Helping Others

As part of the GB 125th Anniversary, and its challenge #GBRaisesHope, Our GB Leader, Nicola, challenged herself to a long distance challenge and to raise £125 for a great cause. She chose the British Heart Foundation and there 50km Bike Ride around Milton Keynes and surrounding villages.

It was a most picturesque route, on a baking hot day, but perseverance won through and the challenge was completed in around 4 & 1/2 hours.

https://www.bhf.org.uk/

https://www.bhf.org.uk/get-involved/events/bike-rides/milton-keynes-bike-ride

Finals totals are being calculated, total currently stands at £201

Annual Display Collection

The Explorers have collected money for the homeless and have bought these items to give to Prebend street homeless shelter

Assisted the Churches;

£150 has been raised for this Charity this year via our Collection at the Annual Display.

Toilet Twinning provides people in the poorest communities on the planet with a decent toilet, clean water and all the information they need to stay healthy. It’s the key to helping whole communities break free of the poverty trap. RNLI

RNLI

£100 Raised for this great cause, via our 60 Pieces of Silver Fund-Raiser

We were challenegd via a trip to a lifeboat station to raise funds, and just like the Brigades, the RNLI are also Saving Lives...

Assisted the Churches;

£93.55 raised from a Cake Bake Sale

Our Brigades South Group did a 90 minute litter pick around the Bedford River/Mill Meadows and collected 4 bin bags full of rubbish !

Well done to them on a fantastic evenings work.

£100 has been raised for this Charity this year via our Collection at the Annual Display.

In order to ensure that our work in the South of Bedford continues (in Bedford's most deprived Ward), we needed to raise some much needed capital. We therefore held a quiz that raised £105 and our Captain run his first Half Marathon (the Reading Half) bringing in another £300 and counting

The Girls Brigade asked their youngest members, ages 4 to 7, to fill a Smartie box (which they enjoyed empyting!) with loose change. £18 has so far been raised.

Assisted the Churches;

Alzheimer's Society is a membership organisation, which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

At our Annual Display, £80 has been raised for this cause.

Following a Pirate Theme night, our members were issued with a 130 Pieces of Silver challenge.

130 being used,to link into the 130th anniversary of the National Boys' Brigade.

This challenge saw the boys trying to hoard 130, 5p,10p, 20p, 50p pieces to reach their target. The Stash of Silver that is plundered, will go to support our Churches Education Tanzania project, which wants to pay for Orphan children in Tanzania to go to school

£205 has now been donated to this great cause !

£152 was raised via a cake bake, and craft sale. Excellent work everyone !

A further £90 was donated, from our collection at the 2013 May display

£32.20 was raised via a series of silly games. Well done to the GB in organising them.

Almost £50 has been raised by the BB Company & Senior Boys, by producing a Christmas mag, and selling it for £1 each. 100% of the profits have gone to the Bedford Foodbank project.

The BB will also visit the Foodbank in April-13 for a volunteering night and helping out to sort & prepare the packs for the following day/week.

3 Marching drums have been donated to this cause. They will each go to a church and help in their worship time !

The Girls Brigade raised £30+ from a Cake sale for Pudsey :-)

I've not kept track of this sort of help in the past. However, one of our young men for his Queens Badge got involved with this group as a helper and is still there helping ! Brilliant!!! One of our GB leaders is also involved here, 2 of our staff members making even more of a difference for young people!!

£70 was raised (at the Annual Display) for the work of BB/GB Overseas in countries less fortunate than ourselves.

The company supported this cause at our Annual Awards evening in May. £80 was raised from the collection.

The GB baked loads of cakes - we ate them - yummy !

Oh, and loads of money was raised too !!!

Around £65 at the last count

This project aims to provide some Christmas cheer to children (aged 2-15), that have suffered, as a result of poverty, famine, disease and natural disaster, whilst sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.

The aim is to create a shoebox and fill it with practical as well as fun gifts. It is then distributed to people in desperate situations around the world.

We started helped this project in 2003 (3 boxes) and in 2004 grew this to 10 boxes, and 15 by 2005 Smaritans Purse. Continued for 2006 (as GB project for their Badge work).

For 2010, over 30 Shoeboxes were sent from the Brigades

£30 has been raised towards a National effort, for Girls' Brigade extension work in Europe, Primarily Kosovo. This money was raised from selling Key-Rings that the girls made.

£50 Raised from the Annual Awards Night. This Charity provides dogs that are trained, who help the sick and the elderly.

A number of old camping equipment from the Brigades past, including pots/pans or good sizes and a large teapot along with utensils were all donated to this cause. The pans were a good thickness and will hopefully last for many more years to come.

£360 was raised through a 125 Challenge night, Annual Display proceeds and a Treasure Hunt

£1500 has been raised via the 125th BB Anniversary display at the Corn Exchange

In Conjunction with Pride in Bedford, we collected almost 40 bin bags fall (in 2 hours around the Brickhill Area), including finding items like hub caps, glass bottles, and a chainsaw !

£440 Raised for the Linda Hewitt Memorial Fund, from the Annual Display and General Donations. The Money will be used to support Anchor Boy work within the 2nd Bedford BB Company

£55 has been raised via the Annual Display and a Treasure Hunt. The money is heading towards the Bedford Hospital Charity and is the 4th time in recent years that we have supported this cause.

£30 was raised during the BT Giant Sleepover world record attempt during our sleepover at Priory. We also smashed last years World Record was broken with 38,000 sleeping overnight around the world.

£125 was raised by the BB Junior Section. They did a 'Shoe shine' during the half term, and gained £1 for every pair of shoes cleaned. We learn't that for many African children this was a way for them to make money for their families. The money will assist a school to purchase much needed resources.

£25 was raised by the Girls, during 'Shades Day'. This event also helped the girls by raising awareness of eye health and the effects of the sun.

£21 was raised during the BT Giant Sleepover world record attempt during our weekend camp at Felpham. Each member donated £1. It is believe that the World Record was broken with 34,000 sleeping overnight around the world.

This years Annual Display money £92, is heading towards the Chemotherapy Preparation Appeal. This is the 3rd time we have supported the Bedford Hospitals Charity. The Charity is aiming to provide a new preparation unit to ensure that chemotherapy drugs are available to treat cancer patients locally for at least the next ten years.

Over 3000 Coins and 11 phones were sent to the National Appeal which managed to increase its target from 5000 calls to 50000

A Total of £91, made up of (76 was raised from our Annual Display, to which we added a further £15 from the Treasure Hunt) to help towards funding projects for the Elderly at the (Bedford) Hospital and the Cygnet Wing (New Borns)

£25 raised for the BB International Project - Un:Covered. It aims to help Street Children, especially those living in Brazil

The Brigades held a Party for Pudsey night to help celebrate the 25th Anniversary of this appeal. Special Pudsey shaped cakes were made, decorated and sold, there was a bring and buy, a forfeit entry fee for coming in Fancy Dress or non-uniform, and of course some party games. Over £90 was raised (& still counting...)

£90 was raised from our Annual Display for this cause. The Brigades have helped to sponsor a 6 month old puppy

Each year the church organise food parcels to be delivered to a family in need. in 2004 the GB are joining in the event and are helping a single mum with 3 young children.

£77 was raised from our Annual Display, to help towards funding a project 'The Primrose Appeal' to create a specialist cancer care centre in Bedford