This Saturday, 13th December, marks Milton Keynes Hospital Charity’s Community Day at Stadium MK as one of MK Dons’ official charity partners for the 25/26 season.
This marks the first charity activation day of the season!
Milton Keynes Hospital Charity is dedicated to supporting all wards and departments at Milton Keynes University Hospital. They’re here to help enhance patient and family experience, making a difference through fundraising, volunteering, and developing vital projects with MKUH staff.
These projects can range from extra-special medical equipment to transforming clinical hospital environments into warm and welcoming spaces. MK Hospital Charity also supports Milton Keynes University Hospital’s Cancer Centre, funding treatments, wellbeing spaces, gardens, and new radiotherapy facilities through ongoing appeals and community donations.
As well as the Cancer Centre, the charity also supports the Neonatal Centre (NNU) at Milton Keynes University Hospital through donations, funding renovations, equipment, and support services such as counselling and community care. The NNU also provides family-integrated care, psychological support, and community nurse teams for premature or ill babies
These important centres are where your kind donations will go, and the money will be crucial towards supporting them in caring for patients there.
The Community Day will see a range of activities for supporters to enjoy before the match, as well as opportunities to raise money for this great cause.
The Community Day will bring all the festive cheer to fans, starting with a group of Cycling Santas, who will be arriving from the City Centre at Gate 5 at 1pm on matchday, so come and say hello, cheer them on and get on that nice list!
Also from 1pm, MK Hospital Charity’s mascot, Leo the Lion will join our very own Donny and Mooie on their own travels around the stadium, so make sure you find them and get a photo!
A team of volunteers will also be travelling around the Stadium with buckets from 1:30pm, raising funds for MK Hospital Charity, so please donate what you can when you see them!
There will also be an exciting Concourse Fanzone, open from 1:30pm, which will have a Spin the Wheel, Teddy Tombola and a Name the Teddy game! This will be located by Gate 7 (The Study Centre) on the concourse.
If that’s not enough Christmas joy for you, don’t worry! At 2:15pm, there will be Christmas Carols sung by volunteers at the Concourse Fanzone until 2:45pm for supporters to enjoy before the match.
Supporters are also kindly encouraged to donate what toys they can at selected locations around the Stadium on matchday. All donations go to MK Hospital Charity.
Toys must be NEW and can include Arts and Crafts materials, Board Games, Colouring Utensils, Musical Toys, Fidget Toys, Baby Toys and Dolls and Action Figures.
Toy Donation Drop-Off Locations:
- Club Store (from 10am)
- Club Red entrance (from 12pm)
- Pitchside Bar (from 12pm)
- Cowshed Shop (from 1:30pm)
All donations will be grouped together and delivered to MK Hospital.
The Charity will also be providing the First Team players with t-shirts to wear as they warm up ahead of the match. The shirts will be worn by the players, before being signed and given back to the charity to raffle off. This December, First Team players will also be visiting MK Hospital in person to give some festive cheer to residents there.
