Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools raise Money for Children’s Hospice South West with their Travel Challenge!

Nine Happy Days Nurseries across the South West and Wales are taking part in a ‘Travel Challenge’ this International Day of Charity to raise money for Children’s Hospice South West.

Happy Days Nurseries located in Bradley Stoke, Lyde Green, Exeter, Cheswick, Charlton Heights, Droitwich, Swindon, Yate & The Hollies in Cardiff are virtually walking/cycling around all 27 happy Days Nurseries. Colleagues, parents and children will all be taking part to walk/cycle a total of 1,471.4 miles within one week, starting on Thursday 5 September to recognise International Day of Charity.

International Day of Charity aims to raise awareness and give a platform to charity organisations around the world and this year, Happy Days are putting a spotlight on their chosen charity, Children’s Hospice South West.

For more than 30 years Children’s Hospice South West has been caring for children and young people with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions by providing hospice care and professional family support services. The care offered at each of their three hospices is not just about medical and nursing support for sick children and young people but enriching the lives of them and their whole family.

Sam Richardson, Early Years Operations Manager for these nine nurseries stated, “CHSW are a charity close to our hearts and we have been supporting them for several years now. This year, my sites wanted to mark International Day of Charity with a special challenge that everyone could get involved in and the Travel Challenge was set! We are aiming to raise as much money as possible for this worthy cause, whilst having lots of fun along the way!”

Any parent wishing to join in this challenge should speak to their nursery manager. For more information on CHSW visit: https://www.chsw.org.uk/ To donate to CHSW, visit our Just Giving Page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/happy-days-nurseries

International Day of Charity is celebrated on 5th September and aims to raise awareness and give a platform to charity organisations around the world.

Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools are recognising International Day of Charity on Thursday 5th September 2024 by supporting two important charities, Children’s Hospice South West and The National Lobster Hatchery.

Our nurseries located in Cornwall and Plymouth will be celebrating a ‘Lobster Week’ starting on 5th September with lobster themed activities to raise money for this local charity. Throughout the week, children and our nursery teams will be learning more about lobsters, the environment they live in and what we can do to sustain them. The National Lobster Hatchery is a marine conservation, research and education charity based in Padstow, Cornwall, UK. Fisheries around the world are suffering from major over-exploitation. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations state that over 75% of the world’s major fisheries are either: fully exploited, over-exploited, depleted or recovering. Impact on our marine resources is a much wider problem than just lobsters and their visitor centre hopes to broaden their message to address the key sustainability issues faced by our coastal fisheries and provide some clear solutions to these issues.

Nicola O’Donnell, Chief Operating Officer, stated, “One of our charitable outputs is our conservation project to stock enhance the European lobster here in Cornwall and IOS. By working with some sustainable focused fishers, we are raising and releasing baby lobsters off our coast with an approx. improved survival rate of 1000%. We do this here in our hatchery where we nurture our newborn lobsters in our very own ‘Lobster Nursery’. Our centre is open all year round where visitors can learn more about sustainability, conservation and of course see lots of lobsters! Happy Days support is not only helping to help us raise more babies, but by including local marine conservation topics in their curriculum, they are helping spread key educational messages and inspire our future marine biologists! We are incredibly grateful for their support and are very much looking forward to the very first ‘Lobster Week’.”

The remainder of our nurseries across the South West and Wales will be carrying out various activities on International Day of Charity to raise money for our charity of the year, Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). For more than 30 years Children’s Hospice South West has been caring for children and young people with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions by providing hospice care and professional family support services. The care offered at each of their three hospices is not just about medical and nursing support for sick children and young people but enriching the lives of them and their whole family.

For more information on how to support these events, speak to your nursery manager. For more information on CHSW visit: https://www.chsw.org.uk/ To donate to CHSW, visit our Just Giving Page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/happy-days-nurseries To find out more about The National Lobster Hatchery, visit: https://nationallobsterhatchery.co.uk/

Happy Days Treloweth are taking part in the Rainbow Run 2024 to raise money for CHSW!

This year, Team Rainbow’s fundraising target is £50,000, which could help to provide vital 24-hour care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families in 2024.  Rainbow Run is open to anyone over 5 years old. You can run, skip, walk or jog with family, friends or work colleagues. However you choose to take part, you will be showered in powder paint at 8 different coloured stations and will be making a difference every step of the way.  

Happy Days Nursery, Treloweth are entering a team to run the 5k. Jo Lawrence, Nursery Manager, said, “This is a great team building exercise and we are looking forward to an action packed, fun day, all whilst raising money for this worthy cause.”

At Children’s Hospice South West they are absolutely committed to making the most of short and precious lives. The care offered is not simply about medical and nursing care for sick but about enriching the lives of children and their families.

As well as sponsoring the Rainbow Run CHSW will be Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools nominated charity of the year for 2024. If you would like to make a donation a fundraising page has been set up; visit the Just Giving page here. For every £20 raised, this will help to provide 1 hour of vital care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. 

For more information on the Rainbow Run visit: Rainbow Run Cornwall 2024 | Children’s Hospice South West (chsw.org.uk)

Happy Days Nurseries and Pre-Schools are pleased to announce sponsoring the yellow paint station for the Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) Rainbow Run on 15th June 2024.

This year, Team Rainbow’s fundraising target is £50,000, which could help to provide vital 24-hour care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families in 2024.  Rainbow Run is open to anyone over 5 years old. You can run, skip, walk or jog with family, friends or work colleagues. However you choose to take part, you will be showered in powder paint at 8 different coloured stations and will be making a difference every step of the way.  

Alice Avery, Digital Marketing Executive, attended the Children’s Hospice South West Business Club Networking And Information Event yesterday – ‘This charity continues to be a beacon of hope and support for children and families across the South West. It’s purpose built building has every detail of the lives impacted considered, a truly inspiring building. All money raised from the annual Rainbow Run goes directly to this fantastic cause, you can join the runners for just £25 or support in other ways by donating to a friend and cheering them along.’

At Children’s Hospice South West they are absolutely committed to making the most of short and precious lives. The care offered is not simply about medical and nursing care for sick but about enriching the lives of children and their families.

As well as sponsoring the Rainbow Run CHSW will be Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools nominated charity of the year for 2024. If you would like to make a donation a fundraising page has been set up; visit the Just Giving page here. For every £20 raised, this will help to provide 1 hour of vital care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. 

For more information on the Rainbow Run visit: Rainbow Run Cornwall 2024 | Children’s Hospice South West (chsw.org.uk)