Staff at Alder Hey Children's Hospital weren't expecting a visit from an Iraqi diplomat and a vanload of food and toys when they started work this week.
Helen Hughes, the hospital's events and community fundraising manager, was surprised when she got a call from the Liverpool Region Mosque Network (LRMNet) with an offer of 100 hampers full of fruit, pasta, tea, milk, toys and sanitary products for kids and their families.
She said: "I know they'll be greatly received by the children, and the food hampers will be fantastic for the families. It's just amazing to have the Liverpool Region Mosque Network and LFC Foundation working together and making this donation. It's a huge, it's more than what we were expecting."
