Our latest newsletter
Read all about what we've been up to and what we've got coming up in our Summer Newsletter 2023.
Read all about what we've been up to and what we've got coming up in our Summer Newsletter 2023.
Join us in welcoming our latest charity trustee. Following a recent recruitment drive, we are pleased to welcome on board Sarah Bone as our new trustee. Sarah joins Jacky, Angelo, Fran and Jenny who have been involved in the charity since it began in 2009. Sarah is an experienced children’s nurse, working at Caroline [...]
Our Barnstaple 10km race returned last weekend, with 216 runners taking to the town's streets to complete the charity run. The event is estimated to have raised over £7,000 for our charity. This will help provide financial support to the families of children with life threatening illnesses and with projects at the NDDH children’s [...]
ONLINE ENTRIES CLOSE MIDNIGHT WED 5 JULY. YOU CAN ALSO REGISTER ON THE DAY. You can find the Barnstaple 10K 2023 race results here! Enter our Barnstaple 10k today! The Care for Kids Barnstaple 10k will take place on Sunday 9 July 2023, starting and finishing at Park Community [...]
Our trustee, Angelo, visited The Voice FM last week to talk about our Barnstaple 10K in July. If you missed it, you can listen to the interview again on their website. Enter the Barnstaple 10K here.
We are pleased to report that in the last financial year (2022/23) we smashed our fundraising target of £40,000. With your help, we raised £67,323 throughout the year through fundraising, donations, events and grants. This fantastic amount would not have been possible without the support of our local community, businesses and councils. Jacky Massos, Charity [...]
A great big thank you to the North Devon Sports and Classic Car Club, who recently donated £1,000 to our charity. The club chose Care for Kids as its charity of the year in 2022. Throughout the year the club raises funds with collection pots at club nights. They also hosted two car shows, one [...]
Our Spring raffle is now over! Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who entered, we have raised £497 with your help! Fancy an indulgent treatment at one of North Devon’s most exclusive wellness retreats? Our first prize is a luxurious massage and facial at Yeotown. Hidden away in an idyllic woodland [...]
Meet two of our latest fundraisers, Becky Brennan and Matt Selway. Every year, we're blown away by how many people take on fundraising challenges and the effort they go through to raise money for our charity. Becky's London Marathon One of our regular supporters, Becky Brennan, completed the London Marathon for us [...]
Our small charity is seeking a new trustee, would you like to join the team? Care for Kids supports families who have a child diagnosed with a life-threatening illness or condition. We provide instant financial support to families who are struggling to pay for the costs of travelling to specialist children’s hospitals and the subsequent [...]