The summer of 2016 finally arrived just in time for Packing Week, as we predicted it would! With temperatures in the 30’s we worried about how the team would cope but soon realised that we didn’t need to worry at all!
Read MoreWith the busy time in the warehouse as we approach packing week for Keep a Child Warm we wanted to celebrate all the wonderful people who have been helping us.
Read MoreWe were thrilled to have John and Julia Odie with us on Monday. Julia, with help from her husband and a whole heap of friends, has been collecting warm winter clothing for the last few months.
Read MoreWithout our amazing volunteers, we would be nothing! It’s because of the investment and time people give to Operation Orphan that we are capable of so much.
Read MoreVery excited to receive a donation of Thinsulate gloves and socks today from the Nottingham Tiger store. It was great to meet store manager Ben and Mani (pictured) today – and thanks to the lovely lorry driver from Lancashire for helping me out of an impossible parking space! (Sorry ladies – I’ve totally let you all down!)
Read MoreOur school took part in the Keep a Child Warm Challenge on Wednesday last week.
Read MoreAre you up for the challenge? The question posed to the nation through the platform of social media.
Read MoreBefore this week I had never realised how much effort went into charity operations. Imagine yourself giving to charity; a wardrobe clear-out and not a lot more.
Read More“Final week of term!” they say, all smiles and enthusiasm (muddled with a hint of envy). “I bet you’re winding down…” they say. Little do they know.
Read MoreIt’s been a busy week! 60 people took an entire day to sort a mountain of clothing which we then saw grow again to the same size – a little demoralising at the time, but amazing to have so many donations!
Read MoreOn hearing of the Nepal Earthquake only a couple of weeks ago and the devastating affect this has had our thoughts turned to how Danbro could help and do whatever we could to support the work Operation Orphan are doing in Nepal.
Read MoreOur packing week started last Friday (11 July) – and all that followed was made possible by the work done ferrying van loads of stuff from storage to Chilwell 6th form where we were packing.
Read MoreI need to give a huge shout out to Sharp Plumbing Solutions who have just created a fantastic structure to help Operation Orphan sort this year’s donations!
Read MoreKeep a Child Warm collections are well underway and we now have almost 3 full storage units at Big Yellow!
Read MoreWe want to say THANK YOU to Charlotte Shepherd for getting in touch with us. Charlotte got in contact to see if there was anyway that she could help with the chairty and our warm winter clothing collections.
Read MoreWe are so grateful to Anne and the ladies in Edinburgh for their knitathon this weekend.
Read MoreLoving Hands knits, crochets and sews for charity and have been supporting Operation Orphan since we met Cyrilyn last year where she explained how the charity works.
Read MoreThank you all for helping us to Keep a Child Warm!
Read MoreA huge shout out to the students and staff at Chilwell Sixth Form (Lakeview) who dedicated their week to help Operation Orphan keep children warm!
Read MoreI want to say a huge thank you to Blue Max Banner for their generous donation of clothing to Operation Orphan.
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