This blog will take you through a handful of the amazing charities Riverside supports. The saying goes that charity starts at home, and in our case it starts at Riverside Beads and Crafts.
Donna’s passion for charity work began with the Teenage Cancer Trust many years ago. Her cousin became sick with the disease and she wanted to help in some small way. The Trust is just one of the charities that we have supported over the years, and here are some others that you might find of interest:
British Legion
The annual Remembrance Sunday service happens on the second Sunday in November every year. Remembrance Sunday marks the day that World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918. On this day, a two-minute silence is held at 11am to remember the people who have died in many wars throughout the years.
It is tradition for people to buy and wear a paper poppy in the week’s leading up to and including the 11th of November. All proceeds from the sales of the poppies goes to the British Legion, supporting veterans in the UK. The remembrance poppy was inspired by the World War I poem “In Flanders Fields”. Its opening lines refer to the many poppies that were the first flowers to grow in the soil of soldiers’ graves in Flanders, a region of Belgium.
We are proud to have have raised hundreds of pounds for the Poppy appeal. We have a fabulous Poppy making kit which includes all materials. Each sale of a kit means more money towards the charity. To buy yours click here.
MacMillan Nurses
If poppies aren’t your thing then you can get your ‘Bead-on’ with one of our infamous Angels.
I started making these little beauties years ago for MacMillan coffee mornings. Since then the Angel bug has spread and I now sponsor and make over 600 angels a year to sell for the MacMillan charity. It’s all done in conjunction with The Eye Lovelies charity coffee mornings. Check out our facebook page here to see how we have raised £30,000+. To find out more about how the MacMillan nurses help so many people click here.
NGNPUK
This is a wonderful charity set up by Donna’s friend Louise. They provide syringe drivers to the local community which administer pain relief for terminally ill patients. Riverside provides craft supplies to this invaluable local charity and have previously hosted an event to make the syringe driver bags. Read more about NGNPUK here.
Sue Ryder
Riverside do a lot of fundraising for the Sue Ryder foundation. Donna tragically lost a young friend to cancer and the incredible care they received at one of the many wonderful Sue Ryder hospices around the country was second to none. The support given by nurses, doctors and everyone within these vital institutions touch so many lives.
