Yoko Ono to launch John Lennon Foundation in Liverpool hospital

Yoko Ono will be launching the John Lennon Foundation for Child Health at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital on May 25th. The launch of the Lennon Foundation is the first major event for the Imagine Appeal charity, which Ono created in October 2005 in observance of what would have been Lennon's 65th birthday.

The foundation will aid Alder Hey in continuing its "pioneering work to provide family-focused care for around 200,000 young patients every year." The foundation will eventually be housed in a separate building.

Ono told The Liverpool Daily Post that, "What is happening with the whole Imagine Appeal is really very exciting and I hope the Imagine White Ball will be the first of many fantastic events, all of which have one fundamental goal, to help children everywhere."

Prior to the Imagine Appeal's launch, Ono will be among the VIP guests at the Imagine White Ball, which will be held in the grounds of Knowsley Hall, which is on the estate of the Earl and Countess Derby.

A spokesperson at Alder Hey said that, "The Imagine Appeal is helping the hospital continue our pioneering work, develop facilities, research medical conditions that affect children and provide vital medical equipment."
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