Brite Box Project

17/03/2026

☕🎩 Hats off to a wonderful fundraiser! 💛✨
A huge thank you to one of our amazing volunteers, Sue Thomas and her friend Bee from Bee Smith Millinery for organising a lovely coffee and hats afternoon in support of BRITE Box 🥰
It was such a joyful way to bring ladies together, have fun, and raise support for children and families receiving BRITE Box 📦💛
We are so grateful for the kindness, energy and creativity of people who go the extra mile to support our work. It means a lot and makes a real difference 🌟
Thank you again for all the care and effort that went into this special event 💐
If you would like to support BRITE Box too, you can donate through our website here: https://www.voh.org.uk/appeal/brite-box/ 💛

09/02/2026

🍕HAPPY NATIONAL PIZZA DAY!🍕
Did you know our pizza recipe is the most loved of all BRITE box recipes?
It’s fun, easy to make and seriously delicious! 😋

Why not make your own BRITE box pizza tonight!
Check out our stories for links to a ‘how to make’ video & to the recipe on our website 🍕

We’d love to see your creations! Tag us in your photos or videos and share them in the BB community so we can all enjoy your pizza masterpieces 🍕🍕💛💛

29/01/2026

We’re so excited to share that research exploring the impact of BRITE Box for children with autism has just been published: https://lnkd.in/emevR4v5

This study grew out of our first collaboration with Blossom House School Limited, a partnership that continues today and opened the door to working with other specialist schools. What started as an unexpected discovery has helped shape the direction of BRITE Box and strengthened our focus on supporting children and families in SEN settings.

Huge thanks and congratulations to our wonderful team of researchers Elisa Back, Sarah Sumpter, Hilda Mulrooney, Ronald Ranta who led this work and helped evidence the real impact of BRITE Box in schools and homes. 💛
With recent support from the Wimbledon Foundation, we’re proud of how far this work has come, and even more excited about where it’s heading next!

22/12/2025

16/12/2025

🎁 Wrapping up our final BRITE Box of 2025 before the Christmas break 🎁
As we sent out our last BRITE Box of the year, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who makes this programme possible. To our amazing school partners, our brilliant and dedicated volunteers, supportive funders, wonderful parents, and all our friends and supporters—thank you. 💛
Because of you, this BRITE year has brought even more joy, learning, and healthy food experiences to thousands of families. And we can’t wait to keep building on this together.
Here’s to an exciting year ahead—full of new opportunities, growth, and even more BRITE moments. ✨
Wishing you all a joyful Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year!✨❤️

27/11/2025

🌟 BRITE Box Cooking Club at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Kingston

For almost two years, BRITE Box Cooking Club has been proudly running at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, giving children the chance to learn, create and grow through the joy of cooking 👩‍🍳🧡. This year, we were thrilled to offer two extra sessions, made possible thanks to the generosity and dedication of our wonderful volunteers Sue Thomas, Penny Lehec and their lead, Julia Williamson 🙌. Her commitment continues to make an incredible difference for our young cooks.

This week’s recipes were all about eggs and breakfast 🍳✨! Children enjoyed autumn fruit skewers with toast 🍐🍎🍞, a taste of egg mayonnaise, and then got hands-on making fried eggs and eggy bread.

One student, attending for the very first time, shared something truly touching:
“It’s been my dream to come to Cooking Club… I’m so glad I could join, and I hope I can keep coming.” 💛

These sentiments were echoed by Headteacher Mrs L. Flower and Kate Shaw, Child and Family Wellbeing Lead, who expressed their gratitude for our dedicated lead, celebrated how famous the cooking club has become within the school 🌟, and shared how excited the children are each time it returns. Their words highlight just how special this club truly is.

Unfortunately, the future of BRITE Box Cooking Club is funding dependent 💭. To keep offering these opportunities — and hopefully expand them — we are actively seeking support.

If you or someone you know may be able to help, or if you’d like to get involved, please reach out.
Together, we can keep this special space open for all the children who benefit from it 🤝💚.

25/11/2025

Say hello to Ronald Ranta, our new Operations, Policy & Research Lead! ✨
Ronald has supported BRITE Box since 2021 and now leads on ensuring our operations run seamlessly, while driving research that helps us better understand the project’s impact on children and families.
We’re thrilled to welcome him into this expanded role. ✨

15/11/2025

23/09/2025

✨ Meet our new Richmond Project Coordinator for the BRITE Box Project, Serhiy! ✨

Since volunteering with BRITE Box in 2023, Serhiy has seen firsthand the positive impact it brings to local families. Now stepping into a new role, he’s excited to continue supporting this incredible work. 💙

From helping families come together through cooking 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳, to encouraging healthy eating habits 🥦🍎, and making everyday life a little brighter 🌟—this project is all about community, connection, and care.

We’re so grateful to have Serhiy as part of the Voices of Hope and BRITE box team! 💜

19/09/2025

Families Connect Afterschool Family Session on Tuesday 23 September! Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxODTEq2dCV7ISq-Zk1j1A8Cf_bCEEEWZ8atLo1IzWbNiDgQ/viewform