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CHI has almost 400 volunteers nationwide and an enormous extended community of friends, families, extended families, parents and guardians.
Our volunteers work in conjunction with hospital play specialists and/or ward staff to facilitate play for sick children in 16 hospitals throughout Ireland. Volunteers go where the children are, whether this be in hospital waiting rooms, playrooms, on wards, in emergency waiting rooms, or at the bedside of a child in isolation. PlayWell volunteers provide children with an opportunity to play and enjoy themselves which helps to reduce the stress and boredom being in hospital can cause. Quite often our services benefit not only the child but the parent as well, as parents who have spent anything from hours to weeks at the bedside of their sick child can take the opportunity to go and have a cup of tea/ something to eat/ a shower or to make a phonecall or sometimes to simply get outside for some fresh air, knowing that their child will be well cared for and entertained by our trained volunteers.

To join our team of PlayWell volunteers please register your interest by contacting our office on 1890252682 or by emailing us at info@childreninhospital.ie.

If you are unable to volunteer but would like to support us in other ways please visit our website at http://yoobyoo.ie/ where you can become a member or donate :)