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 …
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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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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We are very excited to launch our Christmas campaign – Santa Stork 2014. Our aim is to give a personal gift to as many local children in need as we can this Christmas. We’ve asked our referral sources to send us details of the children (and parents) they support who’d appreciate a special gift and we’ve also …
It appears that the season for ‘giving’ is early this year. A few days ago we asked you to vote for us in the Skipton Building Society Grassroots Giving Programme as we are shortlisted for the chance to win £500 (it’s still not too late if you haven’t voted – click here for details). Stripey Stork …
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There are moments in the Stripey Stork journey that will stay with me. Moments that come to mind when life is hectic and I question why I started all of this when I have two pre-schoolers keeping me busy day and (very often) night. Times that make you think “This is all worthwhile. Keep going.” …
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Your Royal Highness, Congratulations Kate! You’ve been a Mummy for a whole year now and your precious first born is celebrating his first birthday. It’s quite a milestone and I hope you are taking time to reflect on your journey so far. The first year brings up a whole range of experiences and emotions as …
Those of you who follow the work of Stripey Stork will know that we appreciate extra funds to buy new items such as cot mattresses to go with our donated cots. Safe, clean beds for children and babies that need them most. Fundraising and your donations make this possible. Did you know there is an …
Are you watching the Glastonbury coverage and wishing you were enjoying live music this weekend? Life changes for a lot of us in that respect when the little ones come along, but that doesn’t mean we should stop enjoying the live music experience. How would you like to spend a fun-filled Sunday afternoon with your kids at …
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Welcome to our first blog post – its all very exciting and another significant milestone in the Stripey Stork journey. We want to use the blog as a way to update you on our news, but to also showcase those who support, encourage and inspire us. Given that this is our first blog post it …
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51a Albert Road North
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 9EL
Registered as a charity in England and Wales 1161613
Our focus is the Surrey region and bordering areas. If you are in a different region, see map of UK baby banks to find one near you.
