How to Help

Become one of Sam's Angels
Volunteer & Skills

What are you good at? What are you qualified as? Give of your time pro bono: Lawyers, doctors, paediatric nurses, psychologists, allied professionals, counsellors etc.

Your time is very valuable and in the future, we are hoping to work on “cuddle & play programmes” for children whose parents cannot be by their sides as they face the scary road of being “alone” in hospital without a loved one. It is our dream that no child should ever be sick alone or worse die alone. You don’t need to have any particular professional skill to help spread Sam’s footprints. All you need is an honest and caring heart and be ready and willing to spend time with children in hospital, or offer your professional skills by running a support group, giving legal advice, etc.

**All volunteers first need to be checked and cleared against all registers that may affect your ability to work safely with children.

Donate
Your contribution makes a real difference

We value every donation!

You can make a donation or contribution directly into the Trust's bank account. However, if you prefer to donate via crowdfunding platforms, you can visit our GivenGain link at the bottom of the page.

Don't forget to ask for your Section 18A certificate.

Acc Name: Footprints 4 Sam Trust
Acc No.: 115 855 6756
Bank: Nedbank
Branch Code: 198765

Alternatively, please click the donate button below to donate via credit card.

DONATE HERE

Become a Sam “Sweater”
Inviting one and all

We invite runners, walkers and cyclists or any other form of sport enthusiast to “sweat” for Sam. We have sport packs that you can buy which include a branded technical shirt and a Sam bracelet. This allows individuals to raise awareness and fundraise for Footprints 4 Sam at sporting events or when you are leisurely strolling the neighbourhood.

Be sure to join the #F4SAMWGS Movement and check out our Footprints 4 Sam World Giving Series. Funds raised through these challenges go towards renovating essential paediatric spaces in government hospitals.

The Samuel Generation of Healthcare
Make a commitment

Commit to the values of the Samuel Generation of Healthcare as a healthcare professional:

• Remember the human.
• Remember the child.
• Remember the family.
• Remember to treat the whole person – mind, body and soul - with excellence and real empathy.
• Quality of life – let a child be a child, even if tied to machines in an ICU setting. Create a child and family-friendly environment.
• Remember hospital is not a long-term solution – home is where the heart is.
• Love, play, cuddles and laughter – key ingredients for successful chronic care.
• Remember to care for yourself.
• Burnout and compassion fatigue – be an early-warning mirror for your colleagues.
• Debrief regularly.
• Allow yourself to grieve.
• No man is an island – work as an integrated team (a relay of excellence).
• Let Sam's life lessons be your professional compass.

Order and wear your Sam bracelet as a reminder, in healthcare and in life, to be loving and be kind. Help us change healthcare for the better. Each one of you is a ripple in the water. Each ripple touches hundreds of lives and hundreds of hearts. Let’s Sam’s legacy create a tidal wave of change so that South African Paediatric Healthcare becomes a beacon of excellence and hope to the world.

Footprints 4 Sam World Giving Series
Join the #F4SWGS Movement

Run for Charity. Run for Change. Run for Chronically Ill Children. Run for Hope, Dignity & Compassion. Run for your own emotional well-being, self-care & human centred healthcare.
#sweat4sam #breathislife #humanityheals

Aim: To build the biggest Virtual Charity Challenge Series in South Africa and internationally - Establishing a worldwide footprint and donor base supporting our key initiatives and key values.

Motivation: Due to the Covid_19 crisis Footprints 4 Sam is having to be innovative in terms of long-term fundraising planning given the cancellation of our key face to face fundraising events.

Goal: To have a Virtual Race every 3 months. Each challenge has a duration of 3 months, so Footprints 4 Sam will have #samsweaters on the road each day of the year.

Calling all Sponsors: Come and secure your sporting challenge with Footprints 4 Sam and show that you have a brand that cares, saving lives one exercise and footprint at a time!

Benefit: You get to inspire your community of colleagues, clients and suppliers and you get to make a difference! This year funds raised through these sporting challenges are going towards our Beautiful Memories Initiative where we are raising funds to renovate key paediatric spaces in government hospitals. What could be more meaningful?