TLC Teddy Bear Appeal (Wansbeck to Berwick)

The Appeal has a simple objective:

to provide teddies or soft toys to A&E units for the medical staff to give, at their discretion, to children who are in severe distress,  where the staff feel that a teddy to cuddle will help alleviate that distress, that will  assist them in their urgent work.

The child keeps the Teddy.

The TLC Northumberland appeal allows freemasons to donate Teddy Bears to our local hospitals however we need to raise about £3000 per annum to keep the appeal alive .

Each Teddy's has a label saying "Donated by local Freemasons"

Morpeth Building
Appeal funds to date

A very successful social evening with an auction raised over £1000 so the amount raided from the Morpeth Building now stands at £1458

  

Forthcoming Fundraising events

None at this time

 Appeal News

First 1000 are already in Wansbeck General

Elsewhere in the country the Teddy's have been put to great use...

n Essex a young girl admitted with 3rd Degree burns was so distressed that would not let the nurse near her - A TLC Teddy calmed her, deflected her panic and allowed her to receive urgent treatment.
She made a full recovery and called her Teddy Bernie		 “My daughter crushed her finger in her bedroom door. She fortunately   didn't break it but it did required stitches. To cheer her up the nurse at  the Royal Berks was asked her to choose a bear. Sarah chose a bear  with a yellow body (her favourite colour). This was instantly given the  name of sunshine. Since then it has been her favourite bear and not  many night go by without her being at her side. She has many bears  and soft toys but this one is special."

"Just to say a very big thank you to your organisation. My 5 year old son fell and hit his forehead and had a terribly deep gash that was bleeding everywhere.

I rushed him to the A&E Department where he was  given a bear in his favourite colour, yellow. He really loved the bear and hugged it throughout a difficult and upsetting morning. He's put a bandage on the bear's head and took it this morning to the nurse who checked his wound (which is doing fine).

I know that your organisation requires a lot of dedication, hard work and fund raising, but honestly, you're doing a wonderful job.
Thank you"

 

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