Grant for Operation Orphan from Foresters Financial!

One of our regular volunteers, Carol, kindly applied for a grant and was able to use it to by some wonderful items for Forget-Me-Notts!

We Won an Award!

We are thrilled to say that thanks to your votes we have been awarded People’s Choice Silver for our category at the Smiley Charity Film Awards!

Smiley Charity Film Awards Final Round - Vote Now!

We need all the votes possible to be in for a chance of winning a cash prize (which would be really handy right now). So if you wouldn’t mind sparing a minute to cast a vote, we would hugely appreciate it 🙏🏼

Happy Easter!

I just wanted to say a huge thank you for another successful Easter Egg appeal! The support from everyone has been overwhelming and helped us provide over 3250 Easter gifts for vulnerable children!!

Easter Egg Appeal 2026!

We are so excited to announce this year's Easter Egg Appeal!

Donations, Easter, Forget-Me-Notts, forget-me-notts, FundraisingAbigail Tindal4 February 2026Easter, Easter eggs, Easter Eggs, Forget-Me-Notts, Forget Me Notts, Fundraising, Donations, gift, Nottingham, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Chocolate

Smiley Charity Film Awards - Vote Now!

Vote for us for the Smiley Charity Film Awards!

Joy from Referrals!

All of our referrals are amazing to experience but we had one last week that really stuck with me.

Beds, Donations, Forget-Me-Notts, forget-me-nottsAbigail Tindal20 January 2026Forget-Me-Notts, Forget Me Notts, bed poverty, Beds, beds, toys, Donations, intern, Blankets, children

A Festive Thank You!!

I just wanted to say a huge thank you for another successful Christmas Selection Box appeal!

A Big Thank you!

We would like to give a huge thank you to a donor who came to our office last week with an extremely generous donation of lots of brand-new bedding for Forget-Me-Notts!

Beds, Donations, Forget-Me-Notts, forget-me-nottsAbigail Tindal3 October 2025Forget-Me-Notts, Forget Me Notts, forgetmenotts, Donations, Nottingham, bed poverty, children, Beds, beds, thankyou

It's that time of year again...

Hello everyone! I know it seems early but we are so excited to announce this year's Christmas Selection Box Program!

Forget-Me-Notts, forget-me-notts, Donations, ChristmasAbigail Tindal29 September 2025Forget-Me-Notts, Forget Me Notts, forgetmenotts, Christmas, selection boxes, presents, Donations, Chocolate, children

Abigail's First Day on Referrals

Hi, my name’s Abigail and I’m the new intern at Operation Orphan!

Beds, forget-me-notts, Forget-Me-Notts, Fundraising, Volunteers, DonationsAbigail Tindal12 September 2025Forget-Me-Notts, forgetmenotts, Beds, referral, Referral, Donations

Cost of Living Crisis

For 7 million people across the UK, the cost of living crisis is more than just a headline – it’s a daily struggle.

Beds, Donations, forget-me-notts, Forget-Me-Notts, FundraisingGwen Morris11 June 2025Donations, Forget-Me-Notts, Fundraising, bed poverty, Cost of Living Crisis, Cost of living, Operation Orphan, m, Children's charity

Tackling Bed Poverty, One Bed At A Time

Forget-Me-Notts is Operation Orphan’s UK-based project, supporting vulnerable children and families who are dealing with many issues, including bed poverty.

Beds, Forget-Me-NottsCaitlin Sayce9 June 2025Forget-Me-Notts, Beds, bed poverty, Charity, Cost of Living Crisis, Cost of living, forgetmenotts, Forget Me Notts, Nottingham, notts, notts charity, Notts, Nottingham charity, Notts charity, children, Children's charity

Julian Bowen Donation

A massive thank you to Julian Bowen for there extremely generous donation!

Beds, Donations, Forget-Me-Notts, forget-me-notts, Fundraising, VolunteersGwen Morris15 May 2025Donations, Charity, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Forget-Me-Notts, Fundraising, bed poverty, Lancashire, Derbyshire

A Very Happy Easter!

Your chocolatey donations went to the most vulnerable children in the community this Easter! Thank you for bringing some festive joy into their lives during this period :)