WHAT THEY DO: Grants wishes to seriously and terminally ill children and entertains over half a million children every year in hospitals and hospices throughout the UK.
WHY WE LOVE THEM: They make dreams happen in a fun and inspiring way!
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SM #GOODTEES: Every time you buy one of our #GoodTees we donate £15 per sweatshirt and £10 per T-shirt to charity. Our SINCE designs support Starlight UK.
SM DONATIONS: As of Feb 2017, we’ve now donated over £515K to our chosen charities, of which £13,060 went directly to
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Starlight through sales of our SINCE designs.
SM SUPPORTS: Our above donations will be used to help grant wishes of a lifetime for seriously and terminally ill children and provide fun, entertainment, laughter and distraction for children in hospitals and hospices throughout the UK.
Here are some of their stories:
Eight-year-old Phoebe was diagnosed with a Wilms’ tumour in August 2015. Starlight granted Phoebe’s wish to watch a live episode of her favourite show, Britain’s Got Talent, and meet the judges.
Eight-year-old
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Milosz adores automobiles and longed to go to Cuba to admire the classic cars!
Nine-year-old Amber has cystic fibrosis. She loves animals and it was her greatest wish to swim with dolphins. The dolphin she swam with was fifty years old and she said it felt like a mushroom!
Starlight SAYS: ” We’re thrilled to be working with Selfish Mother, a brand with family at it’s heart, just like Starlight. Selfish Mother’s support will allow Starlight to bring even more rewarding experiences to children suffering from life threatening illnesses.
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From once in a lifetime holidays to meeting with their celebrity idols or being a fireman for the day, the work we do helps to bring joy not only to the sick child, but the whole family. With 92 pence in every pound going directly to helping our seriously ill children, the money raised by Selfish Mother and its customers really will have a significant impact on the lives of poorly children across the UK.”
WHAT THEY DO: Grants wishes to seriously and terminally ill children and entertains over half a million children every year in hospitals and hospices throughout the UK.
WHY WE LOVE THEM: They make dreams happen in a fun and inspiring way!
WATCH:
SM #GOODTEES: Every time you buy one of our #GoodTees we donate £15 per sweatshirt and £10 per T-shirt to charity. Our SINCE designs support Starlight UK.
SM DONATIONS: As of Feb 2017, we’ve now donated over £515K to our chosen charities, of which £13,060 went directly to Starlight through sales of our SINCE designs.
SM SUPPORTS:Our above donations will be used to help grant wishes of a lifetime for seriously and terminally ill children and provide fun, entertainment, laughter and distraction for children in hospitals and hospices throughout the UK.
Here are some of their stories:
Eight-year-old Phoebe was diagnosed with a Wilms’ tumour in August 2015. Starlight granted Phoebe’s wish to watch a live episode of her favourite show, Britain’s Got Talent, and meet the judges.
Eight-year-old Milosz adores automobiles and longed to go to Cuba to admire the classic cars!
Nine-year-old Amber has cystic fibrosis. She loves animals and it was her greatest wish to swim with dolphins. The dolphin she swam with was fifty years old and she said it felt like a mushroom!
Starlight SAYS: ” We’re thrilled to be working with Selfish Mother, a brand with family at it’s heart, just like Starlight. Selfish Mother’s support will allow Starlight to bring even more rewarding experiences to children suffering from life threatening illnesses. From once in a lifetime holidays to meeting with their celebrity idols or being a fireman for the day, the work we do helps to bring joy not only to the sick child, but the whole family. With 92 pence in every pound going directly to helping our seriously ill children, the money raised by Selfish Mother and its customers really will have a significant impact on the lives of poorly children across the UK.”
Molly Gunn is the founder and editor of Selfish Mother, a site she created for like-minded women in 2013. Molly has been a journalist for over 15 years, starting out working on fashion desks at The Guardian, The Telegraph & ES Magazine before going freelance in 2006 to write for quality publications. She now edits Selfish Mother, sells #GoodTees to raise funds for charity, & writes freelance for Red Magazine and The Sunday Telegraph's Stella. Molly is mother to Rafferty, 6, Fox, 4, and baby Liberty. She is married to Tom aka music producer Tee Mango and founder of Millionhands. They live in Bruton, Somerset.
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Selfish Mother blogzine is a platform for likeminded women created by journalist Molly Gunn in 2013. We have a clothing store called Selfish Mother Shop, which is where we sell our iconic tees and sweatshirts, eg MOTHER and WINGING IT 🙂 We’re inclusive, not exclusive and we’d love you to get involved. Writing for Selfish Mother is free and easy… it takes 1 minute to join! You’ll be able to share posts and events immediately… we can’t wait to hear what you have to say.