Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! “Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas … perhaps … means a little bit more!” (Dr. Suess, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, New York: Random House, 1957.) This weekend we are reflecting on the Santa Stork 2015 ‘giving event’ …
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Santa Stork 2015
Today marks the launch of our Christmas campaign – Santa Stork 2015. Our aim is to give a personal gift to as many local children in need as we can this Christmas. The Santa Stork 2014 campaign was incredibly successful and, taking into account the last minute requests we received, with your support were able to provide brand new …
Win a Car for £1 – Belfry Shopping Centre, Redhill (Tuesday 8th Sept 2015)
Hi everyone Hope you are all starting to get back to ‘normal’ after the summer holidays. Good luck to all those who have children starting at a new nursery or school. At Stripey Stork we’re getting set for a busy last quarter of 2015 – sorting donations of new and pre-loved items for babies and children, and then fulfilling the requests …
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Auction: 2 tickets for Chelsea FC vs Arsenal (19th September 2015)
Thanks to a supporter from Barclays Bank, sponsors of the Barclays Premier League, Stripey Stork are delighted to offer some amazing tickets for auction this weekend. Yes, that’s right Chelsea vs Arsenal! The tickets are for the Barclays Premier League match at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 19th September 2015 with a kick …
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Stripey Stork on eBay
Stripey Stork is now registered as a charity partner on eBay. This means that you can now sell items on eBay (perhaps those items that you are unable to donate to Stripey Stork) and donate between 10% – 100% of the proceeds to Stripey Stork. You can also choose to add gift aid to this …
Registration and Reflection
It’s been a significant week at Stripey Stork as we received notification that we’re officially registered as a charity in England and Wales. 1161613 is the magic number! This change in status doesn’t change what we do day-to-day – we’ve been operating with a small charity constitution and set our processes up to make this …
Mum2Mum 2015 campaign
Today we launch our Mum2Mum campaign for 2015. It was hugely popular last year and we got great feedback from those who donated as well as those who received. With that in mind we are sticking with the same simple format. Show another Mum you care by donating just £5 to Stripey Stork so we can …
Discounts for all supermums!
Happy New Year! The new year is always a time for goal setting. At Stripey Stork we have great plans for the year ahead and have kicked off our year with a flurry of planning and activity towards our 2015 goals. What are you plans for the year? Are they health related? Making more time to …
Santa Stork 2014 – a celebration of ‘giving’
Wow, what a day! Today was the ‘giving event’ for the Santa Stork 2014 campaign, a day many of us wont forget in a hurry. As a result of all your help and support, we passed out gift bags filled to the brim with goodies for 146 children and 56 of their parents – what a result! The referral …
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Stripey Friday giveaway: ‘Yuck! said the Yak”
One of the many things I love about being involved with Stripey Stork is the interesting people you get to meet. People come to donate items or volunteer, and when you get chatting you learn about their families, their jobs and their interests. Alex English is a Reigate mum with two lovely boys, and she got …
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