What is Bed Poverty? We often talk about bed poverty but what does it mean?
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Wow, this Easter has been a busy one! With Forget-Me-Notts having its largest request of Easter eggs ever at just under 4000, our team, volunteers and amazing donors have been hard at work collecting, sticking eggs and creating chocolate packs.
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Hello everyone, Emma here!
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of joining Matt out on the road for a day of referrals; together we installed 2 sets of drawers, a single bed, a cot bed, and of course, all of the cuddly bedding, blankets, and soft toys to make the children’s new beds oh so dreamy.
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After a year of working for Waste Nott Want Nott (our bulky waste collection and recycling service) as ‘Recycling Team Supervisor’, Dan is now a part of the Forget-Me-Notts’ referral team. Dan answered a few questions about his time so far which you can read more about below!
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Hello everyone, we hope you are having an amazing week! 😁
Every Easter, Forget-Me-Notts collects and distributes chocolate gifts across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lancashire to vulnerable children who may not otherwise receive one. We are so excited to announce that we are continuing the tradition.
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This year we were requested a total of 4189 selection boxes from 14 different social care organisations and 15 other community groups.
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Operation Orphan has had Forget-Me-Notts under it’s wing for TEN years now but that isn’t where it all started…
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With massive thanks to the cheerleaders of the University of Nottingham, we wrapped and packed over 1,000 selection boxes for our first set of distributions. We are so thankful for the continued partnership with the cheerleaders and all of their help with preparations for Christmas each year.
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We had a brilliant second-ever full team day focusing on Forget-Me-Notts and all of the different aspects which make up our UK based project.
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Our Christmas gift program is off to a stellar start, and we are so thankful to everyone who has supported so far. The time is absolutely flying by, and the first distribution is now T-minus 2 weeks away!
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Hi everyone!
I hope you are all doing well! My name Is Hefin, and I am this year’s intern at Operation Orphan. I am so excited for the year ahead and cannot wait to work together with you all helping orphaned and vulnerable children here in the UK 😊
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Hello everyone! It is officially the time of year when Christmas is right around the corner, and we are so excited to announce this year’s selection box gift program has started! ☆
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We gifted 3017 Easter eggs to social services to remind our local vulnerable children that they are not forgotten this Easter. We are pleased to have received such overwhelmingly positive feedback and we would love to share these moments with you.
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I’m halfway into my placement year at Operation Orphan and one of the highlights of my experience is being able to join the Forget-Me-Notts team on referrals.
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This Easter, we supplied a total of 3017 Easter eggs for local vulnerable children across the East Midlands. We were able to achieve this thanks to the help and support of our local community.
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We received a total of £1220 for our Easter appeal from our lovely supporters! The donations we received were used to buy additional Easter eggs for the local vulnerable children across the East Midlands.
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We recently delivered 1165 Easter eggs for social workers to gift to our local vulnerable children. Our supply of Easter eggs is dependent on community donations, so we sincerely thank everyone who got involved and offered a helping hand.
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We’ve received a large request of 1165 Easter eggs for our 1st Easter egg distribution. We are happy to announce that we have successfully met this target goal, all thanks to the amazing support we received so far!
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A few weeks ago, we officially launched our Easter appeal where we ask for community donations of Easter eggs to gift to our local vulnerable children and remind them that they are not forgotten. We need your help to make it possible!
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Although we deliver the selection boxes to social workers and care groups every Christmas, we do not get to see first-hand the children’s pure reactions when receiving the gifts. Thus, we have asked for some feedback to demonstrate how special these chocolate gifts are for the children.
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