Teddies
for Loving Care
(Registered Charity No. 1087765)
Cuddly friends for
Glan Clwyd's A & E Department
The Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has recently launched a scheme in partnership with North Wales Freemasons to provide cuddly teddy bears to children under seven attending A & E Departments at their acute hospitals.
The staff are able to offer young patients a small teddy bear to help alleviate their potential distress and teddy receives the same treatments as the child. The teddies then go home with the patients, who are encouraged to bring them with them to any subsequent outpatient visits.
The Teddies for Loving Care (TLC) scheme is funded by money donated by the Freemasons of the Province of North Wales (Hint) and was initially launched in March at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor by the Provincial Grand Master, Ieuan Redvers Jones. This week the initiative was extended to Glan Clwyd hospital when the first batch of colourful teddies was delivered.
Ieuan Redvers Jones from the Freemasons said: "I hope that in undertaking this simple scheme, the level of public awareness of the contribution made to the community by Freemasonry will be increased."
Carole Price Jones, Clinical Nurse Manager at Glan Clwyd hospital said: "The bears will make it easier for the department to treat young children without causing them too much distress and they feel less anxious seeing that teddy gets the same treatment. The fact that they then get to keep the bear also serves as a small reward."
Receiving the mountain of bears at the hospital is Jessica Jones (Aged 4) who was the first to take one home. Behind are (Left to right) Norman Venner (Provincial Treasurer, North Wales) David Gibbinson (Chairman TLC North Wales) and Ieuan Redvers Jones (Provincial Grand Master, North Wales). Picture to follow...
For further information please contact:
Mrs Dawn Davies 01745 534495
Mr Andy Scotson 01978 725130
Mr Trystan Pritchard 01248 384938
Ffrindiau meddal ar
gyfer Adran D&A Glan Clwyd
Mae Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr wedi lansio cynllun yn ddiweddar
mewn partneriaeth â Seiri Rhyddion Gogledd Cymru i roi tedi bêrs i blant o dan
saith oed sy'n gorfod mynd i Adrannau Damwain ac Argyfwng yn eu hysbytai llym.
Mae'r staff yn gallu cynnig tedi bêr bychan i helpu i leddfu eu pryderon ac
mae tedi yn derbyn yr un triniaethau â'ch plentyn. Yna mae'r tedis yn mynd adref
gyda'r cleifion, sy'n cael eu hannog i ddod â'r tedis gyda nhw i unrhyw apwyntiad
dilynol yn yr adran cleifion allanol.
Mae'r cynllun Tedis yn Rhoi Gofal a Chariad (TLC) yn cael ei ariannu'n llwyr
gan y Seiri Rhyddion yng Ngogledd Cymru ac fe'i lansiwyd yn y lle cyntaf ym
mis Mawrth yn Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor gan Uchel Feistr Taleithiol y Seiri Rhyddion,
Ieuan Redvers Jones. Yr wythnos hon, ymestynnwyd y cynllun i Ysbyty Glan Clwyd
lle danfonwyd y swp cyntaf o dedis lliwgar.
Dywedodd Ieuan Redvers Jones o'r Seiri Rhyddion: "Gyda'r cynllun syml hwn
rydym yn gobeithio y bydd ymwybyddiaeth y cyhoedd o'r cyfraniad a wna'r Seiri
Rhyddion i'r gymuned yn cynyddu."
Dywedodd Carole Price Jones, Nyrs Reolwr Clinigol yn ysbyty Glan Clwyd: "Bydd
y tedis yn ei gwneud hi'n haws i'r adran drin plant iau heb achosi gormod o
ofid iddynt a'u bod yn teimlo'n llai pryderus o weld bod tedi'n cael yr un driniaeth.
Mae'r ffaith eu bod yn cael cadw'r tedi wedyn yn eu gwobrwyo."
Jessica Jones (4 oed) yn derbyn y mynydd cyntaf o dedis, a hi oedd y cyntaf
i fynd ag un adref gyda hi. Y tu ôl (Chwith i'r dde) Norman Venner (Trysorydd
Taleithiol, Gogledd Cymru) David Gibbinson (Cadeirydd TLC Gogledd Cymru) ac
Ieuan Redvers Jones (Uchel Feistr Taleithiol, Gogledd Cymru)
Am fwy o wybodaeth cysylltwch â:
Mrs Dawn Davies 01745 534495
Mr Andy Scotson 01978 725130
Mr Trystan Pritchard 01248 384938
An update on the success
of the venture
The Teddy Bear scheme is proving extremely popular, especially at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital. Due to the severe bad weather in January, the hospital ran out of teddy bears, and as soon as it was possible, W. Bro Laurence Crump, of Pegasus Lodge No.9124, the coordinator in the Wrexham area, dashed to Llandudno for a new supply.
As he was walking into the A & E unit, he met a husband and wife with their little daughter who had burnt her hand, clutching a teddy bear. Not knowing that Bro Laurence was a Mason, the father said to him: "The Masons have given this teddy bear free of charge to the hospital. I'm delighted that they are doing good work."
A few months ago, W. Bro Les Chamberlain of Yale Lodge, No 5636, met another couple whose young daughter had cut her hand badly. Her father, Ron Jones, told him: "I think it's a fantastic idea. It certainly helped my daughter to face things when she was treated."
Staff Nurse Barney Pitt said: "The scheme is very successful here. We give nearly every child a teddy and it calms them down when they arrive and if we have to do some evasive procedures, it keeps them occupied. We want to thank the Masons for their generosity."
Money to buy the teddy bears is raised by selling lapel badges. Have you bought yours yet? If not, see your Charity Steward who will be extremely pleased to sell you one.
TLC - Maelor
More Teddies for Loving Care
Wrexham Maelor Hospital Friday 8th May 2009.
Despite a busy schedule the R.W. Provincial Grand Master Bro. Ieuan Redvers Jones accompanied by W. Bro. Peter Sorahan, P.A.G.D.C., Provincial Grand Secretary, W. Bro. Stephen Jones, P.A.G.D.C., Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies,W. Bro. David J. Gibbison, P.A.G.D.C., TLC Teddy Chairman (North Wales) and W. Bro. Bryan George, P.Pr.G.Swd.B., TLC Fundraising Secretary attended the A & E Dept. at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital to launch the next stage of the TLC Teddy Appeal for the Province of North Wales.
Pictured here are the Provincial Grand Master, Members of the North Wales Executive, Lead Nurse Julie Williams and the Nursing Staff at the A & E unit at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, together with our patient for the afternoon, Megan Robinson and her little brother Owen.
Megan Robinson pictured with Big Ted and one of the Teddies given to children who attend the A & E units
Megan and her little brother Owen with the Teddies.
I am amazed how well our patients for the day (Megan on this occasion) take to the job in hand, particularly looking after the Teddy Bears. In a conversation with Helen Schrimshaw, Ward Clerk she mentioned that the teddies just have such a wonderful calming effect on the children which allows the Nursing Staff to attend to the medical needs of the sick child. She also said that it was a wonderful idea and that she and the Nursing Staff were more than grateful to the Province of North Wales for their generosity.
The Province will launch the TLC Appeal during September at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Bodelwyddan and finally the Wales Air Ambulance. The TLC Appeal has been so well received by the Brethren of the Province and we are now part of the network of Provinces supporting the TLC Appeal. For further information regarding the TLC Appeal please log on to www.tlcappeal.org
To date 600,000 teddies have been
given out to children at A&E Hospitals throughout the United Kingdom.
Five Teddy badges are available for a set at £2.50p each or why not
buy a Gold Teddy at £12.50p., badges are available from Lodge Charity
Stewards. Brethren have been asking me if they could purchase the
actual Bears that are given to the children in Hospital, these are
available at a cost of £5.00p either through your Charity Steward
or direct from either W. Bro. David Gibbison or myself via E-mail.
If you require any further information or would like anyone from the TLC Team to come to your Lodge and give a presentation do not hesitate to contact:
W. Bro. David J. Gibbison on 01492
592559, e-mail dj.gibby@tiscali.co.uk
or
W. Bro. Bryan George 01492 870195, e-mail bryangeorge2005@yahoo.co.uk.
Your generosity has been beyond all
our expectations, thank you all for your support,
Bryan George,
Fund Raising Secretary.
TLC - Maelor
Teddies for Loving Care
Wrexham Maelor on Friday the 8 May 2009.
The North Wales NHS Trust has launched a scheme in partnership with North Wales Freemasons to provide teddy bears to children attending the Accident and Emergency department in the Wrexham Maelor Hospital. Nursing staff can now give a small, cuddly bear to children under the age of seven who are patients at the unit, when staff feel that a soft toy will help alleviate their distress. This simple act can significantly assist the staff undertake their urgent work. On leaving hospital the children take the teddies home with them and are encouraged to bring them to any further Out-patient visits.
The Teddies for Loving Care scheme is funded solely by the money donated by the Freemasons of North Wales. The scheme was launched on Friday by the Provincial Grand Master leuan Redvers Jones. Mr Redvers Jones said: "The scheme allows us to make a practical contribution to the community and provides an opportunity for us to put before the public one of our important principles in a discreet and meaningful way. I hope that in undertaking this scheme the level of public awareness of the contribution made to the community by freemasonry will be increased."
Julie Williams, lead nurse at the Maelor's Accident and Emergency department said: "The scheme will help make it easier for Staff to comfort and treat children while causing as little distress as possible. This small toy helps relieve the child's anxiety and rewards them while undergoing painful procedures."
Megan Robinson with the cuddly toys distributed
by Freemasons at the Maelor A & E department
If you require any further information or would like anyone from the TLC Team to come to your Lodge and give a presentation do not hesitate to contact:
W. Bro. David J. Gibbison on 01492
592559, e-mail dj.gibby@tiscali.co.uk
or
W. Bro. Bryan George 01492 870195, e-mail bryangeorge2005@yahoo.co.uk.
TLC
Ysbyty Gwynedd
Ysbyty Gwynedd Tuesday 24th March 2009.
The R.W. Provincial Grand Master Bro. Ieuan Redvers Jones accompanied by W. Bro. Peter Sorahan, P.A.G.D.C., Provincial Grand Secretary, W. Bro. Norman Venner, P.A.G.D.C., Provincial Grand Charity Steward, W. Bro. David J. Gibbison, P.A.G.D.C., TLC Teddy Chairman (North Wales), W. Bro. David K. Evans, Prov.Dep.G.Dir.Cerms., TLC Teddy Treasurer and W. Bro. Bryan George, P.Pr.G.Swd.B., TLC Fundraising Secretary attended the A & E Dept. Ysbyty Gwynedd on what was an extremely busy afternoon at A & E to launch the TLC Teddy Appeal for the Province of North Wales.
We were met by Tristam Lewis (Hospital Administrator) and Lynne Roberts (Senior Nurse A & E) who are pictured with
RW Bro. Ieuan Redvers Jones launching the Appeal. Also present was our patient for the afternoon Leah Rowlands of Bodorgan,
whose mother Gwenno is nurse at A & E.
Leah is pictured with the Teddies which will be given to children under 7 years at the discretion of the Nursing Staff who are admitted in an emergency. As an appreciation of her help and allowing the Province to use her pictures for publicity she was presented with one of the large teddies by RW Bro Ieuan Redvers Jones.
In a conversation with RW Bro. Ieuan Redvers Jones during the afternoon Lynne Roberts mentioned that on the previous Saturday a little boy had been admitted to A&E who had been badly burned by putting his hands on a kitchen hob. The boy was severely distressed and Lynne had given the little boy one of the Teddies to comfort him. She commented that "it certainly did the trick, I hope that you didn´t mind me giving him the Teddy before the launch". We were delighted to hear that the Teddies were already being put to good use.
Pictured above with the Teddies are R.W. Bro. Ieuan Redvers Jones, Gwenno Rowlands, Leah Rowlands, A & E Nurse Debbie Rooney and W. Bro. David J. Gibbison, TLC, Chairmen.
The teddy display at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor.
Week commencing 13th APRIL 2009 negotiations start at Wrexham Maelor Hospital with the launch following soon afterwards. Once Wrexham Maelor is underway we move to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Bolelwyddan and finally the Wales Air Ambulance.
The TLC Appeal has been so well received by the Brethren of the Province and we are now part of the network of Provinces supporting the TLC Appeal, for further information regarding the TLC Appeal please log on to www.tlcappeal.org
To date 600,000 teddies have been given out to children at A&E Hospitals throughout the United Kingdom. Five Teddy badges are available for a set at £2.50p each or why not buy a Gold Teddy at £12.50p., badges are available from Lodge Charity Stewards.
The Working Tools of the TLC Fund Raising Secretary
If you require any further information or would like anyone from the TLC Team to come to your Lodge and give a presentation do not hesitate to contact:
W. Bro. David J. Gibbison on 01492 592559, e-mail dj.gibby@tiscali.co.uk
or
W. Bro. Bryan George 01492 870195, e-mail bryangeorge2005@yahoo.co.uk.
Thank you all for your support,
Bryan George,
Fund Raising Secretary.
The TLC Scheme
rolls out in Bangor!
Despite my aversion for Hospitals I have to admit that I derived great pleasure from visiting the Accident & Emergency Unit at Ysbyty Gwynedd Bangor. The pleasure did not come from being in an Hospital but in seeing how much we were doing to assist the staff and even more importantly the little children who were admitted into that unit.
The staff was delighted and praised our work. Indeed, before the launch, the person responsible for the Unit had, on the previous Saturday, given a Teddy to a young boy who had burned both his hands on a hotplate. He was extremely distressed. The Teddy brought a smile to his face and treating him became easier.
As the Bible so clearly states "just as you did it to one of these, who are members of my family, you did it to me".
Long may we continue to do so with pride.
Er cymaint fy nghas at Ysbytai pleser fu fy ymweld ag Uned Damweiniau Ysbyty Gwynedd yr wythnos diwethaf. Y pleser oedd dod i sylweddoli yn llawn gwerth ein hymdrech fel Brodyr i ddod a chysur i blant bach gyda´r Tedi.
Mae´r staff i gyd wrth ei bodd ac yn canmol ein gwaith. Ar y Sadwrn cyn cychwyn yr ymgyrch death bachgen bach i mewn i´r Uned. `Roedd wedi llosgi ei ddwy law ar "hotplate". `Roedd mewn cryn ofid. Er nad oedd yr ymgyrch mewn grym cymerodd y pennaeth arni ei hun i roi Tedi iddo. Daeth a gwen i´w wyneb a bu trin a´i friwiau yn llawer haws.
Mae´r Hen Air yn iawn "yn gymaint ag i chwi ei wneud i´r lleiaf o´r rhain fy mrodyr, i mi y gwnaethoch"
Hir y parhaom i wneud hyn.
Aims and Objectives
The Scheme has a simple objective namely - For Freemasons to provide small cuddly Teddy Bears to Accident & Emergency Units in Hospitals within the Province.
The medical staff in the hospital is then able to give, at their discretion, a Teddy Bears to children under the age of seven years, who in their opinion are in distress and where the staff feel that a soft toy (Teddy) to cuddle will help alleviate their distress.
Similar schemes are now active in fourteen Provinces throughout England and Wales to the acclaim of both Brethren and the general public at large. Each Province has benefited from positive publicity and the sense of satisfaction and commitment of the Brethren from within those Provinces.
The results from other Provinces shows that this simple act can significantly assist the Staff undertake their urgent work. On leaving the hospital the children take the Teddies home with them and are encouraged to bring the bear to any further out patient visits.
Establishing the Scheme in North Wales
There are three main hospitals in North Wales namely - Wrexham Maelor, Glan Clwyd Rhyl and Ysbyty Gwynedd Bangor. Due to its geological position within the Province Bangor seems the logical choice to initiate the scheme. The date for launch at Bangor has been set for 24th March 2009
Following consultation with the A & E staff at Bangor it has been established that over a period of twelve months, May 07 to May 08 there were in excess of 4200 children under the age of seven years admitted to the A & E unit, the two other hospitals submitted similar figures, Wrexham being slightly higher.
Provision of Teddy Bears and Metal Badges
There is now a TLC Teddy Bear design exclusively for this Masonic Initiative, the Teddies comply with all current health and safety regulations and are acceptable throughout the NHS.
The Metallic badge is also exclusively designed for this appeal at a cost of £2.50 per badge. Once the appeal has been launched we need to keep up the interest and impetus of Freemasons by regular updates on the Provincial Web Site, sale of Lapel Badges and being self promoting, many freemasons will know someone who has benefited.
Benefits for Freemasonry in the Province
This Scheme will raise the level of public awareness of the contribution made to the community by Freemasonry and will provide a greater understanding of the principles on which Freemasonry is founded
Each Teddy carries a tag that state, "Donated by Local Freemasons", which provides continuous evidence of the principles of Freemasonry in practice.
In conclusion the TLC Scheme will make a real and practical contribution to the community in general, and provides a real opportunity for us to put before the public one of our important principles in a discreet and meaningful way.
• Approved by United Grand Lodge of England •
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