#sharethememories-Dettol Baby Blanket Donation

.Rachel Stevens, celebrity mom of two and new ambassador of Dettol Anti-bacterial Laundry Cleanser, launched the Dettol Baby Blanket Donation charity campaign recently in London by donating the first blanket to the cause.
The Dettol Baby Blanket Donation aims to promote the dangers of bacteria on blankets and highlight the shortage of baby blankets available to infants born to disadvantaged families. Every minute of every day, approximately 50 babies are born into poverty1 and will experience conditions lacking basic essentials including hygienically clean blankets. Poor hygiene conditions can contribute to illnesses such as diarrhoea, vomiting and dehydration
Dettol and Rachel are encouraging mums across the UK to “keep the memories, not the bacteria” by donating a blanket via Freepost (to the address featured below)  and sharing their special recollections and photographs of their babies’ blanket on social media. Once collected, the baby blankets will be hygienically washed with Dettol Anti-bacterial Laundry Cleanser before being re-distributed by Dettol to families in need. Dettol Anti-bacterial Laundry Cleanser has also pledged to donate £1 for every blanket collected to children’s medical research charity, Sparks, to raise much needed funds for UK families with children who are affected by serious illness or disability.

Zillah Bingley, Chief Executive at Sparks, said: “We’re delighted to be part of this exciting campaign. By working together with Dettol we can make sure more children are born healthy and stay healthy. One in 30 babies in the UK is born with a condition which may affect them for life. Yet, each year less than £10 per child is spent on research into children’s health. Sparks funds pioneering research to change this. Our medical breakthroughs improve the health of thousands of children but this is only possible thanks to the generous support of individuals and families across the UK.”

Laboratory tests commissioned by Dettol - on washed blankets donated by volunteer mums

- show that baby ‘blankies’ carry a variety of bacteria even after a 40°C wash with a third
of the washed blankets harbouring coliforms – a group of bacteria linked to faeces. Dettol is hoping to raise awareness of this research as well as donate much needed funds to support children’s health.

Blanket donations will be collected until the end of December. Memories can be shared with @DettolBlanket #sharethememories or on Dettol’s Mission for Health Facebook page. For full details on how to donate please visit www.dettol.co.uk/donate

So f you have any baby blankets you no long need, please consider sending them  on to Dettol and helping this worthwhile charity. Blankets can be sent via Freepost (no stamp required) to: 

Dettol Baby Blanket Donation FREEPOST RTKJ-YSGS-SSHR The Hay Loft Balcombe Place StablesBalcombe RH17 6AZ* Information source:
http://www.dettol.co.uk/donate
#sharethememories official press release