Charity

Street to School

23 June 2010

I’m a passionate believer in education improving people’s lives. My parents were little more than teenagers when they had me, but worked really hard and encouraged me to do well at school, which meant I was the first person in our family to go to University. As a result there is no question that our [...]

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Bloggers for Haiti

18 January 2010

As more information comes out of Haiti it becomes apparent how much the country will need help for a long time to come. 2 million orphans and millions homeless, the numbers of people needing aid is just unimaginable. To try and help Bloggers for Haiti have started a Just Giving page to donate money to [...]

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Haiti – Where to donate

13 January 2010

I’m sitting here in tears watching the news and the scenes from Haiti are just horrific. If you would like to help you can donate to the British Red Cross here ( UK readers remember to tick Gift Aid so they get the full amount) Or Médecins Sans Frontières here

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Auction for Cumbria Flood Relief Now Live

30 November 2009

The Auction is now up and running, pop over to Bambino Goodies to find out more – Happy Bidding!

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A Letter for Santa….for a great cause

13 November 2009

The NSPCC have just launched their Letter from Santa fundraising initiative gives parents, grandparents and anyone else the chance to nominate someone special to receive a magical letter from Santa for a suggested donation of £5. The letter is personalised with the child’s name and age and is sure to confirm that Santa will be [...]

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Operation Christmas Child

25 October 2009

It’s that time of year again, we have busily been decorating and filling a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child this morning, which Lily will take into school in the new term. This year is seems to be extra special for Lily since she realised about Santa (RIP Santa). I was so proud of her this [...]

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Help the Heroes – One Woman and her Bike

11 June 2009

My friend Julie has decided to take on a challenge to raise money for Help the Heroes. It’s is a fabulous charity helping service people who have been injured in current conflicts, as shamefully the British government aren’t doing much about it. I come from a service family, my Dad, Grandad and Great Grandfathers were [...]

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