Gifts distributed (Includes late requests) 3,631 children 1,537 parents/carers 5,168 gifts in total 2,116 families helped £82,000 estimated value of gifts 2020 has certainly been a year to remember, and the consequences have been far reaching in our community. We knew the demand for our Christmas campaign would be greater due to COVID-19, we factored this into our planning …
Continue reading “Santa Stork 2020 – wrapped in community kindness”
And what a year it’s been! Highs and lows. Desperation for many, but also many acts of kindness. Community spirit like we’ve never seen before, flexibility required from our team and volunteers like we’ve never had to ask before. 2020 has been an extremely busy year for Stripey Stork; to date we’ve answered 2,123 regular …
Total raised: *£5,349.59 *We’re still updating this fundraising total with last minute sponsorship. This figure, and those amounts mentioned throughout the blog, do not include gift aid. Run as one We can proudly say that whether #TeamStork are running together or virtually, they still smash it! When the pandemic escalated and Run Reigate was cancelled, …
Although we’re missing the buzz of Run Reigate this year – as well as being a great fundraiser for us, it’s also a really fun day which we get to share with our supporters and community alike – we’ve still rallied the Team Stork troops and have lots of adults and children running virtually for …
“Both girls have been at home throughout lockdown due to their Mum’s cancer returning, so these activity packs are ideal. The youngest has a visual impairment and I’m blown away by the large print wordsearch, it was obviously meant to be! The feedback I had when I dropped them off to our families has been …
Continue reading “Summer activity bags to help alleviate holiday poverty”
This week the team were delighted to welcome Mr Michael More-Molyneux, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, and Mr Shahid Azeem DL, the Surrey High Sheriff, to our Reigate warehouse. Both were keen to lend a helping hand after hearing how the demand for our service has been increasing at an exponential rate since the start of …
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Stripes4Stripey is now well and truly marked in the local calendar. This year, on Thursday 18th June, we asked our supporters – young and old, feline and friend – to dig out their stripes and help raise funds to buy new socks, pants and PJ’s to use in our clothing packs all year round. We’ve …
Jenny, our Treasurer and creator of Stripey the mascot, has surpassed herself yet again with these adorable Stripey chicks. Team Stork are in love with these little babies, so Jenny has kindly provided us with some instructions on how to make your own – it’s easy and the kids will love to lend a helping …
‘Virtual’ is the name of the game right now. People, local businesses and organisations are all having to be creative during this current crisis, thinking ‘out of the box’ as to how they can stay connected with their friends, customers and followers. Charities are no exception to this. A small charity likes ours relies heavily …
Firstly, we’d like to wish every single Mum a very Happy Mother’s Day. We hope that today of all days you are feeling the love and appreciation for the amazing job you do every day of the year. It’s thanks to our annual Mother’s Day campaign that 565 local Mums in need will certainly be …
