezee who have donated £18,000 towards our appeal to build a better Cancer and Leukaemia Ward at Sheffield Children's. 

The Jessica mattress, named after Sleepeezee’s brand ambassador and our charity patron, Dame Jessica Enns-Hill, was launched in 2019, and for every mattress sold a donation is made towards her chosen charity.

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill has been a patron since April 2006 and regularly visits the wards to see the children with her Olympic medals. Commenting on the donation, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, said:

“I feel proud and lucky to say I am a patron of The Children’s Hospital Charity and I have been for a number of years now. Whether I’ve been to the hospital with my own children or to visit the children staying on the wards I am always blown away by the incredible staff and the amazing facilities.

I’ve been working with Sleepeezee throughout 2019 and I’m so grateful that they have been making a donation for every Jessica mattress sold. It’s fantastic that this money will help to transform the Cancer and Leukaemia Ward. It’s an incredible place, changing the lives of so many children in Sheffield and around the country.”

Our Cancer and Leukaemia Ward treats up to 90 children a year from around the region and as far south as Northampton for cancer, leukaemia, and blood disorders. We are raising money to make the ward bigger, brighter, and more modern for the children and families who need it. 

The redevelopment will expand the ward, transforming bedrooms with en-suite facilities that patients can make their own. Bedrooms will also have space for a parent to sleep comfortably alongside their child, during stays which can sometimes last for up to a year.

Tchad Western, our Corporate Partnerships Manager said: “The money donated by Sleepeezee will help with our current appeal to transform the Cancer and Leukaemia Ward. We need to raise £2.75million in total and this donation will make a huge difference in helping us achieve our dream. The staff on the ward are amazing and we want to match the facilities to the incredible care children receive.

On behalf of everyone at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, a big thank you to Sleepeezee and our patron Jessica Ennis-Hill.”

Howard Wilson, Joint Managing Director at Sleepeezee, commented: “We are proud to be able to support our ambassador’s chosen charity and its great to see how this money will directly benefit The Children’s Hospital Charity. As a business we are committed to giving back and support many charities and good causes both locally and on a national level. We look forward to continuing to raise funds from the Jessica mattress in the coming months.”

Thanks so much Sleepeezee!

To find out how you can support our appeal to transform our Cancer and Leukaemia Ward please click here or to read more about our work with Sleepeezee please click here.