Acorns Children’s Hospice has appointed East End Foods Plc Director Dr Jason Wouhra OBE as a Patron for the charity.
Toby Porter, Acorns' Chief Executive said: “Jason is recognised and respected across our region not just for his business skills, but also as an extremely important advocate for many of the things that we value most deeply at Acorns." Toby added: “The engagement and support of Jason and his wife Daali will be a huge help."
Established in 1988, Acorns first hospice, based in Selly Oak, Birmingham was officially opened by HRH the Princess of Wales. In the past year the charity cared for over 870 children and supported more than 1,090 families, including those who are bereaved. Dr Jason Wouhra OBE described Acorns “a very special local charity” which was helping children and families, all of whom, he said, were facing the toughest imaginable challenges.
In February this year, Dr Wouhra was invested with an OBE for services to Business and International Trade by HRH Prince Charles. Dr Wouhra was also Chairman of the West Midlands’ Institute of Directors (IoD), a role he took on in 2013, then aged 35, making him the youngest chairman and the first-ever from an ethnic minority in the history of the IoD.
Acorns - which this year marks its 30th anniversary providing vital care for life limited and life threatened children and support for their families across the West Midlands - provides a network of specialist care and support to children and support for their families, both within the hospice and in family homes. It costs the charity nearly £10mn every year to provide its services and it relies on fundraising for the bulk of this amount.
For more information visit www.acorns.org.uk
