The Book Bag Project - Please help a child fill long hours in hospital

An example of the contents of an Under the Fountain Book Bag

Under The Fountain" is an adventure story that takes place on the West Country coast, about a boy with leukaemia. The story provides children who are spending a lot of time in hospital, the opportunity of using their imaginations in difficult situations and also gives them the chance of seeing a positive self image in a story. The book has the approval of CLIC-Sargent, and has had some medical input from a Paediatrician and CLIC-Sargent nurses, and sea life information from the Seal Sanctuary in Gweek.

"Book bags" are useful to go along with the books to give children comfort and to explain through the story what is happening to them. ( book bags consist of related information books on sea life, sticker books, DVD, note pad and markers, and plastic sea-life animals) All of these things help children to continue their education and stimulate their imagination in a positive way during their stay in hospital.

Each book bag costs about £50.00, and a book is £5.99.  We would really appreciate any help that you might be able to give us towards this project.
We would like to give at least one book bag to each hospital, that carries out oncology treatment in the South West and Midlands.


If you would like to get involved, contribute or know an organisation or a school that would like to help us with this project, please contact us at underthefountain@gmail.com