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Sponsor a Bear and Give Hope This Christmas

Every child we support has experienced the death or terminal illness of someone they love. Our comfort bear can bring them hope, calm, and courage as they start to heal.

We all remember cuddling our favourite bear when we were young, the comfort it brought and the sense that we weren’t alone. For a bereaved child, that comfort means even more.

๐Ÿ’› Just £10 could fund a comfort bear for a bereaved child this Christmas, and through The Big Give, your donation will be doubled. One donation, twice the impact.

๐ŸŽฏ Our Goal

We’re aiming to raise £1,050, which will be matched from our pledge pot. If we reach this target, our funder, Reed Foundation, will match this amount to make £4,100 in total. Every donation, big or small, helps us provide vital early support to children and young people coping with bereavement. 

๐Ÿ•› When to Give

The Big Give campaign opens at 12pm on Monday 2nd December.
When you give between 2nd–9th December, your donation will be matched pound for pound, doubling your impact.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Donate here

This Christmas, help us bring comfort, hope, and healing — one bear at a time. ๐Ÿงธ๐Ÿ’›

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