Christmas is a happy time of year for many of us, but for patients, their families and the staff working in hospitals, the holiday season can be a challenging and lonely time. That’s why Milton Keynes Hospital Charity plans and prepares festive fundraising activities to help spread joy.

This year, brand, creative, digital and comms agency, Stratos is proud to support Milton Keynes Hospital Charity (MKHC) with its campaign to ‘pledge a present’ for patients, and has created some fun festivities at Milton Keynes University Hospital in the lead up to Christmas.

The Stratos campaign includes an artistic ‘Design a Christmas Jumper’ activity for patients, a digital game, built by Playbound, that encourages clients, partners and friends to engage with its charitable commitment to MKHC, and a request for donations at its Christmas celebration event this December.

Vanessa Holmes, Associate Director at Milton Keynes Hospital Charity explains: “We believe that every patient in our care deserves a special gift this Christmas. This year, we’re encouraging monetary donations rather than physical gifts and our goal is to raise £3,000.

“As ever, we’re really grateful to Stratos for helping us spread the word about our latest fundraising campaign and we’re really looking forward to seeing the patient-designed Christmas jumpers, playing the augmented reality game and to raising funds at Stratos’ Christmas celebrations.”

George Read, Creative Designer at Stratos says: “It’s been so rewarding to work on this campaign with MKHC, creating the templates for the ‘Design a Christmas Jumper’ activity, working with Sam Guilmard, AR/VR Creative Developer at Playbound on the creative for the AR game and designing the assets to promote Stratos’ Christmas celebrations.

“We’re really proud to play our part in helping MKHC to put smiles on hospital patient’s faces this Christmas.”

Can you spare something small to support Milton Keynes Hospital Charity’s Christmas Gift Appeal 2024? Please visit https://mkhcharity.enthuse.com/cf/mkhc-christmas-gift-appeal to donate today.

A few things that some of the patients at Milton Keynes Hospital are looking forward to this Christmas include:

“Recovering sooner and being able to walk better without support.” Dhana, 50 years old

“Spending time with my family.” Martin, 9 years old

“Preparing for the arrival of our baby, shopping for the little one and spending quality time with my husband before we turn from 2 to 3 as a family. Praying for safety and happiness for all around the world.” Dania, 35 years old