Give the gift of an ayi’s love this Christmas
We are grateful to have such wonderful supporters all year round, but especially at Christmas time. Every Christmas our children get spoilt with new clothes, toys and gifts from all over the world....
View ArticleThank you for smashing our matching grant goal!!!
We just want to take this opportunity to say a HUGE THANK YOU to those who have donated in the past 24 hours. In just over 24 hours we have reached our matching grant target of $5,000!!!!! This is...
View ArticleWelcome November
Here in the Butterfly Home we ended October on a high! We celebrated two very special birthdays at the end of October, Rain and Sylvia. These two girls have overcome so much adversity in their short...
View ArticleCelebrating Lyn’s retirement
As we come to the end of an extraordinary year, Butterfly Children’s Hospices (BCH) has some momentous adjustments to announce. The end of this year will signal a changing of the guard. Before all the...
View ArticleLyn’s Retirement Message
The giant tree starts out as the tiniest shoot, the tallest tower starts out as a single brick, the longest journey starts with the first step.” ― Lao Tzu It was in 1995 when our journey began in...
View ArticleReflections on where Butterfly Children’s Hospices started
Butterfly Children’s Hospices (BCH) was founded by UK couple, Lynda and Alan Gould, with the ambition of alleviating the suffering of life-threatened children and their families in China through the...
View ArticleGive Thanks
We want to wish all of our supporters in the U.S.A. a very happy thanksgiving. Thank you for the continued support, particularly now when our family needs it most. We really appreciate each one of you....
View ArticleGive a Gift this Christmas
The goal this festive season is to raise enough money to keep the children and their ayis together this Christmas. Thanks to your generosity, we are SO close to reaching our target. We appreciate all...
View ArticleGiving Tuesday
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement taking place across the world today. GivingTuesday aims to transform communities through the generosity of people. Today, we are asking you if you can help...
View ArticleWhat Butterfly Children’s Hospices have achieved so far
Over the last 10 years Butterfly Children’s Hospices have: Opened 2 Butterfly Homes in 2 locations, Changsha and Nanjing. Cared for over 214 children, 115 of whom received loving end of life care. 38...
View ArticleTwo weeks to go…
We want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been involved with our holiday season campaign to keep our family together. So far, we have raised an unbelievable $33,438. Never in our...
View ArticleOne week left to support us this holiday season and keep our family together
We want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for the support with our holiday season campaign to keep our family together. We have raised an unbelievable $34,628. Never in our wildest dreams...
View ArticleNext steps for Butterfly Children’s Hospices
When the Butterfly Home was opened in 2010, the greatest need was to care for children born with life threatening conditions, most of whom were at end of life in the orphanage. Now in 2020, things are...
View ArticleThe Final Countdown
Our home are overwhelmed at the generosity of our supporters this holiday season, and we are now heading into the last weekend of our campaign. We are over 90% of the way there and only need $3,623 to...
View Article24 hours to go…
We have just over 24 hours left of our holiday campaign. We are overwhelmed at the response we have had so far. And, we are less than $2,000 away from reaching our target. Can you help? Donate here and...
View ArticleThe gift of love, care and hope
WE DID IT! Two months ago, we set ourselves a target, of keeping our family together this holiday season. We knew with everything going on in the world that it was not going to be an easy task. We are...
View ArticleMerry Christmas
It’s that wonderful time of the year again, the season of light in the darkness, hope and wonder. This was not the year any of us could have imagined, but we have so much to celebrate at this time....
View ArticleFeeling thankful
We just want to say a very big thank you to everyone who donated to enable our Changsha elf to purchase Christmas gifts the children. There were squeals of joy and plenty of laughter spreading through...
View ArticleHappy New Year
What a rollercoaster of a year 2020 has been! It has been the year we all stayed at home, but also the year that YOU helped keep our family together, in the place they call home. Thank you all for the...
View ArticleMission Accomplished
We just want to say a HUGE thank you to each and every one of you, who helped us to exceed our target in our holiday fundraising campaign. Because of you, our Butterflies will stay together, in the...
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