Rossi Long is always keen to support charities, especially those within the local community. So, this Christmas, we decided to work with N&N Hospitals Charity to collect items for their Send a Smile with Santa gift appeal. Having provided engineering consultancy for many of the construction developments at the hospital, the charity seemed the perfect fit.

Throughout November, we set up a donation box in our reception to collect gifts to take to the Charity. Altogether we collected over 30 gifts ranging from toiletries and teddys, toys and blankets to chocolates and puzzles. The gifts will be donated to young people at the Jenny Lind Children’s hospital, where the donations will be wrapped and given to those staying in hospital on Christmas Day.

Nicholas, Blake, and Laura played their part as Santa and delivered the gifts to the Charities headquarters in the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in early December. They had the opportunity to meet those working for the charity and the Play Team who will be handing out the gifts over the festive period. The team was thrilled to have received our donations:

Lynn Crombie, from the N&N Hospitals Charity, said: “A huge thank you to everyone at Rossi Long Consulting for these wonderful Christmas gifts and chocolates for our patients in the Jenny Lind Children's Hospital. Being in hospital is never easy, but these gifts will go a long way to putting a smile on the faces of the children, particularly at this festive time.

"Thank you to Nicholas, Laura and Blake for delivering everything to us. On behalf of the N&N Hospitals Charity, we would, once again, like to thank Rossi Long Consulting for thinking of us and bringing such thoughtful gifts."

N & N Hospitals Charity is dedicated to supporting better care at the Norfolk and Norwich, Cromer and District, and Jenny Lind Children’s Hospitals. Their focus is on enhancing patient experiences through innovative funding and additional resources.