We are extremely excited to announce that a very special little boy is coming to visit us here in the UK! On the 6th July, Didier and his mum are travelling to the UK and spending a week in London. Didier became a very much-loved little boy across the UK, after the documentary ‘Turtle Boy’…
Why I took part in the ‘Caring Matters Now Coffee & Cake Morning’ By Tanith When my daughter Isabelle was born in 2009, she had a large brown birthmark on her leg. The doctor came to see us the following day and explained that it would have to be removed due to the increased risk…
On 1st August 2012 at 1.28am our beautiful little daughter Éirinn entered the world in somewhat dramatic fashion. Looking back, I can honestly say that this was a blessing in disguise…after a 21 hour labour, Éirinn was placed on my chest and I noticed a little mark on her left ankle. She didn’t make a…
Each year we ask the parents if they wold like to donate towards a charity chosen by the school. A collection is then made at the end of the two performances of the infants nativity play. This was made in support of the Lacy Family whose daughter Charlotte has CMN. Many thanks to all the…
Cori aged 10 had the idea for everyone to make a donation to have a guess on the gender and weight of his mums bump. He managed to raise £300 in donations when his baby sister was born and was able to raise awareness about CMN. He also put a donation box and leaflets around…
Lily-Mai (Year 2) would like to thank all the children, parents and staff of St Marys School, Shackleford who contributed generously in the recent “small change amnesty” organised by Lily-Mai who has CMN. In total, the contributions amounted to a total of £32.08 which is fantastic. Combined with other collections from family, friends and colleagues…
I work for DWP in a large office in the city centre of Norwich. I am part of a small group called Kulture klub, who organise monthly events for the office that has a work force of approx 250. Every month we have a different charity or cause that have been chosen or suggested by…
We held an online auction to sell a signed and framed Sheffield FC first team football shirt that had been signed by England international Chelsea footballer, Gary Cahill. Sheffield FC, founded in 1857, is the World’s oldest football club and is accredited as such by FIFA. Sheffield plays its home games at the Coach and…
The event I organised was a ‘Guess the name of the Teddy’ competition which I held in school for one week at lunch time. People who entered my competition picked a name from a long list and one winning name was drawn by a teacher at the end of the week. I did the competition…
Every year, the school Phoebe attends holds a Speech Competition. The kids have to talk for a maximum of 3 minutes on a topic of their choosing. Phoebe decided it should be about her and her birthmarks. The teacher and the kids – all of whom have never asked Phoebe about her marks because she…
