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Status
Received: 49 days late
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Income
£2.2K
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Spending
£5.0K
Public benefits
From the twelve descriptions of purpose that relate to charities in Northern Ireland the one which applies closest to Bandanas For The Brave would be the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. How we meet this is by supplying children and young people who are undergoing
cancer treatments with a free bandana, thus giving them relief and help from the first point of diagnosis. The bandanas we supply could be the most simple of things that a child or young person receives during their treatment, but we know that it makes a massive impact on these children, we know that the children gain the confidence within themselves to face their struggle when they lose their hair, wearing a bandana makes them feel that little bit better about their current circumstances. The benefits can be demonstrated by positive feedback from beneficiaries and their families, along with an improvement in the morale of beneficiaries. The following is feedback from one parent: 'Through personal experience with our son, and feedback from other families in the hospital, we know how devastating losing your hair can be for these young ones. There are a lot of difficulties which arise on a cancer journey but we choose hair loss in children to focus on due to the lack of help we received at the time especially when we needed it most. Children and parents have left positive reviews on our social media pages about the benefits that our bandanas can bring. when these amazingly brave children and young people receive their FREE Bandanas they felt a huge sense of comfort and security, one mother, Lynn said that she couldn't believe how, "such a small gift could make a huge difference" in her child's cancer journey. B4TB helped my daughter understand & accept the hair loss in a very gentle way they sent out a letter of encouragement with their bandanas so they have been a tremendous support to myself as a mother.' There is no private benefit or harm from the purpose.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Bandanas for the Brave recognises the strength and bravery of all when they have when faced with a cancer diagnosis and our aim is to provide a FREE bandana to all all people and help them keep their confidence and their spirit in the fight against cancer. The bandanas that we provide FREE to the children and young people have been specifically
chosen for to benefit these brave children so all they need to do is wear them. The bandanas help the children in so many ways that unless you have been on that journey you would never think about, the bandanas are made from a microfibre material that can both keep you warm on a cold day or cold on a hot day they also draw away the moisture from the head, they are also very soft and are seamless therefore very comfortable to wear, some also have UV protection which is extremely important to children with cancer, and they make the children more excited when see they come in so many different cool designs and colours.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Men
- Older people
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Disability
- Grant making
- Medical/health/sickness
