In each and every one of our Buddy Bags, there has always been a “Buddy,” a beautiful cuddly toy that is the first thing children and parents find when the Buddy Bag is opened when they reach the refuge at a time when everything in life is uncertain. A time when the relief of escaping…
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The Birmingham office of law-led professional services group Gateley has chosen the Buddy Bag Foundation (BBF) as its charity partner. The BBF provides children in emergency care with ‘Buddy Bags’ to restore a sense of safety, comfort and security in their lives. The Buddy Bags contain a hand-knitted teddy bear, as well as essentials such…
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A Lichfield project aiming to support children fleeing domestic abuse has been boosted by a donation from a financial business. St James’ Place Wealth Management has handed over £2,500 to the Lichfield Buddy Back Pack intiative. The scheme sees backpacks filled for youngsters living in refuges. Carrie Jahn, Buddy Bags ambassador, said “We are immensely…
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These bite-sized treats are fun and perfect to satisfy a crunchy cookie craving. Before we dive into the recipe, allow me to share with you a truly wonderful charity; The Buddy Bag Foundation. Imagine you are a child; one in an unhealthy or dangerous situation of abuse or war. Through various organizations, help arrives and you…
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Our warehouse team are quite used to carrying large boxes into storage, but it’s rare we have to actually pack them ourselves. This February we teamed up with EcoMaster to pack something a little different – around 200 bags for The Buddy Bag Foundation – and to find out a little more about the work this fantastic charity does…
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A recent Polish has been released from U.K. business Nail Artisan Cosmetics with 33% of sales being donated to the Buddy Bag Foundation.
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Young volunteers from the Prince’s Trust for Stoke on Trent College took part in partnership work for their one-day project with the Buddy Bag Foundation. We volunteered our time to help support the charity with a bag pack of essential items for children who find themselves in emergency accommodation due to complex family situations. The…
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Associates at Amazon’s Rugeley site have taken time out to help support a Stafforshire charity with a bag pack of essential items for children who find themselves in emergency accommodation due to complex family situations. The Buddy Bags Foundation provides bags of essential and comfort items for children in emergency shelter such as toothbrushes, PJ’s,…
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BUDDY BAG PACKING EVENT – Q3 2018 In October, more than 40 volunteers from the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering team across the UK packed 360 Buddy Bags for children entering emergency accommodation in Merseyside and the Midlands. Each year, 48,000 children require emergency accommodation in the UK and often arrive in just the clothes they are…
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The Gowling WLG Corporate Responsibility Team worked with Karen Williams (founder of the Buddy Bag Foundation) to organise the first of four in house volunteering Buddy Bags Brigade events, as part of the firm’s Charity of the Year partnership for 2019. On Monday 8th April, during the 90 minute event which ran like clockwork, thanks…
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