Donate a Bear for BLAW - Say Their Name 2023

To commemorate our 10th anniversary as a registered charity we invited our wonderful supporters to Donate a Bear for BLAW. We are humbled that between 8th August and 8th October, more than 500 bears were donated in memory of babies special to you. The bears will be gifted with love and understanding and reach the arms of families when they need it most. Together, we will ensure that no family faces their journey alone.

To thank our donors, we included the option for their baby’s name to said aloud in our Say Their Name remembrance tribute - a series of short videos made by members of the Aching Arms community being shared throughout Baby Loss Awareness Week 2023, 9th to 15th October.

It’s a privilege to bring Aching Arms families together to collectively remember our much-loved and missed babies whilst raising awareness of pregnancy and baby loss.

Tribute number 1 is by: Leanne Turner - CEO and Founder of Aching Arms.

Tribute number 2 is by: Dr. Anna Clancy - Trustee of Aching Arms

Tribute number 3 is by: Sundeep Kaur - Chair and Trustee of Aching Arms. 

Tribute number 4 is by:  Mel & Andy Barclay - Trustee & Volunteer of Aching Arms.

Tribute number 5 is by:  Alicia Burnett - Supporter of Aching Arms. 

Tribute number 6 is by:  Lindsay Carpenter-Oliver - Bereavement Care Manager. 

Tribute number 7 is by: Adam & Ilana Manning -  Ambassador and Community & Events Fundraising Officer for Aching Arms.

Tribute number 8 is by: Erica Stewart - Client Support for Aching Arms. 

Tribute number 9 is by: Lev Litvinov-Levermore - Supporter of Aching Arms. 

Tribute number 10 is by: Donna Dunn - Trustee of Aching Arms. 

Tribute number 11 is by: Roberta Jeffs - Digital Marketing Manager at Aching Arms. 

Tribute number 12 is by: Jessica & Natalie Clasby-Monk - Volunteers at Aching Arms. 

Tribute number 13 is by: Tom Carpenter - Ambassador and Postal Volunteer at Aching Arms. 

Tribute number 14 is by: Ben Meyer-Lewis - Aching Arms Football team player.

Tribute number 15 is by: Tom Donaldson - Volunteer for Aching Arms. 

Tribute number 16 is by: Karen Summers - Community & Events Fundraising Manager at Aching Arms.

Tribute number 17 is our final video by: Leanne Turner - CEO and Founder of Aching Arms.