MADDI'S Butterflies Children's Cancer Charity runs an appeal each year for pyjamas.

The items are collected by Samantha Allen, the mum of Madison who died from neuroblastoma on boxing day in 2011 aged seven.

Follwoing er child's death, each Christmas Samantha and volunteers always visit the oncology wards at the local hospitals and deliver Christmas presents to all the children on the ward.  

Alongside their presents the charity gives them a brand new pair of pyjamas as Samantha said she thinks that every child should receive a pair pf pyjamas at Christmas.

Samantha said: "The COVID-19 pandemic means things will be slightly different this year, as we won’t be able to deliver these pyjamas/presents to the wards ourselves, as we usually do.  Instead, they will be delivered in bulk to the hospitals to distribute in a COVID secure way.    

"COVID-19 will also affect how we collect the pyjamas this year.  We understand that it won't be as easy for people to go out to buy the pyjamas for us, as in previous years.  To make it easier for our supporters to continue to help us, we have introduced a number of new ways to take part in our appeal."

You can help by donating to the charity's Just Giving page at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/samantha-allan5.

All donations made to this page will be used to purchase the pyjamas on your behalf.

You can also buy pyjamas through Amazon Smile at smile.amazon.co.uk.  

By doing this and setting Maddi’s Butterflies as your nominated charity, a further 0.5% of the net price of your purchase will be donated to us at no extra cost to you.  

Delivery can be set to either of the addresses below.  

You will also still be able to drop off or post your pyjamas to:-

Maddi’s Butterflies Charity Shop 
446 Bury New Road 
Prestwich 
M25 1AZ

Maddi’s Butterflies 
3 Lords Crescent 
Lower Darwen 
BB3 0SU