Fundraisers take on Snowdon

What a fantastic fundraising total, for Brindley Twist Tafft & James LLP.

The team took on Snowdon on 20th May 2023, and to date they have raised £2,640.

After the event, they shared that:
“It was tough, but with fantastic team spirit, effort and Welsh cakes they all made it to the summit! The team have returned safely back to the Midlands & (with a few aches & pains) are now back busy doing their day jobs in the BTTJ offices!”

A huge thank you from the whole team here at Guy’s Gift. Your time, effort and support is invaluable, and makes a big difference for those children and families who come to Guy’s Gift following the death of someone important to them.

The teams’ Just Giving page is still accepting donations at the moment, so if you’d like to show your support you can make donations here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/bttjsolicitors

If you’re thinking of doing a fundraiser, let us know! We love to know what you’re all up to.

Brindley Twist Tafft & James LLP - Fundraising hike up Snowdon

This coming weekend (Saturday 20th May 2023), a team from Brindley Twist Tafft & James LLP will be hiking up Snowdon to raise funds for Guy’s Gift.

We know what a great challenge hiking Snowdon can be, and wish the whole team luck with their adventure.

We look forward to hearing how the team get on, and seeing some photos from the day.

THANKS for the support of Guy’s Gift.

If you’d like to show yor support, you can click here to donate:

Mamma Mia! A fundraising night hosted by Royal Leamington Spa Rotary Club

On 1st June 2023, Royal Leamington Spa Rotary Club are hosting a Mamma Mia cinema experience at The Spa Centre (Newbold Terrace, Leamington)

Tickets are on sale now, for £10 each, and all money raised from the event will be donated to Guy’s Gift.

It looks set to be a fun night, experiencing the magic of the Greek Islands, set to the music of Abba.

If you’d like to enjoy a fun evening, whilst raising funds for Guy’s Gift, you can purchase your tickets here (external link).

£1500 donation from Tesco

We were thrilled to receive a donation of £1500 from Tesco, following their in-store shopper votes.

Sean Getty, People and Safety Manager at Tesco’s Daventry Clothing Distribution Centre, presenting a cheque for £1,500.00 to Guy’s Gift fundraiser, Brian Taylor.

Tesco in Rugby provided in-store shoppers, and staff at their Daventry Clothing Distribution Centre with a blue token to pop into one of three charity pots during October-December 2022, and we came out with the most votes meaning that you have all helped Guy’s Gift to receive a donation of £1500.

This donation means that we’re able to provide one-to-one support and counselling for children and young people who experience significant bereavement, and to help them to understand death and develop coping strategies.

Grief can be a tricky thing to navigate as a child, so knowing that we have the support of our local community to continue to help children and young people find their way through what can be a challenging time, shows how valuable and valued Guy’s Gift is.

Thanks to Tesco for your support, and thanks to everyone who voted for us in store and at the distribution centre at the end of last year!

Join our team!

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team, in Coventry.

We’re looking for a counsellor or bereavement support worker to join us, working 3 days a week in Coventry.

If this sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, please take a look at the details here, and get an application over to us by 1st March 2023.

For more info, email info@guysgift.co.uk.

'Drop In' sesions for school professionals launched

This February, we’re launching a new project for Guy’s Gift; School’s Drop-In sessions.

These sesions are intended for school professionals to meet with one of the Guy’s Gift counselling and support team, and learn about how they can be supporting bereaved children and young people ahead of Guy’s Gift direct support.

The sessions will be running on a monthly basis, via video call. The first session will take place mid-February 2023.

The aim of the sessions is to provide an opportunity to speak with Guy’s Gift about supporting children following the death of someone important to them. it will give school professionals the chance to think specifically about what is happening for a child or young person in their school, or to gain ideas more generally.

There will be a focus on using resources, understanding what families are dealing with when someone has died, knowing how to work with grieving children and their families, self-care, and a forum for school professionals to ask us questions.

We look forward to getting this project up and running, and to supporting those already working with bereaved children and young people to feel better equipped to offer support in the first instance.

More information, and a sign up link to receive communications around ‘Drop-In’ support can be found here.

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Guy’s Gift is a local charity, working across Coventry and Warwickshire to provide bereavement support for chidren and young people.
If you would like to donate towards this Guy’s Gift project (or others), you can do so over at our Just Giving page.

Children's Grief Awareness Week 2022

This Thursday marks the start of Children's Grief Awareness Week.

The Week runs from 17th - 23rd November, and the theme this year is 'What helps?'

Along with many other children's bereavement support charities and organisations locally and across the UK, we invited children and young people to complete a 'sharing shape', depicting what has helped them.

Throughout the Week we will be sharing what children and young people at Guy's Gift have said helps them, and we invite others to share too.

Keep an eye out on our website and social media platforms!

Celebrating our Board of Trustees

This Trustee's Week we're celebrating our Trustees. The theme of this years event is 'Making a differnce in changing times' and without question, our trustees do this.

Guy's Gift has 4 trustees, all of whom bring experience and knowledge in different areas to strengthen our charity and help us to grow. They consider changes that we need to make as the world changes around us. They help us to implement new ways of working, and adapt our practices. They challenge us to be the best we can be in every aspect of what Guy's Gift is about.

We're beyond grateful for Stuart, Jackie, Ann and Jane who give their time to make Guy's Gift what it is, and for their unwavering support of bereaved children, young people and their families across Coventry and Warwickshire.

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If you're interested in finding out more about becoming a trustee with Guy's Gift, you can email our Chair of Trustees, Stuart Potter, on s.potter@guysgift.co.uk

THANK YOU to Tamworth Baptist Church

Recently, Tamworth Baptist Church held a Hot Chocolate Fundraiser.

Sounds like a great way to raise funds to us! Hot Chocolate is like a grat big hug in a mug, isn’t it?

Thank you to everyone involved, for raising £180.14 for Guy’s Gift. Your donation makes a real difference for the families we support.

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If you’re inspired by this fantastic fundraiser, why not set up your own event over on our Just Giving page.

email fundraising@guysgift.co.uk for more ideas and inspiration, or support in setting up your fundraiser.

We're Recruiting

We have two exciting opportunities to join the Guy’s Gift team.

Might you like to join us as a Community Based Counsellor, or maybe as a Volunteer Co-Ordinator.

Find out more on our Work With Us page.

Closing date for applications 22nd July 2022 at 16:30.