Tech charity Lifelites and Cheshire Freemasons are working together to help bring the outside world in for children with life-limiting conditions in Cheshire.
The charity recently held a photoshoot with Cheshire Freemasons at Chester Cathedral to highlight the needs of children with life-limiting conditions using hospice services and the value that life-changing technology can add to their lives.
Virtual Reality (VR) is one item of technology that Lifelites donates to give children using children's hospice services in Cheshire a chance to leave behind their hospice bed or wheelchair and go on incredible adventures, walking along virtual beaches, or exploring other countries or other worlds. The photoshoots were part of a wider campaign highlighting the ongoing support of Freemasons in many parts of the country for Lifelites work in their area. Cheshire Freemasons have donated £17,000 to support Lifelites work in Cheshire over the past four years.
This event was Lifelites' new CEO, Rob Lightfoot's first for the charity. He said:
"Lifelites is an incredible and unique charity working to support every child with life-limiting conditions and disabilities using hospice services across the British Isles. We live in a society which has suffered many hardships and life continues to be challenging for so many, but these children and their families are more vulnerable than most. Lifelites is proud to work with the Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons and our hospice partners to ensure that children with life-limiting conditions across Leicestershire and Rutland are given the very best respite and end of life experiences. We recognise the power of technology for good and how the digital revolution, of which we are a part, may hold the keys for a better quality of life for the children we support."
Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire, Stephen M. Blank said:
"I am delighted that Lifelites continues to be one of the chosen charities of Cheshire Freemasons. This unique small charity does great work both here in Cheshire and across the British Isles. It is a pleasure to see how Freemason's support of Lifelites is bringing life-changing technology into the lives of these children and giving them a better quality of life."
Lifelites has been donating their equipment and services for children using every children's hospice across the British Isles for the past 22 years and is the only charity that does this. Lifelites continues to provide new technology, maintenance and training to hospice staff on how to use it, to ensure that as many of these children as possible will have the chance to enjoy the benefits of this technology during their shorter lives.