Early Years - Nelson`s Journey

Early Years
Purple Picnic
Nelson's Journey is a charity dedicated to supporting bereaved children and young people
throughout Norfolk.
Based in Norwich, we were founded in 1997, since which time we have helped thousands
of children between the age of 0 to 17, who have experienced the death of a significant
person in their life e.g. parent or sibling. We aim to improve the emotional well being of the
children and young people we support.
Our Service
We Provide
• Increases self esteem by enabling children
and young people to meet others who
have been bereaved.
• Provides education about causes of death
and the events surrounding the funeral.
• Assists families in talking more openly.
• Enables children and young people to
express and understand emotions.
• Provides children and young people with
opportunities to remember the person
who has died.
• 1 :1 work with children and young people
• Therapeutic residential weekends, activity
days and NJ clubs
• Support and information for families
• Guidance for professionals working
directly with children and young people
• Training for professionals e.g. teachers,
police and NHS Staff
Stats to get your teeth into
Here are some of our biggest stats from 2015:
601 referrals made to
Nelson’s Journey from
family members, friends or
professionals supporting
bereaved children
44% increase (compared to
2014 figures) in the number
of referrals received where
the cause of death has been
reported as suicide
94% of children and young
people who attended
a Nelson’s Journey
therapeutic activity day or
weekend reported they felt
better about themselves.
The valuable contributions you raise during your Purple Picnic will
mean we are able to continue our work supporting bereaved
children and young people living in Norfolk. Thank you.
What your donations could fund
£6 could fund a teddy bear
for a bereaved child or
young person
£20 could fund a selection
of bereavement work books
for children
£10 could fund a Nelson’s
Journey hoodie which
is given to all bereaved
children and young people
who receive 1:1 support or
attend one of our activity
days or therapeutic
weekends
£50 could fund a wide
range of resources for our
Child Bereavement Support
Workers to use during 1:1
support sessions including
Memory Box, art and craft
materials, therapeutic work
books, Memory Bear etc
£248 could fund a place
for a bereaved young person
to attend a therapeutic
weekend
£522 could fund an
assessment of a child’s
bereavement needs,
attendance on a
therapeutic weekend
and 1:1 follow up work
£7,200 could fund 24
children to attend a
therapeutic weekend.
No matter what you are able to donate it will make a difference to Norfolk’s bereaved
children and young people who are supported by Nelson’s Journey.
Early years picnic
Nelson could visit you!
Purple fun
Remember to let us know when you plan to
hold your Purple Picnic as one lucky school
will receive a visit from our friendly mascot
Nelson the cat.
We have included a Nelson the Cat Face
mask for all your children to enjoy colouring
in. Just add string so they can use it
throughout the day!
Teddy bears picnic
This is perhaps the most classic theme for a
children’s picnic. Why not ask the children
to bring in their teddies for a special
fundraising picnic. Perhaps you can charge
to have the teddy as a ‘guest’ at their picnic
to start the fundraising total off?
/nelsonsjourney.norfolk
@nelsons_journey
You will also find in this pack Nelson’s
Treausre Map, this is a great way to raise
money quickly, simply charge parents/carers
a suggested £2.00 per square to guess
where Nelson has hidden his treasure!
Food with feelings
A great way to get children understanding
how the children we support feel, is
to incorporate ‘feeling faces’. Ask the
children what a sad, worried, scared or
happy face loks like? They can design and
create different emotions on biscuits, or
sandwiches before eating them!
@nelsonsjourney
Tools to help
In this pack we have included:
Poster Use this to promote your Picnic to as many people as possible. We have also
included a poster for the Nelson’s Journey Purple Picnic event which is open to the public,
feel free to come along and share stories from your very own Purple Picnic.
Place cards Use the tent cards for your cake sales and bake offs to indicate the price per
item.
Invitations Use these to invite people to your Purple Picnic, make it special, make it
memorable, make it purple!
Sponsor form Use the sponsor form as a way to collect money, don’t forget to request that
people tick the Gift Aid box if they are a UK tax payer.
Bunting template Colour, print out and attach together to make a fabulous decoration.
Nelson's Treasure Map A fun tool to help you add to your fundraising total.
Thank you!
From everyone at Nelson’s Journey and on behalf of the children and young people we
support every year, thank you so much for your dedication, hard work and support!
The children and young people’s voices should be heard, here’s what they say about
Nelson’s Journey...
“I now realise that it isn’t just
me going through a hard time”
“The pain eased, I could finally
breathe again”
“I realised that I have been taking
my anger out on my family and
friends and helped me realise I
didn’t kill my Dad, the cancer did”
It’s because of people like you we
are able to continue this vital work!
“Nelson’s Journey
let me see my
daughter’s
smile again”
What's on the menu?
The Purple Picnic week is all about getting together whilst remembering someone close to
you who has died and fundraising for Nelson’s Journey along the way.
We have been busy thinking up ways you can make it your own and how best
to fundraise for our charity. Follow the steps above to get started!
Spread the word
and we'll be on a roll!
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to let us know what you are doing for
your Purple Picnic.
We will be Tweeting and posting photos on Facebook from some of your creative picnics.
Make them fun, creative, purple and memorable.
Over the Purple Picnic Week we will be making some appearances so make sure you let us
know what date you will be holding your Purple Picnic to stand a chance of being featured
in our social media updates throughout the week.
If you are part of a school, Nelson the Cat will be making an appearance at one lucky
school... make your picnic the best to stand a chance of having him visit you!
/nelsonsjourney.norfolk
@nelsonsjourney
#nelsonsjourney
@nelsons_journey
#njpurplepicnic
Come along to our Purple Picnic in aid of:
Date...............................................
Time...............................................
Location...............................................
RSVP...............................................
If you can’t come along to our Purple Picnic and you would like to
donate you can text NJNJ44 (followed by the amount you wish to
donate) to 70070 The amount will simply be added to your next
mobile phone payment.
Come along to our Purple Picnic in aid of:
Date...............................................
Time...............................................
Location...............................................
RSVP...............................................
If you can’t come along to our Purple Picnic and you would like to
donate you can text NJNJ44 (followed by the amount you wish to
donate) to 70070 The amount will simply be added to your next
mobile phone payment.
Come along to our Purple Picnic in aid of:
Date...............................................
Time...............................................
Location...............................................
RSVP...............................................
If you can’t come along to our Purple Picnic and you would like to
donate you can text NJNJ44 (followed by the amount you wish to
donate) to 70070 The amount will simply be added to your next
mobile phone payment.
Come along to our Purple Picnic in aid of:
Date...............................................
Time...............................................
Location...............................................
RSVP...............................................
If you can’t come along to our Purple Picnic and you would like to
donate you can text NJNJ44 (followed by the amount you wish to
donate) to 70070 The amount will simply be added to your next
mobile phone payment.
Where is Nelson's treasure?
Nelson has hidden his treasure somewhere on the map overleaf, but can you guess where?
For a suggested £2 a go, guess which square Nelson’s treasure is hidden in. Make sure the
organiser chooses the winning square before you start selling them! We suggest the prize
to be 10% of the takings, if you would like to donate all of the money collected why not buy
a box of chocolates to give to the winner? Perhaps you know a baker who would like to
donate a cake as a prize?
Design your own treasure map, or use the
one we’ve created on the next page
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Be a Superhero and
change a child's life
“With great power, comes
great responsibility”
-Spiderman
“Heroes are made by the
paths they choose, not
the powers they are
graced with”
- Iron Man
“A hero can be anyone, even
a man doing something as
simple and reassuring as
putting a coat around a
little boys shoulder to let
him know that the world
hadn’t ended”
- Batman
“All we have to decide is
what to do with the time
that is given us”
- Gandalf
“A little consideration, a little
thought for others, makes all
the difference”
- Eeyore
“You are braver than you
believe, stronger than you
seem and smarter than
you think”
- Winnie the Pooh
Fundraising ideas
Bake our day Hold a bake off event, charge
people to enter and give the winner a prize
or a certificate, why not sell your cakes
afterwards to add even more money to your
fundraising pot.
Pump up the jam Create a Dance-a-thon
event. Whether it be a silent disco, a concert
or why not Zumba your way to fitness, get
sponsors and don’t forget to gift aid your
sponsorship.
Make a splash You will always find people
who want their cars washed, charge them a
fee and wash cars in your lunch break or at
the weekend.
Students vs teachers Have a quiz against
a teacher and run a sweepstake on who
you think will win. Perhaps the winner gets
to take a class instead of the teacher one
afternoon?
Bitter sweet challenge Fill a large jar with
sweets and ask people to guess how many
are in the jar. The lucky winner gets to
keep all of the sweets! Make it even more
appropriate and choose purple sweets.
Picnic games Whilst having your picnic,
why not host your own games, it could be
anything from playing cards and chess, to
Wii/Xbox tournaments or if you are feeling
active how about a game of rounders,
cricket or football?
Food eating competition Fancy being the next
Man VS Food? (or Woman for that matter).
Challenge yourself to eat a huge plate of
food against the clock or perhaps take on
the dry cracker challenge?
Be a real smoothie Waxing, cutting and
shaving hair. These are all great ways of
raising peoples eyebrows... often the more
you have to get rid of, the more people pay
to see it disappear!
Nelson's treasure Utilise Nelson’s Treasure
Map (included in your pack) as a fun activity
to raise additonal funds .
Colour in this fun cat mask
and once complete cut out,
tie string through the holes
within the doted area and
wear your mask with pride
at your picnic.
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DIY Bunting
Photocopy as many sheets
as you need, decorate, cut
out and tie string through
hole punched holes in the
top corners of each piece.
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Use these tent cards to show the cost of
items you are selling. Great for bake sales!
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