Today we had a lovely visit from representatives of Granby & Sutton Women’s Institute! It was wonderful to hear all that they have been doing for Forget Me Notts. They brought in many thick, warm blankets for the children we support.
Read MoreOpen Gardens is such a beautiful annual event where some lovely local gardens are open for visitors from the community to come and admire.
Read MoreOperation Orphan celebrated their 15th Anniversary with a ball - Read all about the children's charities celebration
Read MoreOur lovely supporters, Maggie and Ian Paul, were back at it again last weekend raising an amazing £975.52 with their stall along the Beeston and Chilwell Garden Trail!
Read MoreLately, we have received so many donations of some wonderful blankets, and we want to share them with you!
Read MoreWe had another incredibly successful volunteer day where we sorted through and packed up a huge amount of donations we’ve received over the last few months!
Read MoreLast Thursday, we successfully sorted through all of your lovely donations with the help of our fantastic volunteers! We’re so happy to have boxed everything in preparation for our next distribution - hooray!
Read MoreOver the last few weeks, we have been receiving so many comments from you guys spotting your handmade blankets!
Read MoreA few weeks ago, we had an amazing day with some even more amazing volunteers sorting and packing donations we have received for our Keep a Child Warm project (some of which is already on its way to Ukraine!).
Read MoreIn honor of the new Minions movie that has just hit theaters this weekend, we thought we would share this STUNNING blanket we received a few weeks ago!
Read MoreWe are so grateful to the children, staff and parents of St Laurence CE Primary School in Lancashire for their support to Pencott. A smashing total of £550 raised to help fund some new school furniture at the school in Uganda.
Read MoreAfter pausing collections of coats for the past two years, we are excited to be reopening our UK Keep a Child Warm coat collections.
Read MoreIn the fall of last year, Liz got in touch with us on behalf of Stella, a lovely lady with a passion and talent for knitting, who was looking for a charity to donate her knitted creations to.
Read MoreWe’ve continued delivering essential services throughout all lockdowns, and we’re not stopping now.
Read MoreWe are so grateful for all the support we have received for Keep a Child Warm over the years - from coats, to knitted items, to financial donations, we couldn’t have kept over 10,000 children warm without YOU.
Read MoreWe love to it when people reach out to us to find out more about what we do. It’s amazing to be able to share stories of our work and connect with our supporters! Read on to find out what happened when Alicia got in touch with us earlier this year…
Read MoreWe are so grateful to have received warm, strong, and beautiful blankets from crafters all over the country.
Read MoreWho doesn’t love receiving gifts on their birthday?! But this year, a very generous boy decided to celebrate his birthday by switching things up a bit - by GIVING gifts to other children!
Read MoreHere at Operation Orphan, we are lucky to have so many wonderful fundraisers taking on challenges and organising events to support our projects.
Read MoreBed poverty affects thousands of vulnerable children across the UK. We all know how we feel when we don’t sleep well and many of you will know how children behave when they don’t get enough sleep.
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