26th May 2023
Lynne is one of our hospital volunteers. Lynne got involved with Aching Arms following the loss of her baby Findlay who was born sleeping in 2013.
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25th May 2023
Tom Donaldson is one of our Supporting Arms for Dads Volunteers and also the writer of "You are a Dad...you always will be" - A guide for Dads following the loss of your baby.
During Volunteers Week will be shining a spotlight of many of our volunteers and the wonderful work they do to support Aching Arms.
Zoe and Andrew become hospitals volunteers after losing their precious son, Zachary in 2018.
Their volunteering journey is a wonderful family affair, with their rainbow baby also helping out.
Sharmila volunteers her time as a hospital volunteer, preparing bears and delivering them to her local hospitals in Wales.
Sharmila has kindly shared her journey on how she came to volunteer for us here, we are delighted to be able to shine a spotlight on the wonderful work of our volunteers during Volunteers Week.
Jess started volunteering with us after the loss of her precious son Leo as a Hospital Volunteer.
Jess has been involved with the charity for many years and now focuses on supporting us with sending comfort bears to bereaved families in the post.
Raven heard about Aching Arms after the loss of her precious daughter Vegas Monroe when she was gifted a bear by her midwife.
Raven came to volunteer for us, preparing and delivering comfort bears for her local hospitals and as a postal volunteer.
22nd May 2023
Valerie and Margaret have been involved with supporting the charity right from the start, supporting Valerie's son Mark, and daughter-in-law Leanne, the charity Founder and CEO.
This Volunteers Week we shine a spotlight on the wonderful work they do to support the charity and thank them for all their incredible hard work in preparing bears, delivering them to hospitals and for raising awareness and fundraising for Aching Arms.
21st April 2023
Friday's announcement on Heart FM is about the biggest donation we have ever received. It is thanks to Global's Make Some Noise campaign and means we can fund our Be Together programme for two whole years and enable more families, during these tough economic times, to come along to our events and simply 'be' with others who feel so alone after the loss of their baby.
Aching Arms hosted an awareness event in Belfast City Hall on Friday 14th April thanks to an invitation by Michelle Kelly, Belfast Deputy Lord Mayor. Around 60 people attended and met our Founder, Leanne and our Northern Ireland volunteers Laura, Ellie and Lisa.
19th March 2023
We wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you who have supported our charity by purchasing items from our online gift shop. At Aching Arms, we understand that going through the grief and loss of our babies is incredibly difficult, we also understand that occasions such as Mother’s Day can bring grief to the surface after many years, and be very difficult during the first year. We know that small gestures of kindness and empathy can make a huge difference in our healing process.
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