Eggciting school holidays for our children
Thanks to the generosity of our corporate partners, hundreds of our children have enjoyed some eggs-tra Easter fun!
Cadbury World visit
Staff at Mondelez International took to the kitchen to whip up a fundraising bake sale. The money they raised gave nine primary aged children, all nominated by their Education Advisors, the opportunity to enjoy a day at Cadbury’s World with their brothers and sisters.
Although most brothers and sisters grow up in the same home, not all children in care are able to live with their siblings so being able to make such fun memories together was extra special for many of our children. They all enjoyed learning about the history of chocolate, seeing how it is made today as well as sampling some goodies themselves!
Staff get ready for an Easter egg hunt thanks to Engie's donation.
After a trip to the shop, the 4D cinema and play area, a Cadbury World first timer said “I couldn’t choose [the best thing] , everything was good today!”
Thank you to our partners at Mondelez International and to all their staff who picked up their whisks or bought some cakes to help our children make some family memories.
Easter eggs and hunts
Corporate parents Engie, also spread some chocolate fun with their staff and engineers donating a whopping 212 eggs – beating their record donation last year by 12! 20 eggs were given to each of our residential homes for young people with disabilities, with two Easter egg hunts taking place. The rest of the eggs were distributed by our Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) team.
After hearing about Engie’s donation, a staff member’s generous wife decided to make a special contribution herself by creating chocolate bouquets, bursting with Easter goodies. These bouquets have been awarded to young people for achieving their personal development goals.
Get involved
Are you a business owner? Big or small, your business could join us as a corporate partner.
Each of our partners works closely with our corporate parenting team to help ensure we provide the children in our care with the resources they need to ensure that their hobbies, talents and interests are met.
If you’re interested in joining our team as a corporate partner contact our corporate parenting manager Natalie Loon by email at: natalie.loon@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk