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

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

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 :)

Easter, Donations, Forget-Me-Notts, forget-me-nottsGwen Morris25 April 2025Donations, Charity, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, gift, Easter eggs, Easter Eggs, Easter, Forget-Me-Notts, Operation Orphan

Easter Egg Appeal 2025

Donate a chocolatey gift for a vulnerable child this Easter!

Easter, Donations, forget-me-notts, Forget-Me-Notts, Fundraising, VolunteersGwen Morris14 February 2025Easter, Easter eggs, Forget-Me-Notts, Fundraising, Volunteering, Donations, Operation Orphan, presents

A massive Christmas thank you!

Read how your selection box donations has put a smile on vulnerable children's faces this Christmas.

Christmas, Forget-Me-Notts, forget-me-notts, Fundraising, Volunteers, DonationsGwen Morris20 December 2024Forget-Me-Notts, Operation Orphan, Christmas, children, Cheerleaders, Nottinghamshire, Donations, selection boxes

Egg-citing time of the year (Part 1)

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.

Donations, Easter, Forget-Me-Notts, forget-me-nottsHefin Taylor-Gorham26 March 2024Easter, Easter eggs, Forget-Me-Notts, gift, Donations, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire

Thank you all so much!

This year we were requested a total of 4189 selection boxes from 14 different social care organisations and 15 other community groups.

Christmas, Donations, Forget-Me-NottsHefin Taylor-Gorham21 December 2023Forget-Me-Notts, Christmas, Chocolate, Donations, gift, presents

What can you buy with £1220? 1220 Easter eggs!

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.

Donations, Easter, Forget-Me-NottsGuest User23 March 2023Easter, Easter Eggs, Donations

It's not Christmas at Forget-Me-Notts without selection boxes

We received the request of 1085 selection boxes for our first distribution and thanks to all of your support, we have successfully supplied all 1085 chocolate gifts to give out to 1085 vulnerable kids! Woohoo!

Christmas, Forget-Me-Notts, DonationsGuest User22 November 2022Christmas, Forget-Me-Notts, selection boxes, Chocolate, gift, children, Donations, presents

"It's like Christmas"

It always puts a smile on our faces when deliveries arrive from our “Frequently Requested Referral Items” Amazon Wishlist but this week, we had so many parcels, it was like Christmas!