A Gift for Mum is our annual Mother’s Day Campaign and we want our community to come together to celebrate mums and carers. We believe that every Mum and carer deserves to hear that she is doing a fantastic job but with many families struggling at the moment, celebrating Mother’s Day with even the smallest gift will be a luxury that they simply can not afford.
At Stripey Stork, we are seeing first hand the impact of the cost of living crisis, lots of local families are struggling with rising prices and energy bills. Our referral partners tell us about superhero mums and carers who are keeping things together in the face of extremely difficult circumstances – putting their needs last and regularly going without to provide for their children. They wouldn’t dream of spending budget on themselves and many don’t have a support network to make sure that they have a little gift to open on Mother’s Day.
We’d like to be able to give the mums and carers referred to us a little pampering gift and a handwritten card to open on Mother’s Day. We know that this small gesture means so much – it shows that the community cares and everything they do is appreciated.
Our little orange bags are filled with treats and we need your help to fill them. Please see our list of items to include and bring them to any of our dropoff points:
* Please do not bring any regular donations, these can only be donated at our warehouse.
I was quite tearful to receive such an amazing gift. As my daughter is only 3, I had come to the conclusion any Mother’s Day gifts I received would be ones I paid for. This just changed it all! Knowing there are people empathising with your struggles and offering kindness and support is just so uplifting and heart warming.
The family was super gratfull for the mother's day gift and the clothes bag. It make them feel they do matter to other people around them and gave them hope that they will get through this hard times
Please pass on my thanks, it was such a joy opening the bag and seeing all the things. There were mini size creams of a brand I love which I can’t afford to buy. It was all absolutely lovely and I really appreciated it.
This is another incredible offer from Stripey Stork. It allows us as schools to engage with our parents on a different level showing how much we value and care about them. It also allows us to acknowledge the hard work our families put into their children, whatever their challenges are. I have had feedback from families with nothing but positivity regarding how the gifts made them feel. The content was huge and the families I spoke with felt overwhelmed by the generosity so thank you!
Subject to availability, any gift packs leftover after Mother’s Day will be distributed in the weeks following. If we are lucky enough to have even more left after this period, then we will be including them with our ‘care packages’ sent throughout the year to local families in need – as a gift to Mum if it’s felt that it will be a well-received boost. Likewise, any funds leftover will also be used to support our general work throughout the year.
Thank you for your support.
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Reigate
Surrey
RH2 9EL
Registered as a charity in England and Wales 1161613
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