kids company
WE’RE EXPECTING AROUND 2000 KIDS
TO JOIN US ON CHRISTMAS DAY
On Christmas Day Kids Company will be providing lunch and gifts to hundreds of vulnerable children. Often the children we support feel ashamed that they have to turn to us on a day where television sets, newspapers and shop windows communicate a Christmas made special because of family gatherings.
We provide lunch, gifts, activities and most importantly we show them that someone cares. Our staff give up Christmas with their own families or bring them along so that these children and young people don’t feel abandoned.
If Kids Company was not open on Christmas Day, many children surviving their parents’ disturbances would have to cope with a sense of dread. By being open to welcome them, we can help to create a day they’ll feel proud to tell their friends about. Here’s how you can help:
Donate a gift
Our aim is to be able to give each child a bag containing individually wrapped gifts on Christmas day - usually an item of winter clothing, some toiletries and a toy. To donate presents this Christmas, just log on to the John Lewis gift list at: www.johnlewisgiftlist.com. Our list number is 341992, and no password is needed. Alternatively, if you and your friends want to collect and donate gifts, contact: dannyella@kidsco.org.uk.
Donate food
Not only do we provide lunch for 1500-2000 children on December 25th, but we also prepare hundreds of food hampers so that the children have supplies to take back to their hostels and homes to see them through the Christmas period. If you work for a food or drink wholesaler or supermarket and can spare some stock, please email: audrey@kidsco.org.uk.
Help out on the day
We have been inundated with lovely volunteer wrappers in the run-up to Christmas this year, but we would love your help on the day. We’re looking to make December 25th as action packed and exciting as possible, so we want to hear from entertainers, jugglers, face painters, magicians, clowns and performers of all kinds who could spend some time brightening up children’s lives on Christmas day. If you have a talent to share and a recent enhanced CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check, please email: dannyella@kidsco.org.uk.
