Ladies Lunch Success!

With Kids would like to thanks everyone for attending their Ladies Lunch, held at 29 Glasgow on Sunday 27th January 2013.

Just over 100 ladies attended the lunch to support With Kids and helped to raise vital funds of around £10,000!



There are a few special thanks we would like to make in helping to make the event such a success!

A very special thank you to With Kids Ambassador, Kathleen McDermott, for hosting the lunch, and also to the entertainment - including the wonderful Edward Reid, semifinalist on Britain’s Got Talent and tribute band Could it Be Take That.

We would also like to say a special thanks to fatBuzz for organising the event!

Finally we are only able to help so many vulnerable children and families thanks to your continued support!

We'll be posting more photos of the lunch onto our Facebook page, so look out for yourself and make sure you get tagging!

If you would like to volunteer or fundraise for With Kids, please get in touch by calling us on - 0141 550 5770 or drop us an email.

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What's going on at With Kids

With Kids run a variety of free groups, workshops and events which you can participate in. However there are limited spaces so we recommend that you book early to avoid disappointment. 

In order to keep you up-to-date with what's going on at With Kids, we are starting a new fortnightly email bulletin! Please join us for news and views from the sector. You can sign up online HERE.

To book a place at one of our activities or if you have any enquiries - you can give Suzy a call on 0141 550 5770.

We're always adding new things to our programme, so why not give us a call to find out what's happening each month. Or if you've got an idea for a group or workshop - get in touch!

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Thank you and Merry Christmas...

Merry Christmas everyone! Santa has delivered his presents to the children at With Kids early! We've had such a successful Christmas party this year with plenty of smiling faces, tasty food, great fun and festive cheer.

We really do appreciate each and everyone of you who has donated. However we wanted to say a few very special thanks to Tommy Keay, Julie, Sharon and all the staff at Calton Fire Station who went above and beyond the call of duty in helping - there is no thanks in the world that can do you justice.

David Smith and his family for volunteering - the time they gave was astounding. Thank you to our other brilliant volunteers - Laura, Anna, Lorraine and Dean!

Unite for humphing a squillion tables and chairs and for all their help this year. And to the Thistle Hotel for giving us tables and chairs.

Our fantastic Ambassador Ross Morrison for coming along with his family and giving a much needed hand.

Mortons for for donating cakes and trifles and Joe Smith for his marvellous DJing skills.

All the With Kids staff and (very) long suffering friends and family who all pitched in. And to everyone that donated, helped and spread the word - a huge thank you. We literally couldn't have done it without you - your support has been incredible and it's you that's made it all possible.

We helped 60 families this year with presents and food hampers for Christmas. We had 55 families attend our party and all got a present from Santa who kindly came all the way from the North Pole to hand them out.

To all of the With Kids supporters, donators, friends and to all our lovely families we would like to wish you all a very very Merry Christmas and an extremely prosperous 2013!

Keep an eye out for our photos which will be posted very soon!

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With Kids Ladies Lunch - 29Glasgow

With Kids would like to invite you to be part of our inaugural Ladies Lunch, taking place in 29 Private Members Club on Sunday 27th January 2013. With Kids seek to break the cycle of deprivation by intervening in the lives of young children with play therapy schemes that seek to strengthen their self esteem and bring out their innate gifts.

The Ladies Lunch promises to be an afternoon you and your guests will not forget and you will help raise funds for some of Glasgow and Edinburgh’s most disadvantaged and vulnerable children.

The afternoon, hosted by With Kids Ambassador Kathleen McDermott, will begin with a champagne reception, followed by a delicious 2-course lunch, and will include entertainment by the fabulous Edward Reid - semifinalist on Britain’s Got Talent and tribute band Could it Be Take That.

The event will be organised by Fatbuzz in aid of With Kids, the charity that seeks to offer a new approach to help vulnerable children and families.

There are a variety of ways in which you can help. You could become a sponsor for the afternoon or you could take a table. A table for 10 is priced at £500 or individual tickets can be bought for £50.

If you are unable to attend perhaps, you could help in some other way? We are looking for auction and raffle prizes or maybe you would simply like to make a donation?

To book a ticket, or table, please email events@fatbuzz.com

You can now follow With Kids Glasgow and Edinburgh on Twitter, where you can keep up to date with our latest news and information.

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With Kids article in The Guardian

Here at With Kids it is extremely important for us to highlight that austerity and poverty can hit anyone at any given time, no matter what their background or circumstance is.

Over the past few months we have tried to stress how vitally important your donations are to our Christmas Appeal - but Kevin McKenna's column in The Guardian on December 9 articulated it better than we could have ever hoped for.

The reality of real poverty can be witnessed all over Glasgow this Christmas which is why we work with vulnerable and isolated families in the East End of Glasgow. At any one time, we are in contact with 120 families caring for 336 children.

But to reach all of the children and their families who will need emergency help this Christmas there would need to be another 10 charities such as With Kids. We have witnessed massive reductions in the disposable incomes of the families we help due to a combination of increasing food prices, huge increases in fuel costs and the UK Government's cuts in welfare benefits, as outlined recently by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne.

If you have yet to read the article then I highly recommend you do. This is a very interesting and sobering article that hits home with families across Glasgow and beyond - which you can read here. Via The Guardian.

Thank you Kevin for highlighting these issues that are closer to home that many may know.

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Your help goes a very long way...

Christmas is a time of the year that can be really tough financially. Each year we provide families that are struggling by providing presents, food hampers and credit towards utility bills for families that will otherwise go without.

Here at With Kids, we hear some heartbreaking stories of people left in desperate situations with literally nowhere to turn.

Last year we worked with many families who were in great need of support.

One particular family had 6 children and the mother had become so severely ill with MS that the father had to give up work to care for her and the kids.

Another woman's husband had walked out on her and their 3 kids taking every penny with him and leaving them with nothing. They'd planned to use his wage to go out shopping at the beginning of December but he used it to set up a new flat. She tried desperately to get loans but couldn't and finally heard about us 5 days before Christmas.

One woman had bought presents for the kids but at the expense of her electricity. She had a meter but every time she spent £10 on her card, £7 was taken towards her debt leaving her with just £3. She couldn't afford it in the run up to Christmas so stopped buying the cards, cutting herself off and leaving her without any heat or light.

Sadly, these stories aren't isolated incidents, you hear variations of them time and time again.

All families, regardless of background find that they have difficulties from time to time and too often parent's may not be aware of available support or the best action to take. With Kids aim to fill that gap and to provide flexible support that is suited to the needs of children and parents.

That is why we wanted to  take the time to thank our friends who have supported us and donated to the charity. We could not do it without you so from the bottom of our hearts, thank you!

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Charity Casino Event

Do you want to spend the night in the style of 007 or one of his glamorous Bond girls AND raise money for a good cause at the same time?

Have you watched the latest Bond film, Skyfall in awe and wanted to live that glamourously exciting life for just one night?

If so, some of With Kids' supporters have very kindly organised a fantastic James Bond themed casino night that will leave you shaken AND stirred.

The night has been organised by Paula Anderson, Ines Fertig, Dounia Cherif, Shelby Dorrian and Tiphaine Le Gouis from The University of Strathclyde - and we can't thank them enough for their support.

The night will be held on Wednesday the 28th November 2012 at Glasgow's O'couture, and will start at 7pm.

Tickets are £6.50 and include fun money to buy chips for the games, a buffet and entry to O'couture ALL night.

You will get the chance to play black jack, poker, roulette (not Russian) and of course wheel of fortune.

A prize of a bottle of champagne will be presented to the person with the most chips at the end of the night, and there are also plenty of prizes to be won at a raffle on the night.

If you want to find out more about the night, you can click HERE to view the event on Facebook.

Sponsorship Opportunities

The organisers of the event are looking for companies to kindly sponsor tables on the night.

Sponsorship will cost just £100 and in return, they will ensure to have the company's name and logo on the table, on all tickets and posters and all advertising of the event.

If you want to enquire about sponsorship, or if you can donate any prizes for the raffle, please get in touch with Paula Anderson on paula_anderson30@hotmail.com.

Alternatively, you can get in touch with any of the organisers on the Facebook Event page.

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