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Iʼve raised £937 to help fund a new initiative being piloted with Swindon Council's Fostering & Adoption team for the benefit of looked after children.
- Swindon, United Kingdom
- Funded on Saturday, 4th November 2017
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Thousands of children enter the foster care system in the UK each year. Many carry little more than the clothes on their backs. We want to implement an initiative within our Society to provide the essentials to these brave children on their journey to find a home.
Our mission is to provide comfort, support and a sense of dignity for children entering the foster care system. We want to enable this by producing age and gender appropriate back packs (or similar) containing essential items as well as comforting items which can be given to children.
We call this initiative ‘CUBs’ = Comfort U Bags
We are currently running a pilot for CUBs in conjunction with Swindon Council's Fostering & Adoption team. We want to produce at least 65 CUBs for the children in their care in addition to supporting them increasing awareness of fostering and how to become a foster carer.
Any donation would be much appreciated.
Thanks from team CUBs - Sian Briddon, Stacey Hurst, Alex Holland, Sarju Mistry, Daniel Warren, Lewis Kimber, Lindsey Ward & Neil Spark
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- 7 years ago
Sian Briddon co-founder of CUBs
7 years agoWith £1080 raised to date we’re busy shopping for CUB contents. Here’s tonight’s post work effort 😊 So much more to do but we should have our first 20 CUBs with Swindon’s Fostering & Adoption team ready for placement by the end on the month! Thanks for your support! 🐻
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- 7 years ago
Sian Briddon co-founder of CUBs
7 years agoWow - fundraising coming through with £800 raised offline on Wednesday through very generous work colleagues - that's a LOT of CUBs 🐻 going to some very brave children going into foster care for the first time. The team are super chuffed! Thank you 🤗
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- 7 years ago
Sian Briddon co-founder of CUBs
7 years agoSo what goes in a Junior CUB? 🐻 Backpack 🐻 Cuddly toy 🐻 Snuggly blanket 🐻 Shampoo, conditioner & shower gel 🐻 Junior toothbrush & toothpaste 🐻 National book token 🐻 Colouring pens and drawing pad. All this for under 🌟£30🌟!!! Thanks for the donations to date - another 3 CUBs to add to the 6 ready to go to brave children going into care in the coming weeks.
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42
Julia
Nov 3, 2017
wonderful initiative
£20.00
Sarah Felstead
Nov 2, 2017
I wish you luck in hitting your target.
£20.00
Tim Hamlett
Oct 30, 2017
£20.00
Chris Fox
Oct 30, 2017
£20.00
Sarah Anderson
Oct 29, 2017
What a great idea!
£20.00
Carl Hughes
Oct 27, 2017
Fantastic idea. Well done everyone.
£20.00
Amanda Bond
Oct 27, 2017
Such a great thing you are doing. so pleased to be helping a little.
£20.00
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Sian Briddon co-founder of CUBs
Swindon, United Kingdom
I am a co-founder of CUBs, an initiative I feel passionate about having been a registered foster carer for Bristol City Council.