Teddy Collection for GOSH - Final total was 173!!!

pennyforthem

I wish I had seen this earlier I threw mine away! :-[

Well done for doing this its nice to see everyones got together to help out !

Gem+Dave+Kaci

Hi there,
Sorry for the late update - been pretty hectic here with xmas only a couple of weeks away!!

Well the updated total is now 168 and the promotion seems to be never-ending so if you've still got some tokens lying around, keep them coming!!

I spoke to someone in my local boots (lakeside, thurrock) who said they'd see if they can help but I'm still waiting for a phone call....

Still gotta arrange how I'll be sending the teddies to boots - looks like I might have to use staples to send them as we've now filled 3 huge boxes and I've still got about 100 tokens to redeem!!

Finally, a huge thanks to everyone that nominated us for post of the month!!! It was a lovely surprise to see we'd won it and the prize will definitly help towards the cost of our baby's first christmas. Thanks everyone!!

Gem+Dave+Kaci

Hi there,
My penultimate post on this thread I think!!

After approx 6 weeks of collecting we finally sent the teddies to GOSH today!! I think the grand total was 173 and they've now been posted (using Staples of course!!) and should arrive at GOSH either tomorrow or Wednesday. When I phoned them up for the address they asked me to include a brief letter telling them about the collection so I've told them all about MSE and the collection and they said on the phone that they'd send a letter of thanks which I'll post on here as soon as it arrives.

Again, a huge thanks to everyone that donated and I'm so happy that everyone clubbed together + we collected so many teddies. Also, again thankyou so much for the post of the month award!!

Finally, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all and we hope you have a good one!!

sylblake

Well done - thanks for all the time and effort you put in. Have a good Xmas.

Gem+Dave+Kaci

Hi everyone,

Sorry about the late reply - it's been pretty chaotic here over Christmas and the New Year!!

We received a letter from GOSH on the 22nd of December and I've finally gotten round to posting it on here!! The letter is dated 21st of Dec and I'll try to take a pic and pop it on here when I can.

Thanks!!

'On behalf of the staff, parents and children at Great Ormond Street Hospital, I would like to thank you very much for the Looney Tunes soft toys that you very kindly sent into our fundraising department. It is much appreciated. The children will just love them.

Public support is crucial to Great Ormond Street Hospital's work in treating more children. It helps maintain the Hospital's clinical excellence in the prevention and cure of disease and illness in children.

With your help we can do more to fund pioneering work, obtain specialist equipment, offer accomidation to parents and facilities for staff. All of these help us improve the quality of care we provide for the children and their families.

Your support is greatly appreciated, thank you again, Merry Christmas from everyone here at Great Ormond Street.

Your Sincerely,

Kathy Crawford
Snr Receptionist & Gift in Kind Co-ordinator
Fundraising Dept.'