Leicester business bosses will face the ultimate test during next month’s Leicester Business Festival to raise cash for local hospital services.
Leicester Hospitals Charity is organising a boss breakout on Thursday, November 16. It hopes to raise more than £12,000 for 12 fold-away beds so that parents can stay with their children during hospital treatment.
Business leaders will be ‘locked-up’ within the charity’s pop-up space in Highcross shopping centre and must use their networks to collectively fund-raise the money to secure their release.
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Leicester Hospitals Charity is creating a pop-up shop in Highcross from Saturday, November 18 until Friday, December 22, with a programme of fundraising activities and events including this ‘Boss Break Out’ escape room.
The managers, CEOs and MDs who sign up to take part need to deploy their best sales tactics to encourage donations to help them break out and raise money to bring comfort to patients, families and staff across Leicester’s Hospitals.
Louise Evans, head of nursing at the Children’s Hospital, said: “We are committed to providing an environment that supports family-centred care for all our inpatients.
“This includes providing a healthcare environment that is clean, comfortable and feels homely with the option for a parent or carer to stay and sleep (in comfort), beside their infant/ child throughout their hospital stay.
"The provision of the new chairs will go some way to improving parents' and carers' experience during anxious times and less worry for the nursing team in trying to locate enough fold-away chairs for the night.”
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So far, confirmed participants include well-known business figureheads and the charity is now seeking more willing business leaders to take part.
Sunita Patel, head of corporate and community fundraising at Leicester Hospital Charity and LBF partner, said: “Thanks to the continued support from our local business community we are able to make a real impact to patients and their families across Leicester, Leicestershire and beyond.
“It’s great see that a number of business leaders have already pledged their support and are up for the challenge, we still need a few more to sign up to make sure the event reaches our fundraising target so that families are able to stay together in comfort.”
Leicester Business Festival chair Richard Osborn said: “Leicester’s Hospitals have a significant role in all our lives whether we have experienced hospital care ourselves or those closest to us have.
“Hospitals are the biggest employer in the area so we may also have people close to us working there.
“Having an event as part of LBF which will have a long-lasting and life-changing impact is truly incredible.
“Many people working in business are extremely passionate about supporting Leicester’s Hospitals so this is one way of doing that collectively."
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Those interested in being involved in the bosses’ break-out should visit the Leicester Hospitals Charity website at leicesterhospitalscharity.org.uk and search “#BossBreakOut”.
Up to 80 events will be running during the festival fortnight which runs from November 6-17.