Derek Birbeck raises £200 for Fisher House by hand crafting beautiful birdhouses. 

Derek has been a regular fundraiser for Fisher House, run by QEHB Charity. Fisher House offers a ‘home away from home’ for military patients, based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and their loved ones. This means that when military patients are being treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, their families can stay at Fisher House.

Due to the world class care carried out at QEHB, and the lessons learnt from the battlefield, servicemen and women often survive injuries today that they would have died from just a few years ago. But injuries sustained can be life-changing for them, and for their families. It is during these times, when families want to be close to their injured loved ones that Fisher House is there for them: a ‘home away from home’ within walking distance of the hospital, providing a safe space for families to adjust and recover during this difficult time.

After learning about this wonderful facility that has been offered to military patients and their families since 2013, Derek decided to raise money to support Fisher House, which is solely run on charitable donations. With a keen eye for craftsmanship, Derek has made a large collection of beautiful brightly coloured birdhouses; all profits are being donated to Fisher House. So far he has raised nearly £200 by selling his work, selling wrist bands and badges and also through goblet collections.

Cathryn Worth, Fundraising Manager at QEHB Charity said: “We are extremely grateful to Derek for choosing to support Fisher House. Donations such as this will continue to provide a service that goes ‘over and above’ for our military patients and their loved ones during difficult times. Thank you”

To support Fisher House, please click here 

Pictured is David Boden who sells the birdhouses at his farm shop. 

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