Points of Light
Award Number: 27
The Prime Minister's Office
10 Downing Street, SW1A 2AA
23 May 2014
Ivan Hollingsworth
Tyne And Wear
Ivan has won the award for his fundraising efforts for the heart unit at Freeman Hospital, Newcastle. Ivan’s son Seb was born in 2009 with a congenital heart condition. As a result he needed 6 hours of open heart surgery at the hospital, while only 16 weeks old, in order to save his life. In gratitude, Ivan has taken fundraising to phenomenal levels, so far raising £343,000.