Child’s Toy Returned Thanks to Twitter
Down The Rabbit Hole
In the last week of writing leading up to Christmas, it
feels great to sit down and write about everything I’m sure that we all want to
hear about to make us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. This story nearly takes
the cake though.
I've written before about dogs
being reunited with owners after large amounts of time and while that’s one
of the best feel good topics, I think you’ll find this story just as
heart-warming.
A child was reunited with her little toy bunny after being separated
for over four weeks thanks to a solid social media campaign spearheaded on
Twitter.
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| cambridge-news.co.uk |
This all happened in Cambridge after someone found the bunny
at the Grafton Centre car park. Once being found, the lost toy spent sometime
in the lost and found box before parking attendant David Craig decided to do
something about the lonely rabbit. He decided to take pictures of the rabbit
and post them all across Cambridge hoping to attract the attention of the
owner.
The pictures eventually drew the attention of Cambridge MP
Julian Huppert and TV’s Kirstie Allsop who helped promote the pictures across
twitter to help the rabbit find its way home.
At long last, the rabbit was reunited with its 18 month old
owner, Jackie thanks to the delightful campaign.
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| cambridge-news.co.uk |
The campaign was first noticed by Jackie’s Father, Prof.
John Danesh’s PA after she had remembered him mentioning that his daughter was
still upset over her missing cuddly friend.
After a quick phone call, David was happy to get the reunion
in motion: ‘I know Jackie is the apple of his eye and he would do anything for
her and so he was keen to get it back.’
After returning Flora the rabbit, David said: ‘She’s a
lovely girl and as soon as she saw Flora she knew exactly who it was and
started cuddling her as though she’d never been missing. I thought it would
cheer people up at Christmas but I never expected it to get to big – it was
just a bit of fun which got going and then snowballed!’
Nathalie Jacoby-Danesh, Jackie’s mum said that she was
thrilled when Flora was returned and commented on how Jackie and Flora had been
together since birth. I’m 25 years old now and still have the blanket I had as a baby tucked away somewhere in a cupboard. You have to hold onto those things.
Nathalie went onto say: ‘Jackie was completely miserable
when she lost Flora – I spent hours walking around the Grand Arcade and
retracing my steps but I just couldn’t find her. Neither my husband nor myself
really use social media so his PA Hannah was very switched on to notice the
campaign and it all came as a great surprise to us. It was a lovely gesture and
it’s amazing that somebody would go to so much trouble to do something so kind.’
Nathalie has printed out pictures from the campaign to put
in a book for when Jackie is older. That should make for a good story.
Isn't that a nice little heart-warming story? That should
get you feeling a bit more cheery if the decorations aren't up yet.
Tom has just graduated from University of East London in Creative and Professional Writing. He loves writing and is currently interning as a content writer hoping to go further. His other loves include Arnold Schwarzenegger films and his dog. Follow him @TomAtSMF
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Child’s Toy Returned Thanks to Twitter
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