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EACH MONTH, BUSY LIFE™ PARTNERS WITH A WORTHY CAUSE
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June 2021 Worthy Cause
Carers UK
This month, @Busylifeandmeis supporting Carers UK. As the UK's only national membership charity for carers, Carers UK is both a supportive community and a movement for change. Carer's week is 7th - 13th June. I'll be posting on social media all month about this much needed charity. #thinkINC
MAY 2021 Worthy Cause
Hattie and Friends
This month, @Busylifeandme is partnered with @Hattiesfriends! The creator, Lesley, creates inclusive stories & resources that are used in EYFS settings around the UK. I'm looking forward to discovering more about Hattie and all her friends! #thinkINC
April 2021 Worthy Cause
Impactasaurus
Busy Life is supporting Impactasaurus this month! What a great name! Impactasaurus.org is a FREE and simple tool for measuring, monitoring & reporting on social impact. A great idea! I'll be posting about them across the Busy Life social media platforms this month and signing up! #thinkINC
March 2021 Worthy Cause
GUIDEPOSTS
Busy Life is supporting Guideposts this month! They support people living with long term conditions, disABILITY, or caring responsibilities to improve their mental health & wellbeing & feel included. They work in Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire & Oxfordshire with additional virtual services accessible from anywhere.
January and February Busy Life Worthy Cause of the Month
SKIGGLE
Busy Life is very proud to support Skiggle this month! They're a nationwide platform for specialist disABILITY equipment & care consumables available to people in urgent need, via the SOS messaging & marketplace. Please, visit their website and support them! #thinkINC
DECEMBER 2020, BUSY LIFE WORTHY CAUSE (WITH A DIFFERENCE!)
You Choose!
It's the start of December so, a new Busy Life good cause to support! This month, I'm doing things differently. I'm running a poll of the causes I've supported in 2020. At the end of the month, I'll donate to the one with the most votes! See my pinned tweet to vote! #thinkINC
NOVEMBER 2020, BUSY LIFE WORTHY CAUSE
Southwark Stars disABILITY FC
In November, Busy Life is supporting Southwark Stars disABILITY FC! They're an inclusive Football Club, for disABLED adults, in Elephant & Castle. The team plays in the North London Special League and trains every Wednesday. Shop at Busy Life this month to make a donation! #thinkINC
OCTOBER 2020, BUSY LIFE CHARITY PARTNERSHIP
disABILITY Sports Coach
It’s a new month so time for Busy Life to support a new charity. In October, Busy Life is supporting disABILITY Sports Coach. They're a charity that provide award-winning sport and physical activity opportunities for disABLED people in London. SHOP at Busy Life this month to make a donation! #giving #charity #thinkINC
SEPTEMBER 2020 BUSY LIFE CHARITY PARTNER
Patients on Intravenous and Nasogastric Nutrition Therapy
It’s a new month so time for Busy Life to support a new charity. In September, Busy Life is supporting PINNT (Patients on Intravenous and Nasogastric Nutrition Therapy). This is someone who has nutrients pumped through a tube into their body. Shop at Busy Life this month to make a donation! #charity #thinkINC
JULY 2020 BUSY LIFE CHARITY PARTNER
Shared Lives Plus
Shared Lives Plus is the membership charity for a kinder, stronger society built on sharing lives and homes. They build communities where everyone lives a full life, regardless of the support they need. Check them out and see the great work they do throughout the UK. A donation from every Busy Life purchase! #thinkINC
JUNE 2020 BUSY LIFE CHARITY PARTNER
DOGS FOR AUTISM
Introducing the Busy Life charity for June! This month I'm promoting Dogs for Autism. It's the UK's 1st charity exclusively providing Autism Assistance dogs. Check them out at Dogsforautism.co.uk A donation from every Busy Life purchase! #thinkINC
MAY 2020 BUSY LIFE CHARITY PARTNER
SHONA'S GARDEN MARATHON
I'm delighted Busy Life is supporting Shona's Garden Marathon. Shona has Niemann-Pick Type C, is shielding & doing the 26Challenge walking 26 miles in her garden! She's donating to NPUK & NHS Charities Together. Shop at Busy Life to support her!
A donation from every Busy Life purchase! #thinkINC
Include.org
I'm delighted Busy Life is supporting include.org! Their vision is "Everyone included through the right communication".
They offer training, consultancy, activities & speech & language therapy & run "The Include Choir" that continues to meet on a Wednesday evening ONLINE. Please, visit their website to find out more.
MARCH 2020 BUSY LIFE CHARITY PARTNER
THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
MS is a neurological condition. You get it when your immune system isn’t working properly. In the UK, 130,000 people have MS.
The work of the MS Society is based on the hopes and aspirations of the MS community. They campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
FEBRURARY 2020 BUSY LIFE CHARITY PARTRNER
FREE KIDS BOOKS
Free Kids Books is a library of unique children’s books, literary resources, & textbooks for children & young adults, available online and for download. Topics include disABILITIES.
They provide easy access to free children’s books for enjoyment, to promote improved literacy & thus improved lives. A great ethos!
JANUARY 2020 BUSY LIFE CHARITY PARTNER
The Shakespeare Schools Foundation
For me, lots of life's lessons can be learned from the works of Shakespeare. This charity gives young people the opportunity to watch AND to perform as well. I'm also running the London Landmarks Half Marathon for them in March! If you'd like to sponsor me just click: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/drjob
DECEMBER 2019 BUSY LIFE CHARITY PARTNER
The South Yorkshire Flood Disaster Appeal
An emergency appeal has been launched to support people who've been affected by the widespread flooding in the region. The Appeal supports families and local people who have been displaced from their homes and had their property damaged by the severe flooding. Every purchase from Busy Life, will result in a donation
NOVEMBER 2019 BUSY LIFE CHARITY PARTNER
The British Hedgehog Preservation Society
In November, Busy Life is partnering with "The British Hedgehog Preservation Society".
Founded in 1982, it offers help & advice to sick, injured or orphaned hedgehogs. A donation from every purchase! SHOP NOW!
Charities and Good Causes - previous Busy Life Partnerships
August 2019 - Cory's Story
September 2019 - Silk Life Food Bank
August 2019 - Cory's Story
In August 2019, Busy Life supported Cory's Story. Cory was born with multiple complexed medical and learning needs; including an extremely rare genetic condition called DYRK1a (only 200 people diagnosed in the world). This causes him to have learning disabilities, visual impairment, inability to verbalise and difficulties mobilising.
July 2019 - Activate
September 2019 - Silk Life Food Bank
August 2019 - Cory's Story
In July, Busy Life partnered with the charity Activate based in Rawmarsh, Rotherham.The charity’s focus is the provision of recreational and leisure activities together with support for developing the skills, capacities, and capabilities of young people. To do so, they run a number of groups throughout the day and evenings, both in term-time and during the school holidays.
September 2019 - Silk Life Food Bank
September 2019 - Silk Life Food Bank
September 2019 - Silk Life Food Bank
Busy Life supported the the Silk Life Food Bank in September. Helping People in crisis - Silklife Foodbank was established in December 2010 in response to Macclesfield's growing need for on-the-spot emergency food boxes.