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KidsCo! Want you to Save an Orang-utan

Alan — Tue, 31 May 2011 06:34:39 +0000

A competition has been launched by the international children’s channel KidsCo to make children aware of the world’s endangered species. The competition launched today, in collaboration with the WWF, offers the 10 winning children the change to adopt an Orang-utan.

They will get their own cuddly Boo toy, a book about Orang-utans, photographs, and an exclusive magazine for adopters. All children also get helpful tips for helping the environment and information on the many species that are now classed as endangered.

Viewers can enter the competition by visiting KidsCo’s website: http://www.kidscotv.tv/, and playing the Boo and Me game – ‘Boo’s River Clean Up’. They then need to answer the following multiple choice question:

What does Boo collect in the game?
a. Banana skins
b. Plastic bottles
c. Car tyres

The last day for entries is 6 July 2011. Winners will be picked at random and notified by email.

The competition ties in with the launch of KidsCo’s original production, Boo & Me, which follows the adventures of the mischievous orang-utan called Boo, Aiman and his cousin Yasmin.

Paul Robinson, Global CEO at KidsCo said: “Preserving the environment is an important aspect of KidsCo’s philosophy. By offering children around the world the chance to sponsor an orang-utan, we hope to help an endangered species whilst also educating them about environmental issues. We are thrilled to be supporting WWF; it is the world’s leading environmental organisation and is doing great work to help save endangered species.”

Diane Walkington, Head of Species at WWF-UK said: “A century ago, there were around 230,000 orang-utans in Borneo and Sumatra. But within the last decade alone, their numbers have fallen dramatically and only around 62,500 now remain in the wild. WWF is to working to protect orang-utan habitat, to restore damaged forest areas and to improve prevent the trade in live orang-utans, so it’s great that KidsCo has chosen to support our work on the issue.”

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Footsteps Foundation Spider Charity Campaign – helping disabled children

admin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:56:32 +0000

This Christmas many families with disabled children won’t be asking for the latest toys and gadgets but will be asking for help towards essential Footsteps physiotherapy using the renowned ‘Spider’ because the best present they could give their child is the chance to walk.

Footsteps Foundation is launching a Christmas campaign asking the public, local businesses and trusts to give a disabled child the gift of physiotherapy as part of their journey of learning to walk. An extraordinary apparatus called ‘The Spider’ is used at the Footsteps centre, along with traditional physiotherapy, to enable children to experience freedom to move on their own and for physiotherapists to implement a full course of exercises in any chosen position.

Nick Streeter from Witney whose daughter Chloe attends Footsteps, says: “Chloe has really benefitted from coming to Footsteps. The best present we could give her is the ability to walk unaided so we channel everything into making that happen!”

Pip Hoyer Millar, the Founder of Footsteps Foundation explains: “We set up Footsteps Foundation to help families access intensive physiotherapy at the Footsteps Centre. Families also often fundraise themselves although how they have the time I never understand! This year we want to make it easier for those families and do a big fundraising push at Christmas.”

“Having a child with special needs is incredibly difficult emotionally, physically and financially although parents find the rewards overwhelmingly wonderful. The fact is you would always wish your child could play, talk and walk in the way they are supposed to. We are hoping the public and businesses are going to share our belief that Christmas is a wonderful time for remembering how lucky you and your family are and how we can always help vulnerable people around us.”

Another parent Richard Towers says: “We will be asking our family to buy Oscar a session at Footsteps for Christmas to help pay for this essential therapy. The best thing is that it will actually seem like a gift for Oscar because he loves going! He loves the feeling of independence in the Footsteps Spider and enjoys all the games they play whilst exercising!”

The charity has raised £301,000 in two years to help provide intensive physiotherapy. Already fully booked for much of 2011, the Warborough based Footsteps Centre has tripled in size in the last two years to cope with the demand.

Website: www.footstepsfoundation.com

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Big Toddle – Coronation Street’s Tina O’Brien Urges Parents to Get Involved

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:52:08 +0000

Former Corrie star and mum Tina O’Brien is teaming up with children’s charity Barnardo’s and Fairy Non-Bio Gel, in encouraging parents to get involved in the Big Toddle.

The Big Toddle is the UK’s biggest charity event for children under the age of five, and a fun opportunity for parents to celebrate a special and worthwhile experience together with their little ones. Each year, up to half a million children take part in the short sponsored walks across the country, with the money raised going towards charitable projects that help less fortunate children learn and play.

To get involved in celebrating your little ones, you can organise your own Toddle, or join one near you! Throughout the summer anyone can Toddle – nurseries, crèches and playgroups; to parents, friends and family. And this year, parents are encouraged to bring along any unwanted clothes to their local toddle to pop into ‘Fairy’s Basket of Softness’, which will be donated to Barnardo’s at the end of the event.

Terence Lovell from Barnardo’s, alongside Fairy Godmother and mum Daniela Pinto, give some handy hints and tips in this video to help you get the most out the Big Toddle.

For more information about the Barnardo’s Big Toddle and how to donate to ‘Fairy’s Basket of Softness’ at selected July Toddles visit www.softeningyourworld.com

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