Another week, another set of do-gooders going out of their way to do good things.
That’s right, it’s the second ever edition of The Week in Giving.
Dog charity and dog food brand donates nearly 3,000 meals to homeless pups
First, to Sevenoaks in Kent, where vegan dog food brand, Noochy Poochy, have partnered with Dogs on the Streets, a charity focussed on helping the pets of Britain’s homeless.
Noochy Poochy donated 2,600 meals to homeless dogs living in the UK. A spokesman for Dogs on the Street said: “We are very excited to be working with Noochy Poochy and providing the dogs we support with 100% nutritional food kindly donated to us by them.”
It’s estimated there could be up to 75,000 homeless people in the UK living on the streets with an animal. Dogs On The Streets are dedicated to helping these animals and provide care through veterinary services, providing leads and harnesses, grooming sessions and food provisions.
Search for Dogs on the Streets in the Toucan app or find out more here.
Iceland donate £300,000 to help vulnerable kids at Christmas
Secondly, to Iceland – the shop, not the country.
Christmas is big business for the frozen food giants but that hasn’t stopped them stepping up to support the vital work done by charity Action for Children.
Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation has helped Action for Children establish an emergency fund to support those most in need this winter.
Its £300,000 donation will help with food, grocery vouchers, fuel and bills, the money will also be spent on white goods such as freezers, cookers and microwaves, as well as pans and cutlery.
Search for Action for Children in the Toucan app or learn more about their Secret Santa campaign here.
Social care charity donates hundreds of bonnets for premature babies
Last Wednesday was World Premature Day, a day dedicated to supporting the babies and parents impacted by premature births.
Cue then, the heroes at social care charity Community Integrated Care, to donate hundreds of bonnets to help protect the heads of premature babies in Cheshire and Merseyside.
The donation is a result of a unique project launched by the charity earlier this year, which challenged its colleagues, the people it supports and fans from the rugby league community to get crafty and create Rugby League World Cup 2021 themed baby bonnets.
The project has been led by volunteers participating in the charity’s inclusive volunteering partnership with the Rugby League World Cup 2021, which enables people who have care and support needs to take part in exciting and fulfilling volunteering projects.
Search for Community Integrated Care in the Toucan app or find out more about them here.
Building charity rally members to renovate home for recent amputee
Our penultimate stop is Flintshire in Wales where the Band of Builders charity have completely renovated the home of recent amputee, Cher Little.
Cher, a mother of two, became suddenly ill in 2020 and was diagnosed with a rare and often fatal bloodstream infection. Her chances of survival were as low as 20% at one point but Cher managed to pull through but had to have both legs amputated.
Band of Builders, a charity focused on practical projects to help members of the UK construction industry who are battling illness or injury, rallied contractors and suppliers from far and wide to get to work on extending Cher’s home.
A new extension was built, significantly increasing the size of the living area, and a new low-level kitchen and wet room were added. Cher’s bedroom was also refitted and doorways were widened with ramped access outside to make the home wheelchair accessible and give Cher more independence.
A project like this would normally take months but was completed in just 31 days.
Search for Band of Builders in the Toucan app or find out more here.
Talbot Village Trust supports local schoolchildren with £10,000 donation
Finally, to the South Coast, where the Talbot Village Trust have made a £10,000 donation to Life Education Wessex, a charity focussed on the wellbeing of school children.
The trust, which has been helping the area for over one hundred years, made the donation to fund the charity’s ‘Skills For Life’ programme. The programme teaches children how to look after their bodies and mental health and how to avoid risky behaviours that may damage their wellbeing.
The charity is well-known for its Life Buses that travel to schools and deliver sessions. However, the pandemic put a stop to this as the buses didn’t have sufficient ventilation to be Covid secure.
The donation will help develop alternative delivery methods for the workshops, using digital technology zooming directly into classrooms (SCARF Live Online) and in school classrooms (LifeBase).
Search for Life Education Wessex in the Toucan app or find out more here.