Wolverhampton mother helps young patients at New Cross Hospital celebrate Halloween
A kind-hearted Wolverhampton mother-of-two became a Halloween Queen when she dressed the part to hand out buckets of fun and hampers for children at New Cross Hospital.
Surinder Mann, who works full-time for a pensions pooling company, decided she wanted to bring a little cheer to the children's ward at the hospital.
She sought out donations from local businesses and stores and collected creative art items, sweet treats and activity books to fill 40 Halloween buckets and cakes and other donations for four hampers.
Surinder said: "I like to give something back to the community each year.
"I have previously donated items to Compton Care but because it is this time of the year I wanted to concentrate on children.
"This year I decided to celebrate Halloween and collect gifts such as sweet treats, toys and crayons.
"My 12-year-old daughter Kiran helped by filling the buckets.
"Unfortunately, because of the Covid-19 pandemic I could not visit the ward but handed all the items over to Rachael Robinson, from the fundraising department at the hospital.
"When I arranged to deliver the items I checked how many children were on the ward and was told that there were 40 young people in the hospital.
"I dressed up as the Halloween Queen but sadly the children did not see my costume because of the restrictions.
"I always try to support a charity and wanted to bring the Halloween experience to the children on the ward.
"Many shops, supermarkets, stores, a bakery and individuals have helped supply the items to fill the buckets and hampers.
"I cannot thank them enough for their generosity and for enabling myself to take fun and cheer to the children who would otherwise be missing out on the celebrations."
