Owen Collins

The Poetry Advent Calendar 2021

Fundraising for Ronald McDonald House Charities
£300
raised of £125 target
Ronald McDonald House Charities

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RCN England and Wales (802047), Scotland (SC040717)
We provide free accommodation for families to keep them close to their sick child

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Advent is here again, which means another edition of the acclaimed(ish) Poetry Advent Calendar!

Every day from the 1st to Christmas Eve, I will be writing a brand new poem from scratch and uploading it onto the blog, poetryadventcalendar.wordpress.com. This will be
the fifth year I've done it, and as a result, by Christmas Day there'll be well over a hundred unique, exclusive poems for your perusal.

The poetry is free, but if you've enjoyed it, this year or
any other, please consider giving a fiver (or whatever you can afford) to Ronald McDonald House Charities, this year's Advent Calendar charity, who do utterly amazing work which I've witnessed firsthand this year. Here's a few words from them...

"Ronald McDonald House Charities UK provides free ‘home away from home’ accommodation to families with children having treatment in hospital. Our Houses offer much more than just a place to stay; they provide family activities, peer support, respite, and many other services. This means that families can be by their child’s bedside in a matter of moments, whilst maintaining a degree of normal life with reduced emotional and financial strain.We help over 6,000 families each year and now, more than ever, we need your support. Thank you."

That's that then - I've set the usual target of £125 as it's five quid for every day of Advent, which seems doable? So let's do it. Settle in, pour yourself a drink, enjoy the poetry and keep the flag of empathy flying. It's Christmas time again.

Owen xx

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Ronald McDonald House Charities

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RCN England and Wales (802047), Scotland (SC040717)
Ronald McDonald House Charities UK is an independent charity providing free 'home away from home’ accommodation for families with children in hospital. Thanks to your donations, we are able to provide up to 530 families with accommodation each night so they can be together no matter what.

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Total raised
£300.00
+ £61.25 Gift Aid
Online donations
£300.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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