A few years ago, during a stopover and flight delay, retiring Chief Executive, Alisdair Barron, met and chatted to a charming Floridian couple, Mike (Dr Michael Janson) and his lovely wife, Varuni Roberts. Both were thrilled to hear of the work of Children in Distress. Scots American Varuni was particularly delighted that another Glasgow-based charity, … Continued
Late night Christmas shopping can be quite an event, particularly in the Children in Distress thrift shop in Guisborough, where manager, Tracy England pulls out all the stops, welcoming local children and their families to visit the charity’s very own Father Christmas. Santa, even has his own specially bedecked grotto where he sits ready to … Continued
Dr. Rodica Matusa has long been one of the pioneers in the care of paediatric HIV in Romania. In the earliest days of CID ‘s original mission of care she worked closely with the British volunteers and nurses, who in the early days developed and ran treatment services at St Laurence Hospice Cernavoda, in its … Continued
The ‘lassies’ or more correctly the’ ladies’ of Newton and Wallacetown Parish Church and partner parishes in Ayr and Troon have long been stalwart supporters of Children in Distress, both as prolific knitters and as supporters of the Annual Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Over years, six or nearer seven thousand infants, children or young adults have … Continued
Sarah Nicole Smith is an American expat mum living in Bucharest, who is a friend of CID RO., recently Sarah shared “I started to explain to Alex my son about the children in St Margaret’s Hospice, who have disabilities and then I stopped myself. Why tell him? He see children just like any other child. … Continued