Dinosaur Day Press Release Template
Media release
[Date]
Insert headline:[ e.g. Pupils Dress as Dinosaurs to raise money for Contact a Family or Local firm hosts dinosaur quiz night to raise money for Contact a Family]
[Name of school, group or company]are spending [date][activity details e.g. wearing dinosaurs] to raise money for Contact a Family.[Add details here if this is a public event that you are inviting people to get involved with e.g. to take part simply turn up on the day or book your tickets online at XXX]
The [activity details] will be part of a nationwide Dinosaur Day campaign to get the UKholding dinosaur related activities to help support families of disabled children.
Contact a Family support families whatever their child’s disability of health condition. They provide life-changing support and advice via a wide variety of services including: a helpline, parent support groups, medical information and family fun days and outings. The money raised on Dinosaur Day will help transform the lives of families of disabled children.
Craig and Lynette Mathieson’s son Cameron inspired Dinosaur Day. He had Cystic Fibrosis and Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy which was a devastating combination but he never complained and had the most amazing spirit. Cameron sadly died in 2012 and the family have been holding ‘Dowser days’ (Cameron couldn’t say the word dinosaur so said the word dowser) on his birthday every year. They say “It can be hard and lonely caring for a disabled child and the support of Contact a Family can make a real difference”
[Insert name] from [company, school or group name] said “[insert quote from you about your event here e.g. the children all love dinosaurs so can’t wait for the day. We are hoping they will have a great time and perhaps even learn a bit about dinosaurs on the day all whilst raising money for Contact a Family]”
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For more information about the [activity details] please contact [insert name] on [contact number and/or email address]
Notes to editors about Contact a Family
- Contact a Family is a registered charity no. 284912 and SC039169
- There are 800,000 families with disabled children in the UK. Contact a Family reaches 20% of them.
- An estimated 1.5 million children in the UK have a rare disease, 95% of which have no effective treatment and 30% of children with a rare condition will not see their fifth birthday. Contact a Family provides reliable medical information, advice and supports families to connect with other families facing the same conditions.
- 93% of families feel better informed after accessing our services (whether our Freephone helpline, online information or face-to-face support) and 86% are more confident.
- One third of families with disabled children are going without food or heating.
- 72% of parent carers experience mental ill health such as anxiety, depression or breakdown due to isolation.