Compassion Autumn Winter 2023

35 tcf.org.uk TCF NEWS | VOLUNTEER FOCUS A warm thank you to all our fundraisers and donors - large and small. Fundraising round-up  Dear Friends Thank you to everyone who has supported our charity with your amazing fundraising efforts. We are so immensely grateful. You will probably all know that the fundraising environment for charities at the moment is extremely challenging. Grant making bodies, trusts and foundations are inundated with applications and some have even closed following the pandemic, or have diverted their funding towards cost of living priorities. Both our fundraisers, Stephen and Jenny, work tirelessly to find funding sources for our charity and to support all your efforts when you fundraise or donate to us. We try to go outside of the bereaved parent and sibling community to raise the majority of our funds, but anything you can do to help us at this challenging time for raising charity funds would be massively appreciated - a coffee morning, sponsored swim, bring and share lunch, nominating TCF as your company's or club's charity of the year. No amount raised is too small - it all really helps to keep our layers of support - groups, grief companion scheme, retreats and support days, publications and leaflets, library, online support and more - as supportive and helpful as possible. Thank you. Carolyn, Rosie's mum CEO, The Compassionate Friends Buy Cooked with Love now You can now buy a printed copy of Cooked with Love from our website at just £10 a copy. Thank you to Tracy and all the other parents who contributed their child's favourite recipe, Do share your photos on social media with the hashtag #CookedWithLove if you try any of these out. A huge thank you to Pixel Inspiration for producing the books for TCF free of charge. tcf.org.uk/cookedwithlove FUNDRAISING ROUND- P