Award from The National Lottery Community Fund

We are thrilled to share with you the news of a fabulous donation of £460,624 spread over three years, from The National Lottery Community Fund which enables us to continue our support of bereaved children and young people across Coventry and Warwickshire.

This fund also allows us to grow additional areas of support, and we'll be listening to the voices of those accessing Guy's Gift to know what our local community want from us.

Back in October 2021, a group of our volunteers joined us in celebrating this award, and we were able to start talking with our team about what happens next. Rest assured, all the things you love about Guy’s Gift will be continuing, but with a larger team and new projects on the way!

We look forward to sharing more updates on this project with you all over the coming months, so keep an eye on our website and social media platforms to see how you might be able to get involved too.

Lilly's cake sale fundraiser

Today we are giving a shout out to Lilly and her friends after Lilly’s mum got in touch to let us know about a fabulous fundraiser they did in aid of Guy’s Gift.

Lilly’s mum told us: ‘My daughter held a cake sale on our drive along side her friends and sister, Lilly planned, made flyers and delivered them, shopped for all the ingredients and spent 4 hours cooking and decorating with our support, as she wanted to say thank you for all the help and support that she had received from  Guys Gift after my mum passed away.”

We are so pleased that you were able to support Guy’s Gift and don’t those cakes look great!

Thanks!

Fab Fundraising event by Rotary Club of Coventry Jubilee

Back in February, the Rotary Club of Coventry Jubilee held a Murder Mystery evening to raise funds for Guy’s Gift. A fantastic £601 was raised to go towards supporting us to provide bereavement support for children and young people across Coventry and Warwickshire.

President John said: “A good many people seem to know or know of children who have struggled with bereavement, and the needs of Guy’s Gift strikes a chord.”.

This recognition of the importance of the support we are able to provide is great, and we’re pleased to be able to provide that professional support across the county. This donation goes a long way to continue doing just this.

A great big thank you to everyone involved in what sounds like a good evening raising funds for us here at Guy’s Gift.