A Stripey Stork welcome to all Ukrainian families Stripey Stork want to make sure that Ukrainian families arriving in the UK are supported with the items they need in their new homes. As one of the UK’s biggest baby banks we are well positioned to support families arriving across Surrey. We can help …
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A Gift for Mum A Gift for Mum is Stripey Stork’s Mother’s Day campaign. Our aim is to make sure that every Mum referred to us receives a small gift to open on Mother’s Day, to let her know that she is doing a fantastic job. This year, thanks to our amazing community we were …
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Gifts distributed (Includes late requests) 5,414 children 2,108 parents/carers 7,522 gifts in total 3,179 families helped £129,544 estimated value of gifts As Christmas approached and we started to plan our 8th Santa Stork project, one thing was clear to us – if 2020 was the year that changed the world, 2021 was the year the economic impact landed. We’d …
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2021 continued the theme of 2020 – a great mixture of high and lows. Whilst we have all adapted to different way of life that COVID-19 has placed on us all, what has remained constant is the incredible engagement of our community. Since 1 January 2021, we have responded to requests on behalf of 8,532 families, reaching …
???????????????????????? The run up to Christmas 2021 is officially here and the team at Stripey Stork have a simple question for you – do you believe? Do you believe that every child deserves some special Christmas magic, this year more than ever? Children like the 11-year-old boy who lost his Dad this year. He wants …
“He’s had a very tough year…” So began a request from one of the family centres we work with, on behalf of 6 year old B and his siblings. Like any typical 6 year old, B will be eagerly counting down the days until Christmas and writing his letter to Santa – we’re told he’s …
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The end of Summer and our return to full operations at HQ came hurtling towards us at great speed. We had all been watching the news coverage of the situation in Afghanistan and knew that it would only be a matter of time before we received requests for assistance. Stripey Stork wanted to help …
On Sunday 19 September, Priory Park was the scene for Run Reigate. Now in its eighth year, and ‘back as one’ it was better than ever. It was also that little bit more ‘orange’ – with Stripey Stork as the Headline Charity our runners, volunteers and supporters came out in full force, showing everyone Team …
“To light up a child’s heart is probably the best thing a person can do and it’s unforgettable.” Last weekend we put a call out for help as we had received a request for support from Little Village HQ who are coordinating a response to the British Red Cross aid request on behalf of the Afghan children …
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Well done and thank you to Sebastian for including us in his Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award this month. For his voluntary service, he dog walked to raise money for charity and we are so pleased that he chose us to be the beneficiary, raising an impressive £250 in total. That’s a lot of dogs …
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