Stars shine at Natural History Museum fundraiser

Last night, (Wednesday 25th April), famous faces from the world of television, music, entertainment and politics came together for an evening of fundraising at the first ever Daniel Galvin Bracken’s A Night at the Museum event to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.

Stars including Claudia Winkleman and Strictly Come Dancing winner Ore Oduba were joined by Samantha Cameron at the Natural History Museum to lead an evening of spectacular entertainment.

Four hundred guests were treated to music from French pop band the Gypsy Queens followed by headline act Tony Hadley who sang some of his biggest show stopping hits.

Dancing into the night with DJ Jordi Ruz, resident DJ at Beso Beach lounge in Ibiza, attendees had the opportunity to bid on once in a lifetime experiences, including luxury trips to the Maldives, a private helicopter ride over the River Thames and VIP tickets to the National Television Awards 2019 with a pampering session beforehand at the world-renowned Daniel Galvin Kensington Salon.

The event, sponsored by Daniel Galvin and Adot Foundation, has been organised by Louise Galvin, whose son, Daniel, received treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital for a brain tumour 6 years ago. The hundreds of guests who attended were able to hear first-hand from Louise about her GOSH experience and how the funds raised will make a huge difference to children coming to the hospital for lifesaving neurosurgery.

All the money raised will go towards a new intra-operative MRI (iMRI) scanner, which will transform the way brain surgery is performed at Great Ormond Street Hospital. By allowing patients to be scanned mid operation, it will make surgery safer and more effective, improving outcomes for hundreds of young patients.

Louise Galvin said: “As a parent the health and happiness of your child is paramount. We are incredibly thankful every day to GOSH and for the recovery Daniel has made. We have chosen to fundraise for an iMRI scanner because it will help to ensure that other critically ill children have their tumour completely removed in one procedure which will make a huge difference. I am delighted to see so many people come together and give so generously, it’s been a wonderful and uplifting evening.”

Samantha Cameron, committee member for Daniel Galvin Bracken’s A Night at the Museum said: “I’m delighted to be here supporting Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. It’s such a fantastic cause and I’m so pleased to have been a part of raising the funds for a scanner that will benefit so many children and their families.”

Tim Johnson, Chief Executive of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity said: “On behalf of everyone at Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, I want to say a huge thank you to all those who came along to generously support the charity. You’re helping to fund pioneering life-saving equipment which will transform and improve the outcomes for seriously ill children from all across the UK, we can’t thank you enough.”

For further information on Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity please visit www.gosh.org

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