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Today we celebrated the work of our A-MAZ-ING Volu Today we celebrated the work of our A-MAZ-ING Volunteers over a cuppa and cake. ☕️🫖🥐🥨🍰 It was a lovely opportunity to meet up as a group and talk about the valuable role all our volunteers play in the success of our organisation and the difference their hard work makes to local children in the community of West Lothian. Our volunteers have helped shape what we do and we had fun looking back at photos of how our office has changed over the six year we have been established. 

NEVER FORGET THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE! We truly appreciate all you do for us. Thank you! Collette (Project Manager) and Abbie (Project Worker) 🥰👏

#GivingBack
#VolunteersAreAwesome 
#VolunteersAreVital 
#VolunteerScotland 
#VolunteersLife 
#VolunteersMakeADifference
#DoingItForTheKids
Can you help? We need lots of large re-usable bags Can you help? We need lots of large re-usable bags please!
Every one of our uniform packs are put together lovingly by our staff/volunteers before being placed into a re-usable carrier bag (like the ones pictured below). 
Every month we help over 100 children and that means we go through a lot of bags which is extremely costly! 
Please share and help us! 
Thank you. ❤️🥰👍🙏

#TheSchoolBank
#HelpUs
#BagForLife
#Aldi #HomeBargains #B&M #SportsDirect #Morrisons #Tesco #Asda #Lidl
Our project "School shoes for local children" has Our project "School shoes for local children" has been put forward to a customer vote!
Help us provide footwear for children in West Lothian. Not having footwear can mean a child is unable to attend school and this has a huge impact on their wellbeing, educational attainment and ultimately their life chances. You can help us change this for our children in West Lothian.
Customers can vote using their blue tokens in Tesco stores of Linlithgow and Bo'ness. Voting is open now till end of March 2023. If we secure the highest number of votes, we will receive £1,500.  This award would help us provide footwear for approximately 100 children. 
To vote, ask for some blue tokens while paying for your shopping then just pop them in the School Bank West Lothian slot at the Tesco Community Grants stand, it’s just before the door on the way out of Tesco.
Please like and share this post, as every vote counts. 🥰❤🥾👟

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#TescoCommunityGrantsScotland 
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Do you shop in the Co-op? The School Bank West Lot Do you shop in the Co-op? The School Bank West Lothian is part of the Co-op Local Community Fund, to find out more about our project and to choose us as your cause, click here https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/72188

It doesn't matter which Co-op you shop in; the important thing is to choose your cause. We would love if you could support us, and we will benefit. Make sure you have your card or the app on your phone to scan each time you are in store because 2p from every £1 spent on Co-op products goes to your chosen charity.

Let us know you have chosen us as your local cause! Thank you in advance! 🥰

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#TheSchoolBankWestLothian
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#LetsHelpEachOther
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#CostOfTheSchoolDay
Do you shop in the Co-op? The School Bank West Lot Do you shop in the Co-op? The School Bank West Lothian is part of the Co-op Local Community Fund, to find out more about our project and to choose us as your cause, click here https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/72188

It doesn't matter which Co-op you shop in; the important thing is to choose your cause. We would love if you could support us, and we will benefit. Make sure you have your card or the app on your phone to scan each time you are in store because 2p from every £1 spent on Co-op products goes to your chosen charity.

Post a 💙below to let us know you have chosen us as your local cause! Thank you in advance! 🥰

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Huge thank you to Laurie from Tesco Linlithgow Lin Huge thank you to Laurie from Tesco Linlithgow Linlithgow Colleagues in the community  for reaching out to us and organising a Winter Jacket Drive. The community of Linlithgow kindly donated 30 brand new jackets which equated to a whopping £500! 

We are so grateful to those who contributed with this drive as it means we can continue supporting our local children who are in need. We know the children benefiting from these jackets will be warm and cosy. Thank you for pulling together and making this possible. 

Store Manager Jo told us - "we know how important it is that all children have a warm winter coat and we are delighted to be able to support such a great cause in our local community" 

We are truly appreciative of the support which we receive from the people and businesses in our community.🥰❤️

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#EveryChildMatters
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The School Bank could not do what we do without ou The School Bank could not do what we do without our lovely volunteers! So we want to say a huge thanks to you for all your hard work throughout the year. You are cordially invited for tea/coffee and cake on 27th January!
You are all such valuable members of our team and we really appreciate all the time and effort that you put in to ensure that the job gets done! Please join us in this celebration and get together from 10.30am. ☕🫖🧁🍰🥳
#LetsHearItForOurVolunteers
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We are hiring! Please see our FB page for full det We are hiring! Please see our FB page for full details. 🙂

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Thank you once to the amazing volunteers from Q2la Thank you once to the amazing volunteers from Q2labsolutions! 👏 Sorry, we are a bit late posting, but just before Christmas, two lovely ladies from Q2labsolutions volunteered with us checking and sorting through items donated to us from the public.  Having these items sorted means we can add second-hand uniform and a jacket into our packs over the weeks ahead.  Thank you ladies! 🥰
 
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#MakeADifferenceToday
#TogetherWeAreStronger
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#TogetherWeAreStronger
Our office is opening a bit later on a Wednesday f Our office is opening a bit later on a Wednesday for a temporary period but we hope to resume our usual opening hours very soon. Thank you for your patience. 😁
Thank you to the amazing staff at Q2labsolutions f Thank you to the amazing staff at Q2labsolutions for these amazing donations of zippers and joggers - given just before Christmas.  Having the right PE kit is critical to fitting in and feeling part of your school community, and can improve attendance levels and reduce bullying. Thank you to all who donated and made this happen - you are making a real and tangible difference in our efforts to support some of the most vulnerable children in our local community. We couldn't do what we do without your help! 🥰

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#WestLothian
#EveryChildMatters
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Huge thank you to Darren and the squad at Livingst Huge thank you to Darren and the squad at Livingston North Amateur Football Club who play at Inveralmond. They had collected donations just before Christmas and these consisted of winter boots and PE kit.  Darren kindly dropped off the amazing donations today and we know the children benefiting from these items will be delighted to receive them.  Having good quality joggers and zippers means children really want to participate in PE rather than shying away from taking part as they don't have the same kit as their peers. The winter boots mean children can walk to and from school keeping their feet warm and dry. Thank you! 💖🥰👍

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#EveryChildMatters
#EveryChildDeservesToBeIncluded
Todays see's our young people of West Lothian back Todays see's our young people of West Lothian back to school - we wish them all the best for this school term and beyond! 

We are back too and looking forward to working with our Referrers to support local children, making sure our young people can go to school holding their head high with all the kit and equipment they need to shine bright at school. Have a wonderful spring term to all the young people of West Lothian! 👍

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Our office has now closed for the holidays. Our we Our office has now closed for the holidays. Our wee team are looking forward to getting our feet up and enjoying some quality time with our family and friends. Best wishes from our families to yours.  We re-open on Monday 9th January 2023 at 9am! 🥰
A huge thank you to our wonderful helpers who drop A huge thank you to our wonderful helpers who dropped off a Christmas Eve box yesterday for a local boy. The children and their family took time out of their busy lives to create the box for a local child and it included PJ's, housecoat and lots of lovely edible treats that the boy will be able to enjoy the night before Christmas. We were truly humbled by this kind gesture. Thank you all!

Melts your heart doesn't it! 💖

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#ChildrenShowingEmpathyForOthers
#EveryChildMatters
#TheSchoolBankWestLothian
#ChristmasKindness
Thank you to the staff at Sibbald Training, for su Thank you to the staff at Sibbald Training, for supporting our Winter Warmer Appeal by having a collection bin on their site in Blackridge. Many thanks to everyone who contributed by giving jackets, hats, gloves, tights, socks and stationery to support our winter warmer campaign - couldn't do it without kindness such as this!

We are truly appreciative of all your donations. 🥰

#TogetherWeAreStronger 
#SibbaldTraining 
#LetsKeepWarmThisWinter
#WinterWarmerAppeal
Thank you to Directors, Shonagh & Martha, of PW & Thank you to Directors, Shonagh & Martha, of PW & Partners Ltd for the kind donation of £100. Many thanks for supporting us for the second year running!

Practice Manager, Emma, told us "we really love supporting the School Bank, as we hate the thought of any children being cold on their way to school, or anywhere for that matter. So we’re delighted that we can make a difference to these children’s lives by keeping them warm." Thank you! 🥰

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#WinterWarmerAppeal
#LetsHelpEachOther
#Community
#EveryChildMatters
Last week our Project Manager, Collette, was delig Last week our Project Manager, Collette, was delighted to presented with a cheque for £1,500 from Samantha and the team at Property Webb. For every house sold between July and December Property Webb donated £50 and this added up to huge £1,500! We are so grateful for their continued support, being a small local charity, support of this kind makes a huge difference, allowing us to keep up with the increased demand on our service. Thank you! 🥰

#WestLothian
#GivingBack
#Support
#LetsHelpEachOther
#TheSchoolBankWestLothian
#PropertyWebb
#WinterWarmerAppeal
A local 10 year old boy had a little (well really A local 10 year old boy had a little (well really a big!) clear out of pristine soft toys and build-a-bears. He kindly donated them to us to pass on to local children and thank you to this lovely lady for dropping them off to us. We know the children receiving these will love them as much as he did! Thank you! 🥰

#KidsHelpingKids
#KidsAreAwesome
#KindnessIsContagious
#WestLothian
A big thank you to the members of West Lothian 50 A big thank you to the members of West Lothian 50 Plus Network for their kind donations collected at their Hub for our Winter Warmer Appeal. It really means a lot to us and the children who benefit from our service. 🥰

Anne Webster (Chair, West Lothian 50 Plus Network) said "our members enjoy taking part in this and admire the work your charity does for the children of West Lothian. And we stopped in at Tesco's in Bathgate on the way home and dropped some blue tokens into your section!"

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