Cards for Bravery

Today marks International Dog Day and to celebrate our furry friends, we want to see your dog-themed cards!

Whether you've been drawing, sticking, painting, or even getting your dogs involved to make paw-prints, we would love to see any dog themed cards you have created!



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A grey background with pink and green paw print decorations in the top left and bottom right corners. In the top left there is a purple heart with a paw print. There are two images of cards with dogs on and black text in the middle right side reading 'International Dog Day' with smaller text below saying 'We want to see your dog themed cards'.

A little throwback thursday to this time last year when we partnered with the Ronald McDonald House Charity UK!

We distributed over 600 cards across their 14 houses, helping to brighten the days of children and families going through very difficult times! �




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We wanted to share a few photos of our most recent bravery package recipient Blakely receiving his package!

A big thank you goes out to Exclusive Memorabilia for their donation of a signed photo, Sweete Gifts for their donation of a package for Blakely’s mum and The Manchester United Foundation for their donation of a bag of Manchester United goodies!

Blakely also received a voucher for a tour of Wembley Stadium and we hope he has an incredible time!

A little reminder that you can nominate a child or young person for a bravery package via our website! 📦😊



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Slide 1: A grey background with pink, purple and green shapes for decoration. In the centre, there is an image of Blakely smiling and holding a gift card and a ticket. Below there is black text reading ‘Blakely’s bravery package’.
Slide 2: A grey background with pink, purple and green shapes for decoration. There are two images, one of Blakely holding a Manchester United bag, the other of a signed poster of Wayne Rooney.
Slide 3: A grey background with pink, purple and green shapes for decoration. There are two pictures of a ‘little box of sunshine’ parcel.
Slide 4: A grey background with pink, purple and green shapes for decoration. There is a picture of a ticket for a tour of wembley stadium.

Premier Court care home will be hosting a card making event on behalf of Cards for Bravery!

Join them on the 6th of September from 18:00-19:30 to join in making cards!

If you would like to attend, please RSVP to [email protected] with the number of people in your group.

We can’t wait to see the cards created! �



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A grey background with purple and green shapes for decoration. There is black text at the top reading ‘card making event’. Below there is a pink envelope with a white letter sticking out, the letter has black text detailing the time and date of the event. Below there is more black text with the email address to RSVP to.

On September 21st. we will have a stall at Great Dunmow Carnival!

Be sure to come visit our stall and take part in the activities we will have to raise funds for Cards for Bravery

The carnival will be held at The Recreation Ground, Great Dunmow and is open from 12 onwards.

We hope to see you there �



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Earlier this week, our ten packages for the children and families affected by the Southport events were sent off and safely arrived at Alder Hey children’s hospital.

We wanted to say a massive thank you to everybody who enabled us to put these packages together. Our hope is they can bring some comfort to children and families going through such difficult times �

At Cards for Bravery, we have lots of ways you can get involved over the summer holidays! ☀️

Whether you want to make cards, fundraise or even host you own event, there are plenty of opportunities for the entire family to have fun, all while supporting Cards for Bravery!



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Slide 2- A grey background with pink, purple and green doodles in each corner for decoration. There is black text at the top reading 'Card-Making' In the centre there is an image of various cards . Below, there is more black text explaining how to find more information on our website.
Slide 3- A grey background with pink, purple and green doodles in each corner for decoration. There is black text at the top reading 'Fundraising' In the centre there is an image of an inflatable obstacle course . Below, there is more black text explaining how to find more information on our website.
Slide 4- A grey background with pink, purple and green doodles in each corner for decoration. There is black text at the top reading 'Hosting a card-making event' In the centre there is an image of three children holding cards they have made. Below, there is more black text explaining how to find more information on our website.

At Cards for Bravery, we are in the Olympic spirit!

We wanted to get involving by showing off a few cards themed around the sporting event of the summer!

What sport are you most enjoying at this years Olympics? Tell us below ⬇️



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The image has a grey background. There is a graphic of a pink stick figure using gymnastic rings in the top left corner. There is a graphic of a purple stick figure playing a racket sport in the top right corner. In the centre there is black text reading 'Olympic themed cards', with a white diamond either side. Above the text is a photo of an olympics themed card with the olympic rings and eiffel tower on. Below the text there are three more images of cards, one with paris 2024, one with a gold medal and one with colorful shapes taking part in a variety of sports.

At Cards for Bravery, we are putting together packages to deliver to hospitals and care centres for the children and their families affected by the tragic events. Packages will contain items such as teddy bears, colouring books, a costa gift card for the parents to use, fidget toys and a handmade card. You can buy items for the packages directly through the amazon wishlist or donate money through our just giving page. We are also accepting donations of handmade bracelets to add to the packages, if you would like to send these, please do so as soon as possible.
Please contribute or share if you can.

Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1XM2TXAUE0IR8?ref_=wl_dp_view_your_list

JustGiving: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/southportcarepackages

We wanted to provide a little refresher on the services we provide at Cards for Bravery. A fun way to remember them are the ABCs of Cards for Bravery!
They are:
A- Activity Packs
B- Bravery Packages
C- Card Making

More information on all of our services can be found on out website WWW.CardsForBravery.com



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Slide 1- A grey background with pink, purple and green shapes for decoration. There is black text in the left centre reading 'Introducing the ABCs of Cards for Bravery'. There is a cards for bravery logo in the top right corner.
Slide 2-A grey background with pink, purple and green shapes for decoration. There is black text at the top of the image reading 'Who are we?' with more text below detailing the origin of Cards for Bravery. There is a picture of a young Katie holding cards in the bottom right corner.
Slide 3- A grey background with pink, purple and green shapes for decoration. There is black text at the top reading 'Activity Packs' with further text below detailing them. There is a picture of the front of an activity pack in the bottom left corner.
Slide 4- A grey background with pink, purple and green shapes for decoration. There is black text at the top reading 'Bravery Packages' with further text below detailing them. In the bottom right corner there are three images of children with bravery packages.
Slide 5- A grey background with pink, purple and green shapes for decoration. There is black text at the top reading 'Card Making' with further text below detailing it. In the top left corner there are three images each displaying hand made cards.
Slide 6- A grey background with pink, purple and green shapes for decoration.There is black text at the top reading 'Contact Information' with further text below detailing how to get in touch. There is a graphic of a person holding a giant envelope in the bottom right.

July 24th marks Samaritans Awareness day. This day serves as an annual reminder that the Samaritans can be contacted 24/7 by calling 116 123.

At Cards for Bravery, we understand that being in hospital can have a massive impact on mental health, both for the child and their family. If you are struggling, make sure to reach out and talk to somebody.

Whatever you are going through, someone is there to listen 💚



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We are looking for a second TikTok volunteer to join our team!

An ideal candidate would be someone confident making and editing videos, who is dependable, hardworking and keen to become a part of the Cards for Bravery team.

More information and the form to apply can be found at the link below:
https://ow.ly/F1Kw50SF4Th



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July is disability pride month!

Celebrated annually, the month is used to promote inclusion, awareness and visibility for those living with disabilities and to help redefine public perceptions of disability.

At Cards for bravery, many of our volunteers and the individuals we support live with disabilities. We value diversity and equality and are proud to support people living with disabilities every day.

Today marks social media giving day, a day to encourage all those around us to make a difference through the online world by promoting charitable giving.

There are many ways to support Cards for Bravery, from card-making, volunteering, spreading awareness about our charity or donating!

We have several ways to donate, such as through PayPal, JustGiving, Giving is Human or by purchasing items on our Amazon Wishlists. The links to each of these can be found on our website.

We appreciate all of your support 😊



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At Cards for Bravery, we’re getting in the Euros spirit and celebrating with some football themed cards! �



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Today is a very sad day as the beautiful Poppy (seen above) has gained her angel wings 👼.

We were wanting to re-share these images of Poppy receiving her Bravery Package and put up a post dedicated to her as she was the very first recipient of our Bravery Packages and part of the inspiration behind us creating this service.

I had known of Poppy and her Mum for a while as Poppy has the same condition as me. In 2018 we sent her one of our cards. She was going through a particularly rough patch at the time and I was really wanting to do something more for her, on top of the card. Poppy’s bravery and courage always inspired me. I decided to put a care package together for her, full of items she would enjoy and would bring a smile to her face. We also included a few items for her sister Coral to make sure she also received something as the siblings are often forgotten about.

At the time I thought it would be a one-off project but seeing how happy it made Poppy and her sister made me want to try do it for more children living with longer term health conditions. This sparked the creation of “Bravery Packages”, an important highlight for the charity as it was our first expansion outside of distributing the handmade cards.

Over the years we have kept in touch with Poppy and her family, sending her over a few small pick-me-up’s here and then.

After receiving a life-saving multi visceral transplant in 2014, Poppy was able to enjoy life more and live with less symptoms. Unfortunately after 10 years, Poppy’s body began rejecting her transplanted organs. Earlier this year, she received another chance at life and had a second multi visceral transplant. Poppy sadly experience a lot of complications this time, and passed in the early hours of the morning.
Poppy truly was the definition of “brave”.

The children and young people we support are at the centre of the charity and helping children like Poppy is why we do what we do.
We are sending so much love to her family at this time.

Please also take this as a reminder to register for organ donation if you are able too🙏🏻 you can help children like Poppy receive a second chance at life.

- Katie ✨

Today marks 'Thank You Day', an annual day celebrated in the UK to give thanks to those around us.

We are taking this opportunity to thank everybody who has supported our charity, whether that's through volunteering, making cards, attending events or any other way you have supported us!

The work we do at Cards for Bravery would not be possible without all of our supporters, so today we are saying a very big Thank You!



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At Cards for Bravery, we wanted to do a little round up of some of our most frequently asked questions!

More information about volunteering and card making can be found across our social media and on our website. 😊



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This week marks Children’s Art Week! A time to encourage and support the wellbeing of children and young people through their creativity.

Across the week thousands of children, teachers and families will take part in fun activities across home and school settings! These aim to boost creativity which in turn aids learning and wellbeing.

At Cards for Bravery, we encourage creativity through positive handmade cards, as well as our activity packs which help brighten the days of hospitalised children �



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We are launching the

Create a handmade card with an uplifting message for a hospitalised child, share your creation on social media with the above hashtag, and challenge three friends to do the same.

Get involved and help us to brighten the days of hospitalised children! 🌟😊



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This week marks
At Cards for Bravery, we are taking this opportunity to shine a light on the work we do! We are passionate about supporting hospitalised children and their families.

We are always looking for new ways to brighten their days, such as with our handmade cards, bravey packages and activity packs. Cards for Bravery relies on our supporters to help us spread this joy!

We are sharing Small Charity Week’s top tips on how you can show your LOVE to small charities!
Listen and learn: I will learn what small charities do in my neighbourhood
Organise: I will get my community involved with small charities
Volunteer: I will support small charities with my time, voice and money
Engage: I will do a bit more to make my community better

As always, Cards for Bravery are so thankful for all of the support we receive! ✨💌

Small Charity Week


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Slide 2- A grey background. At the top there is black text reading ‘Show your LOVE to small charities’ There are four squares in the centre, two pink, one purple, one green. They each contain one of the LOVE items for small charities. There is a graphic of a white calendar and a white megaphone.

The month of June marks Pride month, a time to celebrate everybody without the LGBTQIA+ community

At Cards for Bravery we are proud to support everybody and create and inclusive and diverse space!

We are wishing everybody a happy pride month ☺️



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On Saturday, Cards for Bravery held a stall at Bishops Stortford Carnival!

Despite the weather not being the greatest, it was a lovely day and an amazing opportunity to see so many supporters! Thanks to everybody who came and said hello 😊

Did you know that you can help to raise money for Cards for Bravery at no extra cost to you!

By signing up with easyfundraising, you can raise funds while you shop with thousands of popular online retailers! Visit their website and enable the browser extension to get started now.

Sign up here: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/cardsforbravery/?searchSessionId=7f020449-0cd4-4d5a-b29e-a4d25d4e6812



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To close out our Volunteers Week series, today we have social media volunteer Molly with her reason:
'I volunteer because... I enjoy giving back and having the ability to brighten others days. It helps me pass on thanks for all the support i have been given over the years.'

We would like to close this week out by giving a big thank you to all of our volunteers. Cards for Bravery truly couldn't do what we do without you all!



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To continue our Volunteers Week series, today we have volunteer, Ellie, with her reason:
'I volunteer because... I know the joy and light a handmade card can bring in the darkest times.'



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To continue our Volunteers Week series, today we have volunteer, Chelsea, with her reason:
'I volunteer because... I love supporting other in our beautiful community and making them feel happy and seen for everything that they are!’



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The week of June 3rd-9th marks Volunteers Week!

We are lucky to have an incredible team here at Cards for Bravery, as well as many fantastic card-making volunteers, and we couldn't do what we do without all of them!

To celebrate Volunteers Week, we wanted to share some of. the reasons that our team members chose to volunteer. Starting today with our founder, Katie, who says:
'I volunteer because... I wanted to make a difference to others with similar struggles as me.'

Check back throughout the week for more volunteers sharing their reasons!



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Cards for Bravery are excited to announce that we will be at Bishops Stortford Carnival!
The event is on Sworders Field, CM23 2EL on the 15th of June from 12-5.

Come say hello and visit our stall! 🤩



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Here are a few photos from our event on Wednesday!

A big thank you to everybody who attended ☺️