Anyone like to put names forward for a charity that my daughter school can do a fundraiser for?

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My daughter (14) and her best friend are holding a sweet sale and are selling fizzy drinks at school in a few weeks but they haven't come up with a good charity they'd like to support yet, 50% of all of the profits will go to the charity and 50% will go towards buying supplies as they will be doing this once a month until the end of Y11.
They want to support a different charity each month. We will be putting names of charities in a hat and picking them out each month.

The brain tumour charity

The Joseph Salmon Trust. A local charity to me, who help with funeral costs for stillborn babies and neonatal and infant deaths, s d provide support for their families. They have been so supportive and kind to 2 sets of my friends.

Surfers again sewerage.
Helping reduce marine pollution and littering in the UK.
Or RNLI, saving lives around the UK coastline.

Local hospice to you - hospices are amazing and staff are simply wonderful which I found out last year

Crohns and Colitis foundation

But supporting any charity that is mentioned is amazing, well done your DD.

Clic Sargent. I know a woman who works for the charity and the dedication from the staff is amazing. I also know of 2 children who have used the charity. Not only does the money raised go towards the cost of having a child with cancer (parking, loss of earnings etc) but it goes towards family houses so a family can live together with the child when they are going through life saving treatment and also to play workers who spend a lot of time thinking of ways to keep these children entertained and rehabilitation. One child was in so much pain they could barely play. A play worker used the idea of a sort of jelly bath to help which seemed to work for the child in question.

Also, is there any local hospices to you? A lot of them are usually only funded through donations and rarely receive no government grants

My daughter and I will be randomly selecting 5 charities at 9pm, each charity you suggest will get an entry.

Local hospice.

The Millie Moo Foundation.

A charity that provides caravan holidays to families with children who have leukaemia, free of charge.

Look for a local charity that has a direct impact on those you know. They are the charities that are crying out for help.

I would love for you to consider the charity I support

The Sick Children's Trust

The purpose of this charity is to run houses (10 around the country at the moment) where family can stay when their seriously ill child is in hospital. They provide a simple, clean and welcome environment for family to stay close to their very ill child at a time when practical support is invaluable and the patient is often a very long way from where their home is located when they need very specialist care.

They don't ask for much, supplies of new sheets, towels, kettles, toasters. Even tea bags and washing powder help a lot. Such small things do make a difference to people at the worst time in their lives.
Funding is voluntary only and relies totally on supporters' contributions and fund raising efforts. It costs just £28 a night to provide an overnight stay but that's worth so much more to the worried people who need somewhere close to their child.

Thanks for reading, I do think this is an excellent charity to support for people who enjoy a parenting website and can spare even a couple of quid.

SANDS

SWAN UK (Syndrome Without A Name supporting families whose children have a disorder but no diagnosis)

ARC (antenatal results and choices, supporting couples dealing with hard antenatal dilemmas and trauma)

War child.

Often overlooked but they do incredible work assisting child victims of war.

Rainbows, based in loughborough. It's a children's hospice and they really need funding. I believe it's the only one in the East Midlands.

Combat Stress.
They quite literally saved my life.
www.combatstress.org.uk/

Wateraid

Also I would recommend contacting the local SEN centre for your area and see if there are any particular families that need any fundraising. For example a family that may need a new wheelchair if their DC has outgrown one, or for house adaptations or for a special treatment or sensory toys. Local preschools often look for fundraising for sensory toys or equipment that they need when they get a new child at their preschool with specific needs.

Sands

Or Scotty's Little Soldiers.
Providing support for children who have had a parent die in combat.

Also Demelza. www.demelza.org.uk

Based in Kent though so depends on your location. There will be children's hospices local to you obviously.

Crisis (homeless charity)
Claire House (or your own local children's hospice)
Samaritans.

Good for your DD and good luck to her

Has anyone said winstons wish yet?

I think the work they do supporting bereaved children is incredible

Also second a local children's hospice.

Our local one is Forget me not children's hospice and provide amazing support for my friend at the end of her child's life.

MSF
Practical Action

European Alliance For Human Rights In North Korea
www.eahrnk.org