Daniels Den Snipathon

The 2.6 Challenge has inspired us to run a 26-day fundraising campaign called Daniels Den Snipathon. Everyday someone or something will be snipped!

It will kick off on Sunday April 26th 2020 (the day the London Marathon should have been run) when one of our volunteers Linda will cut off her hair all 26 inches of it!!

Here is her story

'What I love about Daniels Den is that its not just a job or volunteering opportunity - its family.

It is not just a session, set up, run, pack away and done its so much more. It reaches further - building links with other organisations, developing relationships with the children and families, with the other volunteers, with the people who run the venues where our sessions are held and the wider community.

The staff and volunteers offer a non-judgemental ear and share suggestions and advice. Its a huge support network.

I remember when my daughter started full time school and she asked me why I was still volunteering at Daniels Den as she wasnt there anymore. I said "if there were no volunteers when you started going to DD it would not have been such a good place would it? No one to do the craft, no one to make the juice and fruit, no one to do singing time etc". It took her a while to get her head around it, but finally did.

I'm the volunteer fundraising events coordinator and this idea has been floating around in my head for a few months - but the time seems right now. People need to be part of something at this time, to give them something to be involved in as we cant meet them at the moment.'

So everyday someone in Daniel's Den is going to do a snipping challenge. Photos and videos will be shared. Here are just some of the challenges taking place

Cuthbert the Caterpillar is going to have his 'hair' trimmed

Titch and Roxy, Lindas dogs are going to have the hair in their toenails clipped

Danielle will snip baby Hallies fingernails

Our children will make a collage of their favourite things

The money raised will help our fundraising targets for the year and enable us to reach more families. We have decided to donate 26% of what we raise to two charities close to our heart - St Luke's Hospice and our local women's refuge! And the hair that Linda snips will be donated to the Little Princess Trust to make wigs for children that have lost their hair due to cancer treatment.

The motto of our charity is TEAM Together Everyone Achieves More and all donations are welcome. Thank you!