Paddington bear is the star of one of Action Medical Research’s most successful fundraisers. The idea is simple: around 100,000 children each year bring their teddy bear to school or nursery for the day in exchange for £1 and help fundraise for the Touching Tiny Lives Appeal for sick and vulnerable babies. All donations go to research to find answers to help reduce premature birth and pregnancy complications.
The event takes place throughout June to celebrate Paddington’s birthday on 25 June. If it suits you better, you can choose another month.
To help your school fundraise as much as possible and for all the children to have lots of fun, we will send you your free fundraising kit packed with stickers, posters, worksheets for kids, educational resources and fundraising ideas. So why not register today?
This year we have set some special challenges for schools and nurseries so register now for your free fundraising pack.
To thank you and the children for doing your own Bring Your Bear:
- We’ll send a personalised certificate
- If you agree to raise £150 or more, we’ll send you Paddington Bear soft toy ahead of your event that you can use as a raffle prize
- If you agree to raise £250 or more, we’ll also send you a commemorative plaque to mark your achievements
- For the top 10 fundraisers, Paddington himself will visit the children at school.
Thank to everyone who took part on Bring Your Bear 2009.
Fundraising kits are now available for Bring Your Bear 2010 on registration.
Congratulations to the Top 10 Schools and Nurseries for 2009 that will be visited by Paddington himself over the coming months.
They were:
- Jigsaw Day Nursery who raised £1,375.00
- Early Years Daycare Nursery who raised £1,253.90
- Minster-in-Sheppey C.P.School who raised £1,191.67
- Meir Heath Primary School who raised £1,135.50
- Clever Clogs Day Nursery who raised £1,037.67
- Holy Trinity Primary and Nursery School who raised £1,015.00
- Parkgate House School who raised £1,000.00
- Bright Beginnings who raised £968.00
- Haddon Dene School who raised £925.47
- Quinton House School who raised £842.00
Get your own personalised Bring Your Bear certificate from Paddington Bear to print off online.
Donate online using your credit card, enter your unique reference number found on your payment form.
- Celebrate Paddington’s birthday
- Children bring their bear and donate £1
- Free fundraising kit when you register
- All who take part receive a certificate
- Top 10 fundraisers receive visit from Paddington
- All funds for Touching Tiny Lives appeal
Celebrity supporters - Saira Khan
Runner-up in the first series of The Apprentice, television presenter and head of her own business, Saira Khan is the Ambassador for Bring Your Bear 2009