Update on my charity: The Pyjama Fund

Hola Lexicans! As some of you may know from a previous post talking about it (which you can read here), a little over a year ago, my sister and I set up a charity called The Pyjama Fund. The Pyjama Fund (or TPF as it'll probably be referred to in this post) is an organisation which provides pyjamas, onesies and soft toys to vulnerable children, like homeless children and refugees, across the UK.

So far, we have sent off five bundles of pyjamas, onesies and soft toys to 4 different charities (which you can read about on our website), but normally what we would do would be to either send the package in the post, or drop it off with one of the volunteers in the charity. However, for the last bundle we did a couple of weeks ago, we actually got the chance to go and meet some of the children that our donations would be going to.

We were sending our donations to Merryfield's a short-term children's home for children with special needs in High Wycombe. We obviously had a vague idea of who we were sending them to, and we had seen photos of other children with their pyjamas, but meeting them was totally different. None of the children we met could speak or talk, but they could hear us and had their own forms of communicating, like feeling someone or using their sense of smell. It was so empowering to see the centre and see how the children are placed in a fun and loving environment. We took a few photos with a couple of the children so I wanted to share them with y'all.

 

So yep, that's what happened when TPF came to visit Merryfield's. It really was a heartwarming thing to meet the children and makes the work we do 1000% more rewarding now we've actually seen and met some of the children we're helping. If you'd like to see more about my charity let me know, and you can read more about my charity here: www.thepyjamafund.org.uk

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All About My Charity

Hola Lexicans! So.. you may have read this title and been like wHAT u have a charity that's so cool (which is what most people are like so you're not alone) or you may have questions. What is your charity? When did you set it up? What does your charity do? So if the latter then this post is the answer to life's questions (well sorta..) as I will be answering any questions you may have about my charity. I went over to Instagram and asked you guys what questions you had! If you have a question about my charity which wasn't asked then comment it down below and I'll answer it for ya:) Also, this organization is a joint project with my younger sister Ines so this will be a collab post with her <3

What Does Your Charity Do?

Ines: It provides onesies, pyjamas and cuddly toys to vulnerable children across the U.K.
Lexie: It is a way of giving this feeling of comfort and security to children who are less fortunate to us and may not have their own clean pyjamas and toys.

Why Is It Called The Pyjama Fund?

Lexie: It's very simple - we are a fund that provide pyjamas to vulnerable children and we thought The Pyjama Fund had a nice, professional, simple ring to it which is exactly what we wanted.

What Is Your Final Goal - Where Would You Like To Leave Your Charity?

Ines: I'd like to leave it at a point where we are distributing all across the world.
Lexie: I'd love to get our charity to a much more national stage, where we are quite well-known and have helped at least 1000 children feel comforted.

Is Your Charity Non-profit?

Lexie: Yes of course our charity is 100% non profit - all our money goes towards buying new comforters, publicity, maintaining our website etc etc, all beneficial for The Pyjama Fund.

What is the biggest struggle you've had to overcome as a non-profit?

Lexie: Hmm.. It would have to be the process of registering our charity (which we are still in). It is very confusing and there are several legal documents that need filling out, but we cannot find a good guide that will take us through the process step-by-step.

What inspired you to create this charity?

Ines: We were sitting with our family and friends on a very cold day, but because we were in our onesies we still felt warm and safe, both inside and out. We then thought about all the children that didn't have the privilege of having their own pyjamas, onesies and soft toys and decided we could make a charity and start to change that!

I hope y'all enjoyed this post and it answered some of your questions about The Pyjama Fund. If your question wasn't answered or you have something else you'd like to know - please comment it down below, or email me (whatlexieloves{at}gmail{dot}com or thepyjamafund{at}gmail{dot}com). You can also check out our website for more information and to find out how to donate (which would mean soooo much!!) - www.thepyjamafund.org.uk

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