The Reverse Advent Calendar
Alongside opening traditional Advent calendars, put aside a box and on each day of Advent pop an item in the box. You can usually do it for various causes and charities including Leeds Baby Bank, Vulnerable Citizen Support Leeds or the Leeds North and West Foodbank Or you might want to use it as an opportunity to sort through toys before Santa arrives and donate to St George’s Crypt or your local Children’s Centre.
The Leeds North and West Foodbank are part of the #foodbankadvent campaign, more details of the campaign and where to drop your boxes can be found here
Ideas of what to put in your Foodbank parcel could include: (ring pull cans if possible)
Non-food items are also welcome:
Leeds Baby Bank are also running a Reverse Advent Calendar once again. Here’s what you can pop in on each of the 12 days and then book a slot to drop them off!
Please visit your chosen organisation’s website or Facebook page first where you’ll find lots of information on the types of donations they can and can’t accept for Health & Safety reasons.
Leeds Children’s Charity at Lineham Farm – Christmas Gift Appeal
Christmas Giving at Lineham Farm
Help put a smile on a child’s face this Christmas by supporting our Christmas Gift Appeal.
Sunday 18th December 10 am – 12 pm
Christmas – a time of giving
We’d love to you to come and visit Lineham Farm to drop off a gift under our tree, meet some of our animals, visit the wonderful grounds, and enjoy a winter stroll through our woodlands. We’ll also have Christmas card crafting in our Santa’s Grotto, marshmallows around a fire and hot chocolates!
Leeds Children’s Charity at Lineham Farm is dedicated to brightening children’s lives. We work with some of the most challenged and disadvantaged children in the city, offering them respite from difficult, and sometimes abusive, home lives. A break at Lineham Farm is filled with adventure, fun and learning in a safe and happy environment – it’s childhood as it should be!
For some of the families we support, Christmas can be low down in priority due to finances and other difficulties, but it is very high when wanting to put a smile on a child’s face and hope in the heart. For those who can help, we’d love you to donate a gift to our appeal, to help those who may not be so fortunate to receive any toys this year.
Please note booking is essential as our places are limited. Once we are full, we’re unable to accept any more entries.
Time: 10 am- 12 pm
Book your tickets HERE
We look forward to seeing you!
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The Christmas Appeal at White Rose
White Rose Shopping Centre has announced the return of its annual charity appeal from 14th November, which aims to benefit Leeds charities in the run-up to Christmas.
Located in The Central Atrium, The Christmas Appeal gives visitors an opportunity to donate gifts for children aged 0-16 during centre opening hours.
All donations will be distributed between two Leeds charities, Kidz Klub and MINT.
Kidz Klub helps to provide support for more than 1,250 children and their families across Leeds in the form of community work, activities, and home visits. Donations made in the run-up to Christmas will help Kidz Klub to maintain support to children in crisis across the local community.
The Men in Need Together charity, MINT for short, was founded with the aim to provide a free support network, and a safe space for men to talk without judgement. The charity endeavours to tackle stigma surrounding men’s mental health, with a mission to reduce the increasing rate of male suicide. All donations made to MINT will benefit its annual toy appeal, which supports struggling families in the local community, and any surplus gifts will be donated to Leeds Children’s Hospital.
Cash for Kids Mission Christmas
With 1 in 4 children across the UK living in poverty this December, for many families, Christmas is simply a luxury they can’t afford. And sadly some children in Leeds and West Yorkshire will go without a present full stop.
Which is why, every year the Cash For Kids ‘Mission Christmas’ appeal invites people to buy one extra gift alongside their Christmas shopping, that can be given to a disadvantaged local child to make their Christmas morning special.
They need as many people as possible to take part, to make this the best year yet for disadvantaged families in our region. To help you simply need to:
There are often volunteering opportunities during the appeal sorting all the presents! This is predominantly weekdays- could it be a staff/ work day away? Please email lauren.proctor@bauermedia.co.uk for details.
Leeds Homeless Christmas Shoebox Appeal
The 2022 deadline is 8th December! Grab a box, decorate it with festive paper and pack it full of essential useful products and treats. Do not seal the box.
There are now pick up points in Beeston, Pudsey, Wetherby, Meanwood, Horbury and Oulton. Please message the Shoebox appeal Facebook page for details.
Essential items to include in your Christmas shoebox include;
Other options to include in your shoebox are;
Yorkshire Bank Bike Library
Anyone with an old bike they’re not using any more can take it to a local Yorkshire Bank donation station, where it’ll be spruced up and used in one of the bike libraries throughout the region to help change the life of another child.
Full details of the bike libraries across Leeds visit bikelibraries.yorkshire.com/locations/
Support Crisis at Christmas
Government street counts estimate that more than 4,000 people sleep rough across England on any given night. This is a devastating, dangerous and isolating situation, made even worse by the cold temperatures and festive celebrations.
At 13 centres across the country, Crisis at Christmas gives homeless people good food, friendly company, healthcare and clean clothes – and is a vital first step towards leaving homelessness for good. You can help by reserving a place for a homeless person at Crisis at Christmas, donating a gift or even volunteering your time.
The above are just a few ideas of acts of kindness you can do as a family to give back to others over the festive period.
Why don’t you join our North Leeds Mumbler Chat Group and share your ideas with others.
