Long time volunteer Lois had a lockdown Birthday back in January 2020 and knowing there was nothing she genuinely needed for herself, she knew Stripey Stork needed pants! So she selflessly asked friends and family for new children’s underwear donations instead of gifts. It was their way of still wishing her a happy Birthday and …
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Scarlett: virtually riding with her cycling crew
Scarlett and her virtual cycling buddies definitely earned their stripes in December 2020, smashing their 250km target by collectively cycling 283km over 4 days. They raised a jaw-dropping £660 for Stripey Stork plus match funding (and the equivalent amount for Renewed Hope). We are so proud of them wanting to make a difference in this …
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Kelly: banging out tunes for 24 hours
Kelly from Boogie Monsters – the local rock band for children – took on the challenge of her life in December 2020. She pledged to go live on Facebook for 24 hours, singing and playing requested songs non-stop. It was amazing! She was never alone, even in the middle of the night she had friends …
Taran & Hrithik: charity auction
Brothers Taran and Hrithik were due a sort out of their unwanted clothes and toys, but it was the motivation of doing this to raise funds for Stripey Stork which was what they needed. At the time Stripey Stork had put a pause on accepting donations due to COVID-19, so they did the next best …
Richard: our feisty marathon runner
The cancellation of the London Marathon 2020 didn’t stop our marathon runner Richard Feist from going the full distance. He ran the many, many laps around Merstham Cricket Club ground in the virtual London Marathon’s #The40thRace instead. Team Stork turned up to show our support, as well as his local entourage of followers, to keep …
Sophie & Imogen: a no sweat money-maker
The summer of 2020 was a hot one and with COVID-19 restrictions still in place, opportunities for the kids to entertain themselves were limited. We loved hearing how young supporters Sophie and Imogen turned their crafting skills into a money-spinner for Stripey Stork. After making some highly effective fans for themselves, they decided to create …
Paul: walking the Stork’s wing
We’ve had some weird and wonderful fundraising activities done in the name of Stripey Stork, but Paul’s wing walk has to be top of the list. In July 2020 he challenged himself to a formation wing walk; two aircrafts in a mini airshow with him strapped to the wing. He only went and did it, …
Oscar: he’s our winner!
One of our young supporters with a heart of gold. He saved his pocket money during lockdown (twice) to donate to Stripey Stork. He’d heard about us as his Mum Laura was a volunteer (and is now one of our Volunteer Coordinators) and wanted to be in on the action. So he took action and …
Ava-May: fundraising extravaganza
Ava-May age 8 had been asking to raise money for charity for quite some time. Instead of picking one fundraiser and one charity, she went the full monty. From a cake sale and bike ride, to a Tik Tok dance challenge and quiz. We are so thankful that she chose us, as well as NHS …
Emilia: for she’s a jolly good gal
Emilia chose to selflessly help 50 families for her 7th Birthday, over herself. Realising that there was nothing she particularly needed, but hearing that there were children living locally who were in desperate need, she asked for monetary donations to Stripey Stork in lieu of gifts. £95 was donated back in April 2020 from her …
