We're going Orange for Orangutans - Fri 17th Oct

We are supporting Chester Zoo and Act for Wildlife's 'Go Orange for Orangutans'  fundraising event!

Orangutans are one of our closest relatives. We share OVER 96% of our DNA with them and, along with humans, they're the only great ape to live outside of Africa.

Known as the 'old man of the forest', they're also the only apes that spend almost their entire lives in the rainforest canopies of Sumatra and Borneo. Their treetop homes are some of the oldest on earth and had remained almost unchanged for the past 70 million years. However in the 21st century the demand for timber, palm oil, roads, agricultural land and space for mining means huge areas of the forest have now been lost, taking with it the homes of orangutans. With their numbers dwindling we're on the verge of losing this species FOREVER. Go Orange for Orangutans and help replant the rainforest to save our cousins in the wild.


Go Orange for Orangutans Day at the Nursery!

We are suggesting that your donate a pound and that your little one comes dressed in orange!  You don't have to be completely orange but a hat, t-shirt, socks, dress would be fine.

100% of money raised will go to the charity.

For more information on 'Go Orange for Orangutans' visit: http://www.actforwildlife.org.uk/go-orange-for-orangutans/go-orange-for-orangutans#register


To find out more about the threat to orangutans and other animals visit: www.facebook.com/IfTheyreGone

Join us for coffee to support Macmillan - Sat 27th Sept

We would like to invite you along to our coffee morning in support of Macmillan's 'World's Biggest Coffee Morning' on Saturday 27th September 2014, between 10am - 12 midday.

• Join us for a cuppa
• Meet the staff
• Look around the nursery

For prospective and existing parents / carers, so please pass the message on to anyone who may be interested!

Thank you!

Peter Pan Nursery Team

Thank you visit from Guide Dog Association

Thank you so much for bringing in your plastic milk bottle tops. The Guide Dog Association have been so impressed that they are coming to visit to say thank you!

Lin Stapley and Woody the guide dog will be coming in on Thursday 4th September 2014 at 10am to meet the children.

However, we still have more to collect so please carry on bringing the washed plastic milk bottle tops and put them in the container near the classroom door.

Thank you!

Summer Raffle Update

A big thank you to all those who bought raffle tickets or donated prizes for our Summer Raffle.

A total of £371 was raised for the charitable funds!

If anyone has any suggestions on how we can spend the charitable funds please let us know!

Thank you
Peter Pan Nursery Parent Support Group

Children turn up to support JCB Marathon!

Last Friday, 18th July, Esmor Davies, a builder from Buckley, visited the hospital in advance of his 2000 mile JCB marathon from Land’s End to John O’Groats which will begin on 26th July.

 Esmor Davies will be driving his custom painted Welsh Dragon JCB over 2000 miles at a maximum speed of 28mph in order to raise money for the visually impaired. Some of the beneficiaries of his sponsored ride include the national charities Blind Veterans UK and Guide Dog Training School (which the classroom children are also supporting by collecting milk bottle tops).


The nursery children were thrilled to be able to get up so close to this special JCB and Esmor was kind enough to let them sit in the cab, and for some of the very brave children, even in the scoop!

He is hoping to raise over £100,000 so if you would like to donate to Esmor’s JCB Marathon please visit: https://www.justgiving.com/esmorsjcbmarathon/

Summer Raffle Reminder

If you haven't handed in your raffle tickets you only have a few days left as the draw will take place on Friday 25th July 2014!

Only a £1 per ticket to enter!

To remind you of the prizes here is a recent photo of the raffle prize table:

We need your milk bottle tops!

The classroom children are supporting the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association by collecting milk bottle tops as part of fundraising.

Please could you bring washed milk bottle tops and put them in the container near the classroom door (past the clothes storage unit)?

If we can fill a black bin bag then hopefully we can have a visit from a guide dog and someone from the Association!

Thank you!

Summer Raffle time!

It's time for our summer raffle so please check your child's bag for raffle tickets from today so that you don't miss out!

The draw will take place on 18th July 2014.

The main prizes will be a cash prize, a pamper hamper and a drinks hamper but keep your eye on the display table as there will also be many great smaller prizes too.

All money raised goes towards the Nursery Charity Fund which this year has allowed us to:

- put money aside for an outdoor shelter
- bought drums and wall chimes for the garden
- bought a wooden mushroom table and stools for the garden
- bought a new storage unit for the classroom enabling a storage area to be created for prams, buggies and car seats.

We are also looking into purchasing artificial grass to make some of the garden areas more user friendly in wet weather, so watch this space.

We are always looking for ideas on how best to spend the money so if you have any suggestions please do let us know!

You suggested, we bought....

A big thank you for all the money that you have helped us to raise over the last 18 months.

We are pleased to tell you that based on some great parent and staff suggestions we have recently purchased:

1. Garden drums and wall chimes (to be fitted in the outdoor area)

2. Toadstool table and chairs

3. Additional unit for storing coats and bags for the classroom to be able to use the small room near the nursery office as dedicated area for prams, buggies and car seats you need for pick-ups.

Please keep the great ideas coming!

Summer Fayre - League of Friends, RJAH Hospital - 28th June

The annual League of Friends Summer Fayre will held on Saturday 28th June 2014, 12midday - 4.00pm at the hospital.

There will be:

• live music
• refreshments / bar
• lots of stalls selling plants, cakes
• children's entertainment from Wyn the storyteller

Free entry and free parking

Download the poster

For more information contact 01691 404401

Easter Raffle Update

Thank you to all who donated items and those who purchased tickets for our Easter Raffle; the total amount raised was £310.

We hope to announce some news about improvements to the outdoor area  soon.

Thank you again for your support!

Parent Support Group

Last chance to enter Easter Raffle!

If you haven't returned your completed Easter Raffle tickets yet, please do so asap as the draw will take place on Thursday 17th April 2014!

These are some of the prizes that you could win....

Just £1 per ticket or £5 for a book, all monies raised got towards the Nursery Charitable Funds.

Easter Raffle - 17th April 2014

The Easter Raffle table is starting to fill-up with chocolate eggs and other Easter goodies.

Tickets will be distributed soon and the draw will take place on 17th April 2014.

Money raised will go towards the Nursery Charitable Funds, thank you for your support!

Active Kids (Sainsburys) 2014 - we need your vouchers!

Now in its tenth year the Active Kids initiative with Sainsbury's is back!

If you or your family members shop at Sainsbury's in the next few weeks, please say 'Yes' to the Active Kids vouchers, and bring them to deposit in the Active Kids postbox near the nursery office.

You can also collect vouchers when you shop in Sainsbury’s petrol stations or buy groceries online.

We have been banking the last couple of years vouchers (you need quite a few to get anything!) so please help us to save up some more so that we can buy sporting or cooking equipment.

For more information about Active Kids 2014 visit: https://activekids.sainsburys-live-well-for-less.co.uk/

Thank you!

Last chance to enter the Christmas Raffle!

A big thank you to all who have bought and sold Nursery Christmas Raffle Tickets!

Please make sure that you have handed in your Nursery Christmas Raffle Ticket stubs (completed with contact details) along with the money to the Nursery Office by Tuesday 17th December 2013.

The draw will take place on Wednesday 18th December 2013.

Good luck to you all and thank you for supporting the Nursery Charitable Funds!

Nursery in the news!

Following the hospital press release on the Nursery's fantastic fundraising for the Bone Cancer Centre Appeal, the press release was also published in the Shropshire Star on Friday 6th Dec on page 22 with the headline 'Youngster's toddle boosts Appeal'!

The press release is also available on the RJAH hospital Facebook page so if you are a Facebook User and want to promote the nursery's fundraising (or your child was in the photo!) you can share it with your friends and family by going to https://www.facebook.com/RJAH.NHS, find the article and click 'Share'.

Your can also keep up-to-date with the hospital news by clicking 'Like' on the official RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/RJAH.NHS

And, for Twitter Users you can follow the hospital at: https://twitter.com/RJAH_NHS

Nursery fundraising makes the news!

Our fundraising success for the Bone Cancer Centre Appeal was so impressive that the RJAH Press Office wanted to do a news story on us!

The press release and photo is now on the RJAH website at : http://www.rjah.nhs.uk/About-Us/News/Nursery-Bounces-for-Money.aspx and don't be surprised if it also appears in the Shropshire Star and Advertiser as they often print RJAH press releases too!

Thank you to the children (and parents for giving permission) featured in the photo and Tracey from Baby Room 2 for stepping in at short notice.

We also had some additional sponsorship after the original post which brings our grand total to £484, thank you again for all your support!

Siobahn

on behalf of the Parent Support Group

Grand Christmas Draw 2013!

You should now have received your raffle ticket books so that you can enter our Grand Christmas Draw 2013!

Top prize is £50 cash, but there's also a £25 hamper, bottles of wine, M&S chocolates and biscuits and much more!

All proceeds go to the Nursery Charitable Fund.

If you need extra books please ask at the Nursery Office.

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Update on Nursery Charitable Fund

Following feedback it was agreed by the Nursery Parent Support Group to use some of the funds to purchase a new PC screen for the classroom. This has now been installed and is much enjoyed by the classroom children.

We are still working on plans to improve the outdoor area so that it can be better used during not so nice weather. Hopefully we will be able to tell you more in the New Year!

We are always happy to receive suggestions, please let one of the Nursery Office staff know or a member of the Parent Support Group.

12 boxes and counting - wet wipes raise money!

In May we asked you to bring in any empty baby wipe packets for us to support 'Ellie's Fund Brain Tumour Trust'.  We wanted to update you on progress and can confirm that we have now sent off 12 boxes for the cause which is brilliant, thank you!

However, we aren't stopping yet, so still keep the packets coming!

Please see below a reminder about the cause and which wipe packets we can send off:

Collect your empty baby wipe packets (any brand but not toilet/face/antibac wipe packets though), and hand in to the office.

'Ellie's Fund Brain Tumour Trust' was set up after the death of 14 year old Ellie Othick-Bowmaker.

During the 3 years that she fought her own 2 brain tumours, Ellie helped to raise over £25000. She inspired many people to join in. Ellie's legacy is the money that is being used to help others. For more information visit the website: http://www.elliesfund.com/

Poster about 'Wiping out waste': http://www.elliesfund.com/resources/Baby%20wipe%20poster%20v4.pdf

Thank you for your support!

Charity Fundraising Success!

We would like to thank you very much for your support with the fundraising we have undertaken for charity this Autumn:

Oswestry Bone Cancer Centre Appeal
More than 60 children, aged between 6 months and 4 years, took part in a sponsored buggy push, toddle or bounce around the hospital grounds during the October half term week. Lots of fun was had in the fresh air and an amazing £387 was raised!

For information on the Oswestry Bone Cancer Centre Appeal


Children In Need 2013
Well done to all those who spent the day in their PJs last Friday in aid of Children in Need. A total of £88 was raised.

For information on Children In Need 2013

Thank you again for your support!