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Make a sick child smile this xmas
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vikki_louise
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Hello, I hope its ok to post this here (i posted about reindeer food and got a great reponse). its 3 ways to help kids smile who are fighting cancer or other serious illnesses. The elf scheme is a bit like the shoe box appeal (which is wht made me think of posting here) and although says around the value of £15 with MSErs ability it can be things which would of cost around that price had you not been making your flannel riendeers or snowman soup!
Hello, this Christmas I'm planning on making some sick children smile simply by sending some post.
Post Pals brightens the lives of seriously ill children (most of whom are fighting cancer or going through transplants) and their siblings by featuring them on the website www.postpals.co.uk with their own page, with their story, interests and a forwarding address. Members of the public from around the world can log on and send cards, letters, emails and small gifts to brighten the child's day and let them know someone cares. Post Pals does this all year around but at Christmas they run some special schemes.
Reindeers (volunteers) are assigned to a young child and during December they send a card from each of Santa's reindeer, talking about anything from loving it when carrots are left out or how full the sleigh is getting. Its great fun to use your imagination and the children really enjoy it, one boy was so relieved as it meant santa definitely knew he was in hospital at Christmas and another girl thought the reindeer wrote to her as she was good in helping her mum look after her disabled brother.
The elf scheme is another project, a little like the Shoe Box appeal we all know. You're assigned a child and you have a read their page to get to know them. Then you gather up gifts to the value of £15 and send them off to the child in December. Post Pals needs to find 240 volunteers for this so please spread the world about how to make a difference this Christmas. A picture of little Aled with his elf box can be seen here http://postpals.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=297&g2_serialNumber=2 and a picture of Nikita with the bear she was sent can be seen here http://postpals.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=309 (sadly she passed away on Christmas Eve, a couple of weeks after this picture was taken).
You can also send christmas cards or little gifts to any child, just log onto www.postpals.co.uk click on "News" to find out how to volunteer and see how a simple gesture can make a big difference.
About Post Pals;
www.postpals.co.uk - Post a Smile on a Sick Child's Face
Winner of Queens Award for Voluntary Services 2008
Supported by Princes Trust and Children in Need
Patron Fearne Cotton
Post Pals on the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/3673782.stm
Hello, this Christmas I'm planning on making some sick children smile simply by sending some post.
Post Pals brightens the lives of seriously ill children (most of whom are fighting cancer or going through transplants) and their siblings by featuring them on the website www.postpals.co.uk with their own page, with their story, interests and a forwarding address. Members of the public from around the world can log on and send cards, letters, emails and small gifts to brighten the child's day and let them know someone cares. Post Pals does this all year around but at Christmas they run some special schemes.
Reindeers (volunteers) are assigned to a young child and during December they send a card from each of Santa's reindeer, talking about anything from loving it when carrots are left out or how full the sleigh is getting. Its great fun to use your imagination and the children really enjoy it, one boy was so relieved as it meant santa definitely knew he was in hospital at Christmas and another girl thought the reindeer wrote to her as she was good in helping her mum look after her disabled brother.
The elf scheme is another project, a little like the Shoe Box appeal we all know. You're assigned a child and you have a read their page to get to know them. Then you gather up gifts to the value of £15 and send them off to the child in December. Post Pals needs to find 240 volunteers for this so please spread the world about how to make a difference this Christmas. A picture of little Aled with his elf box can be seen here http://postpals.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=297&g2_serialNumber=2 and a picture of Nikita with the bear she was sent can be seen here http://postpals.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=309 (sadly she passed away on Christmas Eve, a couple of weeks after this picture was taken).
You can also send christmas cards or little gifts to any child, just log onto www.postpals.co.uk click on "News" to find out how to volunteer and see how a simple gesture can make a big difference.
About Post Pals;
www.postpals.co.uk - Post a Smile on a Sick Child's Face
Winner of Queens Award for Voluntary Services 2008
Supported by Princes Trust and Children in Need
Patron Fearne Cotton
Post Pals on the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/3673782.stm
Best wins in 2013 £200 and Mini iPad. 2014 no wins. 2015 2 nights 5* hotel with £300 vouchers plus £1150 Harrods gift card
Rehome an unwanted prize or gift with a seriously ill child through Postpals.co.uk
Rehome an unwanted prize or gift with a seriously ill child through Postpals.co.uk
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What a great cause
I'll be signing up
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Good for you Magsy - I've signed up to be a Reindeer and an Elf and the two boys I've been assigned to look so adorable!! Doesn't it make you feel Christmassy knowing that you will be making a sick child smile...
Hopefully, I will be able to keep in touch with them throughout the year. Now, though, I need to find out all the names of the reindeer - can anyone help? (Arrgghh, I should know this being a Christmasite!!)...."A" is for Opple if yowm spaking loike a yamyam!0 -
roosterbean wrote: »Good for you Magsy - I've signed up to be a Reindeer and an Elf and the two boys I've been assigned to look so adorable!! Doesn't it make you feel Christmassy knowing that you will be making a sick child smile...
Hopefully, I will be able to keep in touch with them throughout the year. Now, though, I need to find out all the names of the reindeer - can anyone help? (Arrgghh, I should know this being a Christmasite!!)....
This looks like a great cause - thanks OP.
Donder, Cupid, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Comet, Blitzen and Vixen are Santa's reindeer traditionally. Of course we now add Rudolph to this list too.0 -
:rudolf: Thanks FingersCrossed - can't believe I couldn't remember them!!:rolleyes:
Now I need to stock up with postcards and xmassy stickers - does anyone know where I can get some of these from? :rudolf:"A" is for Opple if yowm spaking loike a yamyam!0 -
I signed up last week to be an elf and the 2 little boys I am buying for are soooo sweet. Have been picking up bits and pieces all week for them. The children are all so lovely and very brave and the people who run it work SO hard. A fab cause xx0
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That's great addictedtolush!! Its lovely to see other MSE peeps getting involved.
I first had a look on their site when the op was asking for donations of magic reindeer food, but I just couldn't choose one pal over another. Being an Elf and Reindeer has made it easier for me as I have been allocated to them...
Has anyone else signed up and what are you sending in your parcel?"A" is for Opple if yowm spaking loike a yamyam!0 -
I was a bit stumped at first about what to get the boys, one is my sons age so that should be easier but one is older so didn't have a clue. However after reading their interests and what they like, I seem to have some ideas. Mainly crafty things, books and audio books. Things like little cars, puzzles, colouring book and paints/pencil, christmas teddy/toy and some socks, hat etc. Does that sound about right??? I think I will write down what they like on a pad and take it out shopping so if I see something, I can check whether its ok. I saw some fab little bits in the hawkins bizzare brochure like how to draw pictures using fingerprints, thats a bit different. Sorry I am waffling now...........!!0
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Hey, they are really nice ideas - I may have to take a trip to Hawkins Bazaar!!
I've been allocated boys the same age as my own too. I was thinking of some toy tools (if I can find any), a bag of gold choccie coins in a xmas plastic cup, a christmas sticker book, crayons, bath foam... errrrr, not sure what else yet...."A" is for Opple if yowm spaking loike a yamyam!0 -
Oooh you're ideas are fab too, didn't think about funky bath stuff, thanks!! Is anyone else signing up? Its really exciting!! xx0
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They all sound great! Im doing a girl, im going to do a flannel cupcake from another thread on here, and i got lots of really cheep bits from http://www.netpricedirect.co.uk i also got a big art case from whsmiths online for about £3 with free P&P
in the hamper thread some people did HUGE baking/decorating hampers for around £5 using the special offers on supercook stuff which might work?Best wins in 2013 £200 and Mini iPad. 2014 no wins. 2015 2 nights 5* hotel with £300 vouchers plus £1150 Harrods gift card
Rehome an unwanted prize or gift with a seriously ill child through Postpals.co.uk0
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