Read how your selection box donations has put a smile on vulnerable children's faces this Christmas.
Read MoreWow, this Easter has been a busy one! With Forget-Me-Notts having its largest request of Easter eggs ever at just under 4000, our team, volunteers and amazing donors have been hard at work collecting, sticking eggs and creating chocolate packs.
Read MoreHello everyone, Emma here!
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of joining Matt out on the road for a day of referrals; together we installed 2 sets of drawers, a single bed, a cot bed, and of course, all of the cuddly bedding, blankets, and soft toys to make the children’s new beds oh so dreamy.
Read MoreAfter a year of working for Waste Nott Want Nott (our bulky waste collection and recycling service) as ‘Recycling Team Supervisor’, Dan is now a part of the Forget-Me-Notts’ referral team. Dan answered a few questions about his time so far which you can read more about below!
Read MoreThis year we were requested a total of 4189 selection boxes from 14 different social care organisations and 15 other community groups.
Read MoreWith massive thanks to the cheerleaders of the University of Nottingham, we wrapped and packed over 1,000 selection boxes for our first set of distributions. We are so thankful for the continued partnership with the cheerleaders and all of their help with preparations for Christmas each year.
Read MoreWe had a brilliant second-ever full team day focusing on Forget-Me-Notts and all of the different aspects which make up our UK based project.
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I hope you are all doing well! My name Is Hefin, and I am this year’s intern at Operation Orphan. I am so excited for the year ahead and cannot wait to work together with you all helping orphaned and vulnerable children here in the UK 😊
Read MoreHello everyone! It is officially the time of year when Christmas is right around the corner, and we are so excited to announce this year’s selection box gift program has started! ☆
Read MoreWe gifted 3017 Easter eggs to social services to remind our local vulnerable children that they are not forgotten this Easter. We are pleased to have received such overwhelmingly positive feedback and we would love to share these moments with you.
Read MoreI’m halfway into my placement year at Operation Orphan and one of the highlights of my experience is being able to join the Forget-Me-Notts team on referrals.
Read MoreThis Easter, we supplied a total of 3017 Easter eggs for local vulnerable children across the East Midlands. We were able to achieve this thanks to the help and support of our local community.
Read MoreAlthough we deliver the selection boxes to social workers and care groups every Christmas, we do not get to see first-hand the children’s pure reactions when receiving the gifts. Thus, we have asked for some feedback to demonstrate how special these chocolate gifts are for the children.
Read MoreThis Christmas, we received a request of 3770 selection boxes to gift to our local vulnerable children. Thanks to everyone’s amazing contribution to support our appeal, we managed to fulfill every single request and gifted all 3770 chocolate goodies to different social workers and care groups to distribute to thousands of children across the East Midlands.
Read MoreWe received the request of 1085 selection boxes for our first distribution and thanks to all of your support, we have successfully supplied all 1085 chocolate gifts to give out to 1085 vulnerable kids! Woohoo!
Read MoreFor those of you who may be wondering who ‘Nicole’ is, that would be me! Hello! I am the new intern at Operation Orphan and I am so excited for the year ahead.
Read MoreThis week, we received a call from a social worker needing to place an emergency referral for a cot bed.
Read MoreSo far in 2022, Forget-Me-Notts has helped 237 children by providing 122 beds and many other essential items that the families could not otherwise afford.
Read MoreWe have completed our third bike referral!
Read MoreIt always puts a smile on our faces when deliveries arrive from our “Frequently Requested Referral Items” Amazon Wishlist but this week, we had so many parcels, it was like Christmas!
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